Anagrams of self-fertilization
Word self-fertilization has
2853 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of self-fertilization.
- self-reliant
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adjective,
relying on oneself or on one's own powers, resources, etc.
- literalities
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noun,
the quality or state of being literal; literalness.
- Orientalize
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become Asian, especially East Asian.
- illiterates
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noun,
an illiterate person.
- linearities
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noun,
the property, quality, or state of being linear.
- flirtations
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noun,
the act or practice of flirting; coquetry.
- stellionate
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noun,
any crime of unspecified class that involves fraud, especially one that involves the selling of the same property to different people.
- fertilities
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noun,
the state or quality of being fertile.
- instillator
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noun,
an apparatus for putting liquid drop by drop into a cavity.
- infiltrates
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noun,
something that infiltrates.
- fertilizes
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verb (used with object),
Biology.
to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete.
to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant).
- toiletries
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noun,
any article or preparation used in cleaning or grooming oneself, as soap or deodorant.
- literalize
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verb (used with object),
to make literal; interpret literally.
- interfiles
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verb (used with object),
to combine two or more similarly arranged sets of items, as cards or documents, into a single file.
- flirtation
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noun,
the act or practice of flirting; coquetry.
- frontstall
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noun,
chanfron.
- tortellini
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plural noun,
small rounds of pasta, filled, as with a meat or cheese stuffing, and then shaped into rings and boiled: often served in broth or with a sauce.
- linearizes
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verb (used with object),
to make linear; give linear form to.
- arsenolite
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noun,
a mineral, arsenic trioxide, As 2 O 3 , occurring usually as a white incrustation on arsenical ores.
- finalities
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noun,
the state, quality, or fact of being final; conclusiveness or decisiveness.
- iterations
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- first-line
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adjective,
available for immediate service, especially combat service:
- latinities
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noun,
knowledge or use of the Latin language:
- flatteries
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noun,
the act of flattering.
- rostellate
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adjective,
having a rostellum.
- zealotries
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noun,
undue or excessive zeal; fanaticism.
- tonalities
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noun,
Music.
the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system.
a particular scale or system of tones; a key.
- affinities
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noun,
a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
- illiterati
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plural noun,
illiterate or ignorant people.
- orientates
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verb (used with or without object),
orient (defs 4–12).
- Lorenzetti
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noun,
Ambrogio [ahm-braw-jaw] /ɑmˈbrɔ dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), c1319–48, and his brother, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA) c1305–48, Italian painters.
- trifoliate
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adjective,
having three leaflets, lobes, or foils; trefoil.
- infiltrate
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noun,
something that infiltrates.
- illiterate
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noun,
an illiterate person.
- sterilize
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verb (used with object),
to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
- finalizes
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verb (used with object),
to put into final form; complete all the details of.
- life-size
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adjective,
of the natural size of an object, person, etc., in life; of the actual size of a living original:
- lifelines
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noun,
a line, fired across a ship or boat, by means of which a hawser for a breeches buoy may be hauled aboard.
- fellatios
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noun,
oral stimulation of the penis, especially to orgasm.
- rillettes
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noun,
an appetizer made usually of pork or goose meat that is diced, seasoned, cooked, and then pounded or ground to the consistency of a spread.
- Finistere
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noun,
a department in W France. 2714 sq. mi. (7030 sq. km). Capital: Quimper.
- totalizer
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noun,
a person or thing that totals.
- Finletter
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noun,
Thomas Knight, 1893–1980, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- fireflies
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noun,
any nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae, characterized by a soft body with a light-producing organ at the rear of the abdomen.
- Firestone
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noun,
a fire-resisting stone, especially a kind of sandstone used in fireplaces, furnaces, etc.
- realities
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noun,
the state or quality of being real.
- allottees
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noun,
a person to whom something is allotted.
- tolerates
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verb (used with object),
to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- trotlines
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noun,
a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
- feetfirst
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adverb,
with the feet foremost.
- serotinal
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adjective,
pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- sterilant
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noun,
a sterilizing agent.
- toll-free
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adverb,
free of charge:
- seriation
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noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- flatirons
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noun,
a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
- tailfirst
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adverb,
with the tail or rear part foremost.
- nitrifies
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verb (used with object),
to oxidize (ammonia, ammonium compounds, or atmospheric nitrogen) to nitrites, nitrates, or their respective acids, especially by bacterial action.
- totalizes
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verb (used with object),
to make total; combine into a total.
- filtrates
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noun,
liquid that has been passed through a filter.
- littorals
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noun,
a littoral region.
- Farinelli
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noun,
Carlo [kahr-loh;; Italian kahr-law] /ˈkɑr loʊ;; Italian ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), (Carlo Broschi) 1705–82, Italian operatic male soprano.
- antlerite
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noun,
an emerald to blackish-green mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 3 (OH) 4 SO 4 , a major copper ore in Chile.
- fertilize
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verb (used with object),
Biology.
to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete.
to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant).
- reinstate
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verb (used with object),
to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state:
- literates
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noun,
a person who can read and write.
- festinate
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adjective,
hurried.
- natrolite
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noun,
a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 10 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.
- Listerize
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verb (used with object),
to treat (a patient, disease, etc.) using the methods of Joseph Lister.
- striation
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noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- lotteries
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noun,
a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes.
- retinites
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noun,
any of various fossil resins, especially one derived from brown coal.
- feteritas
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noun,
a grain sorghum cultivated for grain and forage.
- stiffener
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noun,
a person or thing that stiffens.
- etiolates
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
- reflation
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noun,
restoration of economic activity, consumer prices, etc., to higher levels by manipulating monetary policy.
- fife-rail
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noun,
a rail surrounding or next to the mast of a sailing vessel for use in holding the pins to which some of the running rigging is belayed.
- relations
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- Nefertiti
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noun,
fl. early 14th century b.c., Egyptian queen: wife of Amenhotep IV.
- lineolate
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adjective,
marked with minute lines; finely lineate.
- felonries
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noun,
the whole body or class of felons.
- filiation
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noun,
the fact of being the child of a certain parent.
- resilient
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adjective,
springing back; rebounding.
- linearize
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verb (used with object),
to make linear; give linear form to.
- Aristotle
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noun,
384–322 b.c, Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great.
- fillister
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noun,
a rabbet or groove, as one on a window sash to hold the glass and putty.
- tortillas
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noun,
a thin, round, unleavened bread prepared from cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour, baked on a flat plate of iron, earthenware, or the like.
- retinitis
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noun,
inflammation of the retina.
- trinities
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noun,
Also called Blessed Trinity, Holy Trinity. the union of three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Divine Being.
- tres-tine
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noun,
royal antler.
- tenorites
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- triazoles
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noun,
any of a group of four compounds containing three nitrogen and two carbon atoms arranged in a five-membered ring and having the formula C 2 H 3 N 3 .
- fortifies
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verb (used with object),
to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
- aerolites
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- iteration
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- notarizes
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verb (used with object),
to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- frailties
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noun,
the quality or state of being frail.
- Israelite
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noun,
a descendant of Jacob, especially a member of the Hebrew people who inhabited the ancient kingdom of Israel.
- stationer
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noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- illations
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noun,
the act of inferring.
- free-soil
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noun,
a region, especially a U.S. territory, prohibiting slavery prior to the Civil War.
- sanitizer
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noun,
a substance or preparation for killing germs, designed for use especially on food-processing equipment.
- raffinose
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline trisaccharide, C 18 H 32 O 16 ⋅5H 2 O, with little or no sweetness, occurring in the sugar beet, cottonseed, etc., and breaking down to fructose, glucose, and galactose on hydrolysis.
