Anagrams of self-identification
Word self-identification has
3308 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of self-identification.
- identifications
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noun,
an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
- identification
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noun,
an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
- self-contained
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adjective,
containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
- self-initiated
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adjective,
initiated or begun by oneself.
- slide-action
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adjective,
(of a rifle or shotgun) having a lever that when slid back and forth ejects the empty case and cocks and reloads the piece.
- edifications
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noun,
an act of edifying.
- felicitation
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noun,
an expression of good wishes; congratulation.
- delectations
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noun,
delight; enjoyment.
- infidelities
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noun,
marital disloyalty; adultery.
- deifications
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noun,
the act of deifying.
- delineations
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noun,
the act or process of delineating.
- disinflation
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noun,
a period or process of slowing the rate of inflation.
- self-content
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noun,
satisfaction with oneself; self-complacency.
- off-license
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noun,
a license permitting the sale of sealed bottles of alcoholic beverages to be taken away from the premises by the purchaser.
- inflictions
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noun,
the act of inflicting.
- soft-finned
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adjective,
having fins supported by articulated rays rather than by spines, as a malacopterygian.
- declination
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noun,
a bending, sloping, or moving downward.
- felicitates
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adjective,
Obsolete. made happy.
- delineation
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noun,
the act or process of delineating.
- infestation
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noun,
the act of infesting; state of being infested.
- inosilicate
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noun,
any silicate having a structure consisting of paired parallel chains of tetrahedral silicate groups, every other of which shares an oxygen atom with a group of the other chain, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 4 to 11.
- delectation
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noun,
delight; enjoyment.
- incidentals
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noun,
something incidental, as a circumstance.
- confidantes
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noun,
a woman to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
- deification
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noun,
the act of deifying.
- edification
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noun,
an act of edifying.
- festination
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noun,
a gait marked by an involuntary hurrying in walking, observed in certain nerve diseases.
- licentiates
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noun,
a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
- clandestine
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adjective,
characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious:
- deflections
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noun,
the act or state of deflecting or the state of being deflected.
- sinfonietta
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noun,
a short symphony.
- destination
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noun,
the place to which a person or thing travels or is sent:
- tenacities
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noun,
the quality of being tenacious, or of holding fast; persistence:
- licentiate
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noun,
a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
- 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.
- solifidian
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noun,
a person who maintains that faith alone, without the performance of good works, is all that is necessary for salvation.
- identifies
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verb (used with object),
to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of:
- coffee-and
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noun,
coffee and a snack.
- adolescent
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noun,
an adolescent person.
- distention
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noun,
the act of distending or the state of being distended.
- caen-stone
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noun,
a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
- facilities
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noun,
Often, facilities.
something designed, built, installed, etc., to serve a specific function affording a convenience or service:
something that permits the easier performance of an action, course of conduct, etc.:
- idealities
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noun,
ideal quality or character.
- float-feed
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adjective,
equipped with a float to control the feed.
- fieldstone
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noun,
unfinished stone as found in fields, especially when used for building purposes.
- celadonite
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noun,
a hydrous silicate of iron and potassium; an iron-rich soft mica.
- fidelities
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noun,
strict observance of promises, duties, etc.:
- latticinio
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noun,
an opaque, white glass first produced in Venice during the Renaissance, often used in thread form to decorate clear glass pieces.
- officiants
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noun,
a person who officiates at a religious service or ceremony.
- celandines
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noun,
Also called greater celandine, swallowwort. an Old World plant, Chelidonium majus, of the poppy family, having yellow flowers.
- fictionist
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noun,
a writer of fiction; a novelist or short-story writer.
- sentential
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a sentence.
- tendinitis
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noun,
inflammation of a tendon.
- latinities
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noun,
knowledge or use of the Latin language:
- sanctified
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adjective,
made holy; consecrated:
- felicitate
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adjective,
Obsolete. made happy.
- affinities
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noun,
a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
- ice-island
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noun,
a tabular iceberg in the arctic region.
- anecdotist
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noun,
a collector or teller of anecdotes.
- idealistic
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adjective,
of or relating to idealism or idealists.
- disinflate
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verb (used with object),
to slow down the rate of inflation in (an economy).
- disincline
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or be averse or unwilling:
- finalities
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noun,
the state, quality, or fact of being final; conclusiveness or decisiveness.
- infliction
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noun,
the act of inflicting.
- defoliates
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adjective,
(of a tree) having lost its leaves, especially by a natural process.
- dentitions
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noun,
the makeup of a set of teeth including their kind, number, and arrangement.
- condensate
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noun,
a product of condensation, as a liquid reduced from a gas or vapor.
- defoliants
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noun,
a preparation for defoliating plants.
- tonicities
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noun,
tonic quality or condition.