- orientals
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- interfile
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verb (used with object),
to combine two or more similarly arranged sets of items, as cards or documents, into a single file.
- interleaf
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noun,
an additional leaf, usually blank, inserted between or bound with the regular printed leaves of a book, as to separate chapters or provide room for a reader's notes.
- tiffanies
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noun,
a sheer, mesh fabric constructed in plain weave, originally made of silk but now often made of cotton or synthetic fibers.
- solitaire
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noun,
Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
- trez-tine
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noun,
royal antler.
- frizettes
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noun,
frisette.
- afterlife
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noun,
Also called future life. life after death.
- irisation
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noun,
the effect or quality of being iridescent; iridescence.
- oralities
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noun,
the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
- frontlets
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noun,
Also, frontal. a decorative band, ribbon, or the like, worn across the forehead:
- ill-treat
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verb (used with object),
to treat badly; maltreat; abuse.
- itinerate
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verb (used without object),
to go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit, as a preacher or judge.
- tetanizes
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verb (used with object),
to induce tetanus in (a muscle).
- trillions
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noun,
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 12 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 18 zeros.
- sea-otter
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noun,
a marine otter, Enhydra lutris, of the shores of the northern Pacific, with a very valuable fur: now greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- infertile
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adjective,
not fertile; unproductive; sterile; barren:
- sea-front
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noun,
an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- latinizes
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verb (used with object),
to cause to conform to the customs, traditions, beliefs, etc., of the Latins or the Latin Church.
- serialize
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verb (used with object),
to publish in serial form.
- laterites
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noun,
a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- Orleanist
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noun,
a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
- foretells
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verb (used with object),
to tell of beforehand; predict; prophesy.
- Stelazine
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- initiates
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noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- triazines
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noun,
any of a group of three compounds containing three nitrogen and three carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring and having the formula C 3 H 3 N 3 .
- troilites
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noun,
a mineral, iron sulfide, FeS, occurring in meteorites.
- treenails
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- foretaste
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noun,
a slight and partial experience, knowledge, or taste of something to come in the future; anticipation.
- forestall
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verb (used with object),
to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance:
- orientate
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verb (used with or without object),
orient (defs 4–12).
- satellite
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noun,
Astronomy. a natural body that revolves around a planet; a moon.
- enteritis
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noun,
Pathology. inflammation of the intestines, especially the small intestine.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- farnesol
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noun,
a colorless, unsaturated, liquid alcohol, C 15 H 26 O, having a slight floral odor, extracted from the flowers of the acacia, cassia oil, or the like: used in perfumery.
- orseille
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noun,
orchil.
- trillion
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noun,
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 12 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 18 zeros.
- Trilafon
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- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- farinose
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adjective,
yielding farina.
- Lorestan
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noun,
Luristan.
- softener
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noun,
Chemistry.
any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its softness, smoothness, or plasticity.
water softener.
- Oresteia
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noun,
a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- solarize
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verb (used with object),
Photography. to reverse (an image) partially, as from negative to positive, by exposure to light during development.
- falsetto
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noun,
an unnaturally or artificially high-pitched voice or register, especially in a man.
- entresol
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noun,
a low floor between two higher floors, the lower one usually being a ground floor; mezzanine.
- triazole
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noun,
any of a group of four compounds containing three nitrogen and two carbon atoms arranged in a five-membered ring and having the formula C 2 H 3 N 3 .
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- nitrites
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- nitriles
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- treatise
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noun,
a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
- treaties
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noun,
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- entitles
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verb (used with object),
to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim:
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- entities
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noun,
something that has a real existence; thing:
- niteries
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noun,
a nightclub.
- stellate
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adjective,
like the form of a conventionalized figure of a star; star-shaped.
- Steinitz
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noun,
William (Wilhelm Steinitz) 1836–1900, U.S. chess player, born in Austria-Hungary.
- Stefanie
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noun,
a female given name.
- noisette
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noun,
a loin, fillet, or other lean section of meat:
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- notarize
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verb (used with object),
to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- nazifies
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verb (used with object),
to place under Nazi control or influence.
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- Nazirite
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noun,
Nazarite.
- triazine
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noun,
any of a group of three compounds containing three nitrogen and three carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring and having the formula C 3 H 3 N 3 .
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- oleaster
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noun,
an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
- entreats
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verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- tortilla
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noun,
a thin, round, unleavened bread prepared from cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour, baked on a flat plate of iron, earthenware, or the like.
- stallion
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noun,
an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.
- totalize
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verb (used with object),
to make total; combine into a total.
- trefoils
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
- Elsinore
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noun,
Helsingør.
- sternite
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noun,
a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
- notifies
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verb (used with object),
to inform (someone) or give notice to:
- etiolate
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
- eternals
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- fastener
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noun,
any of various devices for fastening.
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- tonalist
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noun,
a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
- foretell
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verb (used with object),
to tell of beforehand; predict; prophesy.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- Friesian
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adjective, noun,
Frisian.
- frenzies
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noun,
extreme mental agitation; wild excitement or derangement.
- isolette
-
- tenorite
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- tinfoils
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noun,
tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- iterates
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- forfeits
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noun,
a fine; penalty.
- foresail
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noun,
the lowermost sail on a foremast.
- frisette
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noun,
a fringe of curled or frizzed hair, usually artificial, worn on the forehead by women.
- laetrile
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noun,
a controversial drug, purported to cure cancer, prepared from the pits of apricots or peaches and containing about 6 percent cyanide by weight: banned by the FDA.
- telerans
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- foliates
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adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- tefillin
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plural noun,
the phylacteries.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- Tirolese
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adjective, noun,
Tyrolese.
- laterite
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noun,
a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- Latinist
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noun,
a specialist in Latin.
- Latinize
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verb (used with object),
to cause to conform to the customs, traditions, beliefs, etc., of the Latins or the Latin Church.
- ironizes
-
verb (used with object),
to make ironical.
- teosinte
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noun,
a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
- floatels
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noun,
a boat or ship that serves as a hotel, sometimes permanently moored to a dock.
- illation
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noun,
the act of inferring.
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- initials
-
noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- initiate
-
noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- tertials
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- tetanies
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noun,
a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
- tetanize
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verb (used with object),
to induce tetanus in (a muscle).
- insolate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- Illinois
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noun,
a member of a confederacy of North American Indians of Algonquian stock, formerly occupying Illinois and adjoining regions westward.
- INTELSAT
-
noun,
a global communications satellite network under international control.
- frizette
-
noun,
frisette.
- interest
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noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- intitles
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verb (used with object),
entitle.
- introits
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- tileries
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noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- tillites
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noun,
a rock composed of consolidated till.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- frontlet
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noun,
Also, frontal. a decorative band, ribbon, or the like, worn across the forehead:
- frontals
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.
- floaters
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noun,
a person or thing that floats.
- flitters
-
noun,
a person or thing that flits.
- Tafilelt
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noun,
an oasis in SE Morocco, about 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km).
- literati
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plural noun,
persons of scholarly or literary attainments; intellectuals.
- fifteens
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus five.
- lionizes
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verb (used with object),
to treat (a person) as a celebrity:
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- feterita
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noun,
a grain sorghum cultivated for grain and forage.
- Listeria
-
noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- literals
-
noun,
a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
- ferities
-
noun,
a wild, untamed, or uncultivated state.
- literate
-
noun,
a person who can read and write.
- fenestra
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or perforation, as in a bone, especially between the middle and inner ear.
- filiates
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verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- tolerant
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adjective,
inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:
- tolerate
-
verb (used with object),
to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- felonies
-
noun,
an offense, as murder or burglary, of graver character than those called misdemeanors, especially those commonly punished in the U.S. by imprisonment for more than a year.
- littoral
-
noun,
a littoral region.
- fellatio
-
noun,
oral stimulation of the penis, especially to orgasm.
- fellates
-
verb (used with object),
to perform fellatio on.
- fee-tail
-
noun,
See under fee (def 4a).
- Loeffler
-
noun,
Charles Martin Tornov [tawr-nof] /ˈtɔr nɒf/ (Show IPA), 1861–1935, U.S. violinist and composer, born in France.
- fealties
-
noun,
History/Historical.
fidelity to a lord.
the obligation or the engagement to be faithful to a lord, usually sworn to by a vassal.
- triolein
-
noun,
olein (def 1).
- filister
-
noun,
fillister.
- lean-tos
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- flanerie
-
noun,
idleness; dawdling.
- Leinster
-
noun,
a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
- tea-rose
-
noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- flatters
-
noun,
a person or thing that makes something flat.
- flattens
-
Verb phrases,
flatten in, Nautical. flat1 (def 61).
- tear-off
-
adjective,
designed to be easily removed by tearing, usually along a perforated line:
- flatlets
-
noun,
a residential apartment with only one or two rooms.
- flatiron
-
noun,
a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
- flatfeet
-
noun,
Pathology.
a condition in which the arch of the foot is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground.
Also, flat foot. a foot with such an arch.
- lenities
-
noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- Fittonia
-
noun,
either of two plants, Fittonia gigantea or F. verschaffeltii, of the acanthus family, native to South America, having conspicuously veined leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- linarite
-
noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- fistnote
-
noun,
a printed note, as in a piece of text, distinguished by the figure of a fist with a pointing index finger.
- firesafe
-
adjective,
being so constructed or protected as to be safe from destruction by fire.
- lienitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the spleen; splenitis.
- finestra
-
noun,
an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
- lifeline
-
noun,
a line, fired across a ship or boat, by means of which a hawser for a breeches buoy may be hauled aboard.
- fineries
-
noun,
fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc.
- finalize
-
verb (used with object),
to put into final form; complete all the details of.
- finalist
-
noun,
a person entitled to participate in the final or decisive contest in a series, as in musical or athletic competition.
- filtrate
-
noun,
liquid that has been passed through a filter.
- toenails
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- inflates
-
verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- retinols
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- retinals
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- aortitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- ratteens
-
noun,
ratiné.
- reenlist
-
verb (used with or without object),
to enlist again.
- resinate
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- zeolites
-
noun,
any of a group of hydrated silicates of aluminum with alkali metals, commonly occurring as secondary minerals in cavities in basic volcanic rocks: used for their molecular sieve properties because they undergo dehydration with little or no change in crystal structure.
- resonate
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- troilite
-
noun,
a mineral, iron sulfide, FeS, occurring in meteorites.
- salinize
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with salt or render saline.
- Antilles
-
plural noun,
a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles) the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles or Caribees)
- antilife
-
adjective,
antagonistic or indifferent to a normal life.
- ateliers
-
noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- ratifies
-
verb (used with object),
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction:
- retinite
-
noun,
any of various fossil resins, especially one derived from brown coal.
- arenites
-
noun,
psammite.
- ailerons
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- triolets
-
noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- senorita
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- ratlines
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- anisette
-
noun,
a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed.
- sell-off
-
noun,
Stock Exchange. a sudden and marked decline in stock or bond prices resulting from widespread selling.
- zillions
-
noun,
an extremely large, indeterminate number.
- airfoils
-
noun,
any surface, as a wing, aileron, or stabilizer, designed to aid in lifting or controlling an aircraft by making use of the air currents through which it moves.
- reflates
-
verb (used with object),
to increase (money and credit) again.
- arsenite
-
noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- Tritonis
-
noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- air-line
-
adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- airlines
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- alienist
-
noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- trotline
-
noun,
a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
- relation
-
noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- alienors
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- sea-lion
-
noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- Rosellen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- satirize
-
verb (used with object),
to attack or ridicule with satire.
- realizes
-
verb (used with object),
to grasp or understand clearly.
- slattern
-
noun,
a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
- allision
-
noun,
the striking of one ship by another.
- realties
-
noun,
real property or real estate.
- affronts
-
noun,
a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult:
- aerifies
-
verb (used with object),
to aerate.
- aerolite
-
noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- serotine
-
noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- tritones
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- allottee
-
noun,
a person to whom something is allotted.
- afferent
-
noun,
a nerve carrying a message toward the central nervous system.
- tristeza
-
noun,
a disease of certain citrus trees, characterized by yellowed leaves, wilting, and root destruction, caused by a virus.
- sanitize
-
verb (used with object),
to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
- afforest
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (bare or cultivated land) into forest, originally for the purpose of providing hunting grounds.
- lifters
-
noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- altoist
-
noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- zeatins
-
noun,
a cytokinin occurring in corn, spinach, and peas.
- fill-in
-
noun,
a person or thing that fills in, as a substitute, replacement, or insertion:
- fillies
-
noun,
a young female horse.
- Liatris
-
noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- riffles
-
noun,
a rapid, as in a stream.
- Rollins
-
noun,
Theodore Walter ("Sonny") born 1930, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- fillets
-
noun,
Cookery.
a boneless cut or slice of meat or fish, especially the beef tenderloin.
a piece of veal or other meat boned, rolled, and tied for roasting.
- fillers
-
noun,
a person or thing that fills:
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Letitia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- flatlet
-
noun,
a residential apartment with only one or two rooms.
- finales
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- letters
-
noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- toaster
-
noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- settlor
-
noun,
a person who makes a settlement of property.
- liaison
-
noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Tarlton
-
noun,
Richard, died 1588, English actor.
- finites
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- Leotine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- settler
-
noun,
a person or thing that settles.
- finials
-
noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- Tartini
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- Lenotre
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- Firenze
-
noun,
Italian name of Florence.
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- liernes
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Liestal
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.
- Allston
-
noun,
Washington, 1799–1843, U.S. painter, novelist, and poet.
- titfers
-
noun,
hat.
- rillets
-
noun,
a little rill; streamlet.
- Allison
-
noun,
Donald ("Donnie") born 1939, and his brother, Robert, (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
- triolet
-
noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- filiate
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- fellate
-
verb (used with object),
to perform fellatio on.
- litotes
-
noun,
understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
- fenster
-
noun,
an erosional break in an overthrust rock sheet, exposing the rocks that underlie the sheet.
- litters
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- felsite
-
noun,
a dense, fine-grained, igneous rock consisting typically of feldspar and quartz, both of which may appear as phenocrysts.
- littles
-
noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- Fellini
-
noun,
Federico [Italian fe-de-ree-kaw] /Italian ˌfɛ dɛˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1920–1993, Italian film director and writer.
- fellies
-
noun,
felloe.
- fellers
-
noun,
fellow.
- areoles
-
noun,
an areola.
- felines
-
noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- Antlers
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Loafers
-
noun,
a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
- felafel
-
noun,
falafel.
- tailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- loaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Loffler
-
noun,
Friedrich August Johannes [free-drikh ou-goo st yoh-hah-nuh s] /ˈfri drɪx ˈaʊ gʊst yoʊˈhɑ nəs/ (Show IPA), 1852–1915, German bacteriologist.
- tailles
-
noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- tollers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tolls.
- loiters
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- tollies
-
noun,
candle (def 1).
- sirloin
-
noun,
the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
- zaffers
-
- restate
-
verb (used with object),
to state again or in a new way.
- ferlies
-
noun,
something unusual, strange, or causing wonder or terror.
- zealots
-
noun,
a person who shows zeal.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- lineate
-
adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- rezones
-
noun,
an act or instance of rezoning; reclassification:
- tallies
-
noun,
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- fifties
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times five.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- fifteen
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus five.
- lintels
-
noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- roseate
-
adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- toffees
-
noun,
taffy.
- Fiesole
-
noun,
Giovanni da [Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), Angelico, Fra.
- linters
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- lionize
-
verb (used with object),
to treat (a person) as a celebrity:
- fertile
-
adjective,
bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc., abundantly; prolific:
- retinol
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- fettles
-
noun,
state; condition:
- fetters
-
noun,
a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
- talents
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- lisente
-
noun,
plural of sente.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- retells
-
verb (used with object),
to tell (a story, tale, etc.) over again or in a new way:
- literal
-
noun,
a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
- antero-
-
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retails
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- leaflet
-
noun,
a small flat or folded sheet of printed matter, as an advertisement or notice, usually intended for free distribution.
- flatten
-
Verb phrases,
flatten in, Nautical. flat1 (def 61).
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- Ternate
-
noun,
an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- ionizes
-
verb (used with object),
to separate or change into ions.
- afreets
-
noun,
a powerful evil demon or monster.
- saltern
-
noun,
a saltworks.
- frontis
-
noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- frontal
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.
- iris-in
-
noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- Salieri
-
noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- zittern
-
noun,
cittern.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- Frisian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Friesland or the Frisian Islands.
- tillers
-
noun,
a person who tills; farmer.
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- ironize
-
verb (used with object),
to make ironical.
- ailette
-
noun,
either of two standing pieces of metal or cuir-bouilli, attached to the shoulders as an ornament or as a means of displaying the wearer's arms: used c1275–c1350.
- Salerno
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- tenters
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- isation
-
- Fresnel
-
noun,
a unit of frequency, equal to 10 12 cycles per second.
- tensile
-
adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- frenate
-
adjective,
having a frenum or frenulum.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- Freesia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Freesia, of the iris family, native to southern Africa, having fragrant white, yellow, or sometimes rose-colored, tubular flowers.
- tinfoil
-
noun,
tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.
- tillite
-
noun,
a rock composed of consolidated till.
- iolites
-
noun,
cordierite.
- isoline
-
noun,
isogram.
- seleno-
-
- Seattle
-
noun,
(Seatlh) c1790–1866, Suquamish leader: Seattle, Washington, named after him.
- initial
-
noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- infares
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- Zonites
-
noun,
a body segment of a diplopod.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- inliers
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- tertial
-
noun,
a tertial feather.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- insofar
-
adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- illites
-
noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- Sarnoff
-
noun,
David, 1891–1971, U.S. businessman and broadcasting executive, born in Russia.
- install
-
verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- instill
-
verb (used with object),
to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject:
- Ileitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- affines
-
noun,
a person related to one by marriage.
- affront
-
noun,
a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult:
- zoisite
-
noun,
an orthorhombic dimorph of clinozoisite.
- intitle
-
verb (used with object),
entitle.
- saltire
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- tiffins
-
noun,
lunch.
- intreat
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- Introit
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- frazils
-
noun,
ice crystals formed in turbulent water, as in swift streams or rough seas.
- Seltzer
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a naturally effervescent mineral water containing common salt and small quantities of sodium, calcium, and magnesium carbonates.
- Rosella
-
noun,
any of several large, colorful parakeets of the genus Platycercus, of Australia.
- lattens
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- florist
-
noun,
a retailer of flowers, ornamental plants, etc.
- florins
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- rotates
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- florets
-
noun,
a small flower.
- Floreal
-
noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the eighth month of the year, extending from April 20 to May 19.
- Alfieri
-
noun,
Count Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1749–1803, Italian dramatist and poet.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- floater
-
noun,
a person or thing that floats.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- floatel
-
noun,
a boat or ship that serves as a hotel, sometimes permanently moored to a dock.
- flitter
-
noun,
a person or thing that flits.
- teleost
-
noun,
Also called teleostome [tel-ee-uh-stohm, tee-lee-] /ˈtɛl i əˌstoʊm, ˈti li-/ (Show IPA). a teleost fish.
- fattens
-
verb (used with object),
to make fat.
- teazles
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- zeolite
-
noun,
any of a group of hydrated silicates of aluminum with alkali metals, commonly occurring as secondary minerals in cavities in basic volcanic rocks: used for their molecular sieve properties because they undergo dehydration with little or no change in crystal structure.
- leaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- teazels
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- Leftist
-
noun,
a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
- Rosette
-
noun,
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- leister
-
noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- Rosetta
-
noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- Roselle
-
noun,
a tropical plant, Hibiscus sabdariffa, of the mallow family, grown for its thick, red calyx and bracts, used in making jellies and as a substitute for cranberries.
- flatter
-
noun,
a person or thing that makes something flat.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- Teleran
-
noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- Israeli
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- ization
-
- airfoil
-
noun,
any surface, as a wing, aileron, or stabilizer, designed to aid in lifting or controlling an aircraft by making use of the air currents through which it moves.
- Israfil
-
noun,
the angel who will sound the trumpet announcing the end of the world.
- airlift
-
noun,
a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, especially in an emergency.
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- iterant
-
adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- tinters
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- iterate
-
verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- airline
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- forties
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- zillion
-
noun,
an extremely large, indeterminate number.
- safrole
-
noun,
a colorless or faintly yellow liquid, C 10 H 10 O 2 , obtained from sassafras oil or the like: used chiefly in perfumery, for flavoring, and in the manufacture of soaps.
- Forseti
-
noun,
the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
- forints
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- folates
-
noun,
folic acid.
- Telstar
-
- forfeit
-
noun,
a fine; penalty.
- saffron
-
noun,
Also called vegetable gold. a crocus, Crocus sativus, having showy purple flowers.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- tellies
-
noun,
television.
- Laertes
-
noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- tellers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tells, relates, or communicates; narrator:
- Lafitte
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), c1780–c1825, French privateer in the Americas.
- telfers
-
noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- follies
-
noun,
the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.
- foliate
-
adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- fatties
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is overweight or obese (sometimes used as a term of address).
- 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.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- reflets
-
noun,
an effect of brilliance or luster due to the reflection of light on a surface, especially of pottery; iridescence.
- Statler
-
noun,
Ellsworth Milton, 1863–1928, U.S. hotel-chain developer.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- Stilton
-
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- inflate
-
verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- stiffen
-
verb (used with object),
to make stiff.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- tortile
-
adjective,
twisted; coiled.
- sterlet
-
noun,
a small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, of the Black and Caspian seas, valued as a source of caviar.
- 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.
- reifies
-
verb (used with object),
to convert into or regard as a concrete thing:
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- attorns
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- Elliott
-
noun,
Herb(ert James) born 1938, Australian track athlete.
- fairies
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- ralline
-
adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
- Stentor
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- slotter
-
noun,
a person or thing that slots.
- stollen
-
noun,
a sweetened bread made from raised dough, usually containing nuts, raisins, and citron.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- elision
-
noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- stereo-
-
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- failles
-
noun,
a soft, transversely ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, or lightweight taffeta.
- nitrite
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- arseno-
-
- estriol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- trefoil
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
- olefins
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- trestle
-
noun,
a frame typically composed of a horizontal bar or beam rigidly joined or fitted at each end to the top of a transverse A-frame, used as a barrier, a transverse support for planking, etc.; horse.
- stellar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the stars; consisting of stars.
- oleates
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- 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.
- sternal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- startle
-
noun,
a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
- trellis
-
noun,
a frame or structure of latticework; lattice.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- starlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the stars:
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- starlet
-
noun,
a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
- estrone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- eternal
-
noun,
something that is eternal.
- estreat
-
noun,
a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
- reflate
-
verb (used with object),
to increase (money and credit) again.
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- sterno-
-
- etoiles
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- elaters
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- realize
-
verb (used with object),
to grasp or understand clearly.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- transl.
-
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- refills
-
noun,
a material, supply, or the like, to replace something that has been used up:
- transf.
-
- refines
-
Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- Eleanor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- oneself
-
Idioms,
be oneself,
to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition.
to be unaffected and sincere:
- rattons
-
noun,
a rat.
- rallies
-
noun,
a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
- Falieri
-
noun,
Maríno [Italian mah-ree-naw] /Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1278?–1355, Venetian army commander: doge of Venice 1354–55.
- entero-
-
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Orleans
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- Loretta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Faroese
-
noun,
Faeroese.
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- enteral
-
adjective,
enteric.
- ratteen
-
noun,
ratiné.
- snifter
-
noun,
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
- Lorient
-
noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- relents
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- enolize
-
verb (used with or without object),
to convert into an enol or enolate.
- astrol.
-
- nostril
-
noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- staffer
-
noun,
a member of a staff of employees or coworkers.
- Farnese
-
noun,
Alessandro [ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of Parma, 1545–92, Italian general, statesman, and diplomat.
- Lorelei
-
noun,
a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800.
- trental
-
noun,
a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- stearo-
-
- sterile
-
adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- taffies
-
noun,
a chewy candy made of sugar or molasses boiled down, often with butter, nuts, etc.
- enrolls
-
verb (used with object),
to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register:
- Lorentz
-
noun,
Hendrik Antoon [hen-drik ahn-tohn] /ˈhɛn drɪk ˈɑn toʊn/ (Show IPA), 1853–1928, Dutch physicist: Nobel Prize 1902.
- nettles
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- steato-
-
- reliefs
-
noun,
alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- atelier
-
noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- offense
-
noun,
a violation or breaking of a social or moral rule; transgression; sin.
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- offline
-
adverb,
in or to a more private place:
- Falster
-
noun,
an island in SE Denmark. 198 sq. mi. (513 sq. km).
- Torelli
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1650?–1708, Italian composer and violinist.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- nifties
-
noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- falters
-
noun,
the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- snaffle
-
noun,
Also called snaffle bit. a bit, usually jointed in the middle and without a curb, with a large ring at each end to which a rein and cheek strap are attached.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- aristo-
-
- Trieste
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- strato-
-
- entreat
-
verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- fallers
-
noun,
a person or thing that falls.
- strati-
-
- tzarist
-
noun,
an adherent of a czar or of czarism.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- trifles
-
noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- rattles
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- relates
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- sniffle
-
verb (used without object),
to sniff repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears:
- entitle
-
verb (used with object),
to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim:
- tonlets
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- Oriente
-
noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- sniffer
-
noun,
a person or thing that sniffs.
- Raffles
-
noun,
a gentlemanly burglar, amateur housebreaker, or the like.
- enolate
-
noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- tritons
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- elitist
-
noun,
a person having, thought to have, or professing superior intellect or talent, power, wealth, or membership in the upper echelons of society:
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- entoils
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entrail
-
plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- Ellison
-
noun,
Ralph (Waldo) [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1914–1994, U.S. novelist, essayist, and lecturer.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Tellez
-
noun,
Gabriel [Spanish gah-vree-el] /Spanish ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), Tirso de Molina.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Telfer
-
noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- Teller
-
noun,
a person or thing that tells, relates, or communicates; narrator:
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- tellin
-
noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- tenets
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- 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.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- itself
-
pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- raffle
-
noun,
a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- raffee
-
noun,
a triangular sail set in the manner of a square sail above the uppermost yard of a topsail schooner.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- instr.
-
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- inter.
-
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- intra-
-
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- selen-
-
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- infra-
-
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- soffit
-
noun,
the underside of an architectural feature, as a beam, arch, ceiling, vault, or cornice.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- seizin
-
noun,
(originally) possession of either land or chattel.
- intro.
-
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- 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.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- olefin
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- tenter
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- oillet
-
noun,
eyelet (def 5).
- sollar
-
noun,
solar2 .
- seller
-
noun,
a person who sells; salesperson or vender.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- offset
-
noun,
something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- offers
-
noun,
an act or instance of offering:
- offals
-
noun,
the parts of a butchered animal that are considered inedible by human beings; carrion.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- 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.
- teleo-
-
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Ionize
-
verb (used with object),
to separate or change into ions.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- 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.
- sallet
-
noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- 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.
- terat-
-
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- listel
-
noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- strafe
-
noun,
a strafing attack.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retell
-
verb (used with object),
to tell (a story, tale, etc.) over again or in a new way:
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Street
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Tallis
-
noun,
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Nellie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- rezone
-
noun,
an act or instance of rezoning; reclassification:
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- reflet
-
noun,
an effect of brilliance or luster due to the reflection of light on a surface, especially of pottery; iridescence.
- lintel
-
noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Lionel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leon.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- Rienzi
-
noun,
Cola di [kaw-lah dee] /ˈkɔ lɑ di/ (Show IPA), (Nicholas Gabrini) 1313?–54, Roman orator and tribune.
- taille
-
noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Lorenz
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1854–1946, Austrian orthopedic surgeon.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loafer
-
noun,
a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Lolita
-
noun,
(italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- relief
-
noun,
alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- litten
-
adjective,
lighted1 .
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- litter
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- Lozere
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km). Capital: Mende.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- Little
-
noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- L-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- stroll
-
noun,
a leisurely walk; ramble; saunter:
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- Littre
-
noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- llanos
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- razees
-
noun,
a ship, especially a warship, reduced in height by the removal of the upper deck.
- sleaze
-
noun,
a contemptible or vulgar person.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- teazle
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- teazel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- Stella
-
noun,
a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- TEFLON
-
adjective,
characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism:
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- lazies
-
adjective,
averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- 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.
- rattle
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- nitro-
-
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- latter
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lentil
-
noun,
a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- refine
-
Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- rifles
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- Sforza
-
noun,
Count Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1952, Italian statesman: anti-Fascist leader.
- rillet
-
noun,
a little rill; streamlet.
- lifers
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- reffos
-
noun,
an immigrant, especially one who has been in Australia only a short time.
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- 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.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- lifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- refill
-
noun,
a material, supply, or the like, to replace something that has been used up:
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- Riffle
-
noun,
a rapid, as in a stream.
- lilies
-
noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- siller
-
noun,
silver.
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- setoff
-
noun,
something that counterbalances or makes up for something else, as compensation for a loss.
- steno-
-
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Leslie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Lester
-
noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- niello
-
noun,
a black metallic substance, consisting of silver, copper, lead, and sulfur, with which an incised design or ground is filled to produce an ornamental effect on metal.
- tarso-
-
- letter
-
noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- Lettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laetitia.
- tariff
-
noun,
an official list or table showing the duties or customs imposed by a government on imports or exports.
- Nettle
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- setter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- refels
-
verb (used with object),
to refute or disprove.
- Settle
-
noun,
a long seat or bench, usually wooden, with arms and a high back.
- stifle
-
noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- filose
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- astro-
-
- filter
-
noun,
any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- finale
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- finals
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- fillet
-
noun,
Cookery.
a boneless cut or slice of meat or fish, especially the beef tenderloin.
a piece of veal or other meat boned, rolled, and tied for roasting.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- finial
-
noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- finite
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- finlet
-
noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- enter-
-
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- astron
-
- Filler
-
noun,
a person or thing that fills:
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- azlons
-
noun,
any of the class of textile fibers derived from such proteins as casein or zein.
- azines
-
noun,
any of a group of six-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazine or triazine.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- fetial
-
adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- fetors
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- fetter
-
noun,
a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
- fettle
-
noun,
state; condition:
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- Attlee
-
noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- filial
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter:
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- toffee
-
noun,
taffy.
- filate
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- Ateste
-
noun,
ancient name of Este.
- filets
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- festal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- 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.
- zanies
-
noun,
one who plays the clown or fool in order to amuse others.
- fliers
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- flints
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- flirts
-
noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- flites
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- aniso-
-
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- floats
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- Zealot
-
noun,
a person who shows zeal.
- Floral
-
noun,
something, as a fabric, garment, wallpaper, or household item, having a floral pattern:
- floras
-
noun,
the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
- Flores
-
noun,
flower (def 11).
- floret
-
noun,
a small flower.
- flori-
-
- flense
-
verb (used with object),
to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).
- fleets
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- arsen-
-
- flairs
-
noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- fitten
-
adjective,
suitable; appropriate.
- fitter
-
noun,
a person or thing that fits.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- flails
-
noun,
an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- zaffer
-
noun,
an artificial mixture, resembling smalt, containing cobalt oxide and, usually, silica, used to produce a blue color in glass and in ceramic glazes.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- flares
-
noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- titfer
-
noun,
hat.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- fleers
-
noun,
a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- zaires
-
noun,
Republic of, a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- fester
-
noun,
an ulcer; a rankling sore.
- ferine
-
adjective,
feral1 .
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- estate
-
noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- Ellora
-
noun,
a village in S central India: important Hindu archaeological site.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- 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.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- faerie
-
noun,
the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- Fafnir
-
noun,
a dragon, a son of Hreidmar and the brother of Otter and Regin: he killed Hreidmar for the cursed treasure of Andvari and was killed in turn by Sigurd at the instigation of Regin.
- faille
-
noun,
a soft, transversely ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, or lightweight taffeta.
- 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.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- trefle
-
adjective,
botonée.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- enserf
-
verb (used with object),
to make a serf of; place in bondage.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- trans.
-
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- enroll
-
verb (used with object),
to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register:
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- infill
-
noun,
the planned conversion of empty lots, underused or rundown buildings, and other available space in densely built-up urban and suburban areas for use as sites for commercial buildings and housing, frequently as an alternative to overdevelopment of rural areas.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- ersatz
-
noun,
an artificial substance or article used to replace something natural or genuine; a substitute.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elfins
-
noun,
an elf.
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- fellas
-
noun,
fellow.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- feazes
-
noun,
feeze.
- Toller
-
noun,
a person or thing that tolls.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- 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:
- feirie
-
adjective,
healthy; strong.
- feline
-
noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Feller
-
noun,
fellow.
- trills
-
noun,
the act or sound of trilling.
- azotes
-
noun,
nitrogen.
- felloe
-
noun,
the circular rim, or a part of the rim of a wheel, into which the outer ends of the spokes are inserted.
- Azorin
-
noun,
(José Martínez Ruiz) 1873–1967, Spanish novelist and critic.
- felons
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- Azores
-
noun,
a group of islands in the N Atlantic, W of Portugal: politically part of Portugal. 890 sq. mi. (2305 sq. km).
- azoles
-
noun,
any of a group of five-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazole.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- fatten
-
verb (used with object),
to make fat.
- fallen
-
noun,
an act or instance of falling or dropping from a higher to a lower place or position.
- tonlet
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- faller
-
noun,
a person or thing that falls.
- falsie
-
noun,
either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance.
- falter
-
noun,
the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- farfel
-
noun,
a solid foodstuff broken into small pieces:
- Eiffel
-
noun,
Alexandre Gustave [a-lek-sahn-druh gys-tav] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1832–1923, French civil engineer and pioneer aerodynamic researcher.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- effort
-
noun,
exertion of physical or mental power:
- trifle
-
noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Florin
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- Tiffin
-
noun,
lunch.
- fontal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
- Forest
-
noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- allots
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- Tetzel
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1465?–1519, German monk: antagonist of Martin Luther.
- Fresno
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- zonate
-
adjective,
marked with zones, as of color, texture, or the like.
- frozen
-
noun,
the act of freezing; state of being frozen.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- Alette
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- aeron.
-
- afters
-
- Iletin
-
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- fronts
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- freest
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- frieze
-
noun,
Architecture.
the part of a classical entablature between the architrave and the cornice, usually decorated with sculpture in low relief.
any decorative band on an outside wall, broader than a stringcourse and bearing lettering, sculpture, etc.
- iatro-
-
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Tifton
-
noun,
a town in central Georgia.
- Foster
-
noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- 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.
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- fortes
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- affine
-
noun,
a person related to one by marriage.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- frazil
-
noun,
ice crystals formed in turbulent water, as in swift streams or rough seas.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Fortas
-
noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- Zenist
-
noun,
a person who advocates or practices Zen.
- frails
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- afreet
-
noun,
a powerful evil demon or monster.
- Tiller
-
noun,
a person who tills; farmer.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- follis
-
noun,
a bag of copper or bronze coins with a fixed weight, used as money of account in the later Roman Empire.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- illite
-
noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- Tilsit
-
noun,
former name of Sovetsk.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- 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:
- zoster
-
noun,
Also called herpes zoster. Pathology. shingles.
- zeatin
-
noun,
a cytokinin occurring in corn, spinach, and peas.
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- infare
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- zorils
-
noun,
a weasellike African animal, Ictonyx striatus, resembling a skunk in coloration and habits.
- zeroes
-
noun,
the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- zonite
-
noun,
a body segment of a diplopod.
- tester
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Tiflis
-
noun,
former name of Tbilisi.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tetra-
-
- folate
-
noun,
folic acid.
- foliar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the nature of a leaf or leaves.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- 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.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- oste-
-
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Zetta
-
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- zetas
-
noun,
the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (Z, ζ).
- zoeas
-
noun,
any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Effie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Salol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orial
-
- Afro-
-
- Eifel
-
noun,
a hilly region in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate states in W Germany.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- zitis
-
noun,
a tubular pasta in short pieces, similar to rigatoni, often baked in a tomato sauce.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Trill
-
noun,
the act or sound of trilling.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Zilla
-
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- seize
-
verb (used with object),
to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp:
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- 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.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- stat.
-
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- aeri-
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aero-
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- stall
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- Ellen
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in S Utah. 11,522 feet (3514 meters).
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- 30-30
-
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Zoser
-
noun,
flourished c2800 b.c, Egyptian ruler of the 3rd dynasty.
- 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.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- zoril
-
noun,
a weasellike African animal, Ictonyx striatus, resembling a skunk in coloration and habits.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- zones
-
noun,
any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established:
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- zonal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a zone or zones.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- sanit
-
- 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.
- self-
-
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- ollas
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- offal
-
noun,
the parts of a butchered animal that are considered inedible by human beings; carrion.
- Eliza
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eliz.
-
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- offer
-
noun,
an act or instance of offering:
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- staff
-
noun,
a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Srta.
-
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Rizal
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1861–96, Philippine patriot, novelist, poet, and physician.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Zeist
-
noun,
a city in the central Netherlands.
- aloft
-
adverb,
high up; far above the ground.
- Ariz.
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reni-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- allo-
-
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- allot
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- refl.
-
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- sito-
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- sizar
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University and at Trinity College, Dublin) an undergraduate who receives maintenance aid from the college.
- seti-
-
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Arnel
-
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Zelos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of zeal or emulation: the son of the Titan Pallas and of Styx, and the brother of Bia, Cratus, and Nike.
- tzars
-
noun,
czar.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Zaire
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 100 makuta.
- reffo
-
noun,
an immigrant, especially one who has been in Australia only a short time.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- rifle
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- Riffs
-
noun,
a melodic phrase, often constantly repeated, forming an accompaniment or part of an accompaniment for a soloist.
- 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.
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Zante
-
noun,
a Greek island, off the W coast of Greece: southernmost of the Ionian Islands. 157 sq. mi. (407 sq. km).
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- zeals
-
noun,
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- Sino-
-
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- zarfs
-
noun,
(in the Levant) a holder, usually of ornamental metal, for a coffee cup without a handle.
- ante-
-
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- rills
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- zeins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a soft, yellow powder of simple proteins obtained from corn, used chiefly in the manufacture of textile fibers, plastics, and paper coatings.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- areo-
-
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- 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.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Anzio
-
noun,
a town in Italy, S of Rome on the Tyrrhenian coast: site of Allied beachhead in World War II.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anti-
-
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- sero-
-
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- azlon
-
noun,
any of the class of textile fibers derived from such proteins as casein or zein.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rall.
-
- azine
-
noun,
any of a group of six-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazine or triazine.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- atto-
-
- 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.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- zeros
-
noun,
the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- azote
-
noun,
nitrogen.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- sniff
-
noun,
an act of sniffing; a single, short, audible inhalation.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- azole
-
noun,
any of a group of five-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazole.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- raffs
-
noun,
riffraff; rabble.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- refel
-
verb (used with object),
to refute or disprove.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- rolls
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- razes
-
verb (used with object),
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- troll
-
noun,
a song whose parts are sung in succession; a round.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Rolla
-
noun,
a city in S central Missouri.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- reefs
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Rolfe
-
noun,
John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- sizer
-
noun,
any device for measuring or sorting objects according to size.
- razee
-
noun,
a ship, especially a warship, reduced in height by the removal of the upper deck.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- atoll
-
noun,
a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
- ation
-
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Zenia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “hospitality.”.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- 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.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Fleet
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- flees
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- fleer
-
noun,
a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
- tears
-
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- flare
-
noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- 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.
- flair
-
noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- flier
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- float
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- teffs
-
noun,
a grass, Eragrostis tef, native to northern Africa, where it is cultivated for its edible seeds.
- foals
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Tisza
-
noun,
a river in S central Europe, rising in the Ukraine and flowing from the Carpathian Mountains along the Romanian border into E Hungary, Slovakia, and Serbia, where it joins the Danube N of Belgrade. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- 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.
- Flora
-
noun,
the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
- flor.
-
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Lazes
-
noun,
a period of ease or indolence:
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- flirt
-
noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- TOEFL
-
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- lilts
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Lifar
-
noun,
Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
- filos
-
- fills
-
noun,
a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire:
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- filar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a thread or threads.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- fifes
-
noun,
a high-pitched transverse flute used commonly in military and marching musical groups.
- fiefs
-
noun,
a fee or feud held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- toffs
-
noun,
a stylishly dressed, fashionable person, especially one who is or wants to be considered a member of the upper class.
- 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.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- flail
-
noun,
an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- tofts
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- 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.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- tills
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- froze
-
noun,
the act of freezing; state of being frozen.
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Iran.
-
- tiffs
-
noun,
a slight or petty quarrel.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tera-
-
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Fritz
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a German, especially a German soldier.
- 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.
- intr.
-
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- init.
-
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insol
-
- inst.
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ilio-
-
- ileo-
-
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Tezel
-
noun,
Johann, Tetzel, Johann.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- IATSE
-
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Fris.
-
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- izars
-
noun,
a long, usually white cotton dress that covers the body completely, worn by women of North Africa and the Middle East.
- Forli
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- telo-
-
- tells
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- forel
-
noun,
a slipcase for a book.
- fore-
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- foll.
-
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- folie
-
noun,
madness; insanity.
- folia
-
noun,
plural of folium.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- tele-
-
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- fort.
-
- ition
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- frill
-
noun,
a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Freon
-
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- frees
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- Franz
-
noun,
a male given name, German form of Frank.
- forte
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- frail
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
-
- Ital.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- fires
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toti-
-
- tonia
-
- farls
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- losel
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Szell
-
noun,
George, 1897–1970, U.S. pianist and conductor, born in Hungary.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- faros
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- fazes
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt:
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- tolls
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- ster.
-
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- Loral
-
adjective,
of or relating to lore, knowledge, learning, etc.
- natl.
-
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- nazir
-
noun,
(in Muslim countries) the title of any of various public officials.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Still
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- 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).
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- naso-
-
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- Lotze
-
noun,
Rudolf Hermann [roo-dolf hur-muh n;; German roo-dawlf her-mahn] /ˈru dɒlf ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈru dɔlf ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1817–81, German philosopher.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- nears
-
- Falls
-
noun,
a town in NE Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- Etzel
-
noun,
Attila: represented in the Nibelungenlied as the second husband of Kriemhild after the death of Siegfried.
- stiff
-
noun,
Slang.
a dead body; corpse.
a formal or priggish person.
a poor tipper; tightwad.
a drunk.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- feti-
-
- nitr-
-
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- fells
-
noun,
Lumbering. the amount of timber cut down in one season.
- felon
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- fetes
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- treas
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- 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.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- feres
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- 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.
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- Liszt
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1811–86, Hungarian composer and pianist.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- feral
-
adjective,
existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
- feaze
-
noun,
feeze.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Llano
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- fella
-
noun,
fellow.
- 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:
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- 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.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- feels
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- loafs
-
verb (used with object),
to pass idly (usually followed by away):
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- ento-
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Zorn
-
noun,
Anders Leonhard [ahn-duh rs ley-aw-nahrd] /ˈɑn dərs ˈleɪ ɔˌnɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1860–1920, Swedish painter, etcher, and sculptor.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- zero
-
noun,
the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Zoan
-
noun,
Biblical name of Tanis.
- Zoar
-
noun,
the city where Lot and his family took refuge during the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Gen. 19:20–30.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Ste.
-
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- TIFF
-
noun,
a slight or petty quarrel.
- Zola
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1840–1902, French novelist.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- zoea
-
noun,
any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.
- 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.
- zits
-
noun,
a pimple; skin blemish.
- zone
-
noun,
any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established:
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- ZETA
-
noun,
the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (Z, ζ).
- zori
-
noun,
a Japanese sandal, often made of straw or rubber and consisting of a flat sole held on the foot by a thong passing between the first and second toes.
- Zora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- zest
-
noun,
keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto.
- ter.
-
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- ziti
-
noun,
a tubular pasta in short pieces, similar to rigatoni, often baked in a tomato sauce.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- Zion
-
noun,
a hill in Jerusalem, on which the Temple was built (used to symbolize the city itself, especially as a religious or spiritual center).
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Zeno
-
noun,
Zeno of Citium.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- size
-
noun,
the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk of anything:
- tzar
-
noun,
czar.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Toll
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- 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.
- 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.
- Taft
-
noun,
Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Zane
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Toft
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- toff
-
noun,
a stylishly dressed, fashionable person, especially one who is or wants to be considered a member of the upper class.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- tRNA
-
- trit
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tron
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Sol.
-
- Sra.
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- 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.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- str.
-
- Tell
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Soni
-
- tion
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- zein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a soft, yellow powder of simple proteins obtained from corn, used chiefly in the manufacture of textile fibers, plastics, and paper coatings.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- teff
-
noun,
a grass, Eragrostis tef, native to northern Africa, where it is cultivated for its edible seeds.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- zarf
-
noun,
(in the Levant) a holder, usually of ornamental metal, for a coffee cup without a handle.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- zeal
-
noun,
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- 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.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Tit.
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- soln
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- tri-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- tel-
-
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- zees
-
noun,
the letter Z or z.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- itol
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- AISI
-
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- Izar
-
noun,
a long, usually white cotton dress that covers the body completely, worn by women of North Africa and the Middle East.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- 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 = .
- 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.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Fri.
-
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- friz
-
noun,
the state of being frizzed.
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- Frs.
-
- FRSL
-
- frt.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- intl
-
- Inf.
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- INRI
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- infl
-
- Inez
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Agnes.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- inae
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ill.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- laze
-
noun,
a period of ease or indolence:
- lea.
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Liza
-
noun,
a mullet, Mugil liza, found chiefly in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Linz
-
noun,
a port in N Austria, on the Danube River.
- 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.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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:
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- loaf
-
noun,
a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- 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:
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- 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.
- 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.
- lin.
-
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- 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.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- 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.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Aire
-
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- for.
-
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- Lozi
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Barotseland, in western Zambia.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- EFTA
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- ELLE
-
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enl.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- effs
-
noun,
the word “fuck”; the f-word:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Azof
-
noun,
Sea of, Azov.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alt.
-
- azo-
-
- att.
-
- attn
-
- ator
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- fol.
-
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- fief
-
noun,
a fee or feud held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations.
- Fife
-
noun,
a high-pitched transverse flute used commonly in military and marching musical groups.
- FIFO
-
noun,
first-in, first-out.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- fill
-
noun,
a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire:
- 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.
-
- 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.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- FOIA
-
- foal
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- FLRA
-
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- flee
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- flea
-
noun,
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Fla.
-
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Farl
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Fall
-
noun,
an act or instance of falling or dropping from a higher to a lower place or position.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- 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.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- all-
-
- Ezra
-
noun,
a Jewish scribe and prophet of the 5th century b.c., who with Nehemiah led the revival of Judaism in Palestine.
- ette
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- feel
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- FERA
-
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- fell
-
noun,
Lumbering. the amount of timber cut down in one season.
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- faze
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt:
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- roll
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Orff
-
noun,
Carl, 1895–1982, German composer, conductor, and music educator.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- afft
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- nos-
-
- NTIA
-
- 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.
- not-
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- off.
-
- Offa
-
noun,
died 796, king of Mercia 757–96.
- aer-
-
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- aet.
-
- rit.
-
- RIIA
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- offs
-
noun,
the state or fact of being off.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Rolf
-
noun,
Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Ritz
-
noun,
ostentatious or pretentious display.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- RIFF
-
noun,
a melodic phrase, often constantly repeated, forming an accompaniment or part of an accompaniment for a soloist.
- 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.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- 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.
- RNAS
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- afr-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Ont.
-
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- ref.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Naze
-
noun,
The, Lindesnes.
- Nazi
-
noun,
a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion, anti-Semitism, and Aryan supremacy, all these leading directly to World War II and the Holocaust.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- neo-
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- raze
-
verb (used with object),
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground:
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- 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.
- rel.
-
- Raff
-
noun,
riffraff; rabble.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- NIRA
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- 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.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ETO
-
- FFA
-
- ETS
-
- FFI
-
- Fia
-
- LTA
-
- 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.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- ETR
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Fez
-
noun,
a felt cap, usually of a red color, having the shape of a truncated cone, and ornamented with a long black tassel, worn by men in Egypt and North Africa: formerly the national headdress of the Turks.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FAO
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- RFI
-
- RFE
-
- RFA
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- Ez.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- FET
-
- 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.
- FZS
-
- fo.
-
- SLA
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Zen
-
noun,
Chinese Ch'an. Buddhism. a Mahayana movement, introduced into China in the 6th century a.d. and into Japan in the 12th century, that emphasizes enlightenment for the student by the most direct possible means, accepting formal studies and observances only when they form part of such means.
Compare koan, mondo1 .
- SAE
-
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- Tro
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- az-
-
- SRO
-
- ASN
-
- So.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- eo-
-
- Af.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- RTS
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- se-
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Zea
-
noun,
Keos.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- aor
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ASI
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- TTS
-
- zee
-
noun,
the letter Z or z.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- ARS
-
- SAR
-
- ase
-
- RTF
-
- rte
-
- Ar.
-
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- EOE
-
- EOF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- al.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ROI
-
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- ese
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- ESL
-
- an.
-
- ESR
-
- sfz
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ene
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- rt.
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- ef-
-
- eff
-
noun,
the word “fuck”; the f-word:
- RSE
-
- efl
-
- RSA
-
- en-
-
- Rs.
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- trf
-
- 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.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ozs
-
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- NSA
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- aff
-
preposition, adverb,
off.
- OSF
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- OSA
-
- AFL
-
- NRA
-
- OAS
-
- nr.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- 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.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- 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.
- NLF
-
- Zoe
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “life.”.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Isl
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- OFr
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- St.
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- Sta
-
- of-
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ize
-
- 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.
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- ZIF
-
noun,
Ziv.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LaF
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ise
-
- NSF
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Liz
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ll.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- zit
-
noun,
a pimple; skin blemish.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- LON
-
- AFS
-
- TAL
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- zoa
-
noun,
plural of zoon.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- zo-
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- ltr
-
- LTL
-
- LST
-
- STL
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- 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:
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- lez
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- NIA
-
- NFS
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- NFL
-
- Lif
-
- ne-
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- NES
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- STI
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEA
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- REA
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- Sr.
-
- OTA
-
- LSI
-
- oz.
-
- SOF
-
- OTS
-
- FOS
-
- FOT
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Fra
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noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- ote
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- ot-
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- AES
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noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ose
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- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- tin
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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.
- Frl
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- fro
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Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- FSA
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- FSR
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- ft.
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- FTZ
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- FON
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noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- Re.
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- oil
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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.
- FIR
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noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- SLE
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- toe
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noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- rat
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noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- TNT
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- Alf
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noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- tlr
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- tlo
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- FIO
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- FOE
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noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- SLR
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- FIT
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noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- ae.
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- Fl.
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Flo
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noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- RAF
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- AEF
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- ale
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noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- IFS
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ios
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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.
- ONF
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- TES
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noun,
ti1 .
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Ola
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- IOF
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- ion
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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 = .
- ior
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- IOT
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- tet
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noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- OIt
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- Ir.
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- OIr
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- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- IRL
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- IRO
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- IRS
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
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- ine
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- ONI
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- TIA
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- io-
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- Ia.
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- ial
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
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- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ier
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- Ife
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IFF
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- in.
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- il-
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- ait
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tfr
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- ons
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- ILO
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- ILS
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- ONR
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- ANF
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- AO
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- ZI
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- AI
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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.
- Zn
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- Zl
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- A.
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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.
- L2
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- ZA
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noun,
pizza.
- OA
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- LR
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- LZ
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NF
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- NI
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- NZ
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- NL
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- O.
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- ol
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- T1
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
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- RN
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- SN
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- RF
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SF
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- RO
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- S.
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- SA
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- SL
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- t.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- z.
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- TN
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- TT
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
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- EI
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FE
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- TL
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- fn
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- i.
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- L.
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
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- le
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- LF
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- ln
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- Zr
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