- detentions
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noun,
the act of detaining.
- infinities
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noun,
the quality or state of being infinite.
- nidificate
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verb (used without object),
to build a nest.
- stone-deaf
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adjective,
totally deaf.
- deflection
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noun,
the act or state of deflecting or the state of being deflected.
- deflations
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noun,
the act of deflating or the state of being deflated.
- actinolite
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noun,
a variety of amphibole, occurring in greenish bladed crystals or in masses.
- anticlines
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noun,
an anticlinal rock structure.
- definition
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noun,
the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear:
- inflations
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noun,
Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
- indicolite
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noun,
Mineralogy. a dark-blue tourmaline, used as a gem.
- incidental
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noun,
something incidental, as a circumstance.
- disentitle
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of title or right.
- indelicate
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adjective,
offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse:
- Diocletian
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noun,
(Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) a.d. 245–316, Illyrian soldier: emperor of Rome 284–305.
- indefinite
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adjective,
not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited:
- indecision
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noun,
inability to decide.
- intestinal
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adjective,
occurring in or affecting the intestines.
- decennials
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noun,
a decennial anniversary.
- indication
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noun,
anything serving to indicate or point out, as a sign or token.
- confidante
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noun,
a woman to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
- anticline
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noun,
an anticlinal rock structure.
- infinites
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noun,
something that is infinite.
- fontanels
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noun,
one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull.
- canfields
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noun,
a game of solitaire often adapted to gambling purposes.
- flections
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noun,
the act of bending.
- sectional
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noun,
a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
- foeticide
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noun,
feticide.
- inflation
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noun,
Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
- insectile
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adjective,
pertaining to or like an insect.
- initiates
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noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- sciential
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adjective,
having knowledge.
- ideaistic
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adjective,
of ideas, especially in their abstract or symbolic character.
- Anticosti
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noun,
an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
- Indonesia
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noun,
East Indies (def 1).
- inanities
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noun,
lack of sense, significance, or ideas; silliness.
- inactions
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- incondite
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adjective,
ill-constructed; unpolished:
- idiolects
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noun,
a person's individual speech pattern.
Compare dialect (def 1).
- indicants
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noun,
something that indicates; indicator.
- indicates
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verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- indiction
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noun,
a proclamation made every 15 years in the later Roman Empire, fixing the valuation of property to be used as a basis for taxation.
- identical
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adjective,
similar or alike in every way:
- indolence
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noun,
the quality or state of being indolent.
- ideations
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noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- sciaenoid
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noun,
a sciaenoid fish.
- caffeines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, bitter alkaloid, C 8 H 10 N 4 O 2 , usually derived from coffee or tea: used in medicine chiefly as a nervous system stimulant.
- inelastic
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adjective,
not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- infancies
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noun,
the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood.
- infantile
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adjective,
characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish:
- infection
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noun,
an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
- antinoise
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adjective,
designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
- 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.
- ice-field
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noun,
a large sheet of floating ice, larger than an ice floe.
- antinodes
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- Cantonese
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noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
- decennial
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noun,
a decennial anniversary.
- selection
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noun,
an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- dentation
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noun,
the state or form of being dentate.
- contained
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adjective,
showing restraint or calmness; controlled; poised:
- dietitian
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noun,
a person who is an expert in nutrition or dietetics.
- dietetics
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noun,
dietetics, (used with a singular verb) the science concerned with the nutritional planning and preparation of foods.
- contented
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noun,
the state or feeling of being contented; satisfaction; contentment:
- dictation
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noun,
the act or manner of dictating for reproduction in writing.
- diastolic
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adjective,
pertaining to or produced by diastole.
- dianoetic
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adjective,
pertaining to dianoia.
- detonates
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verb (used with object),
to cause (something explosive) to explode.
- cotenants
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noun,
a joint tenant.
- detention
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noun,
the act of detaining.
- detection
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noun,
the act of detecting.
- dentition
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noun,
the makeup of a set of teeth including their kind, number, and arrangement.
- denticles
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noun,
a small tooth or toothlike part.
- dacoities
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noun,
(in India and Burma) gang robbery; robbery by dacoits.
- conflates
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verb (used with object),
to fuse into one entity; merge:
- delicates
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noun,
Archaic. a choice food; delicacy.
- deletions
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noun,
an act or instance of deleting.
- taconites
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- defoliate
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adjective,
(of a tree) having lost its leaves, especially by a natural process.
- defoliant
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noun,
a preparation for defoliating plants.
- datelines
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noun,
a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
- deflation
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noun,
the act of deflating or the state of being deflated.
- definiens
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noun,
something that defines, especially the defining part of a dictionary entry.
- deficient
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noun,
a person who is deficient, especially one who is mentally defective.
- defiances
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noun,
a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
- defection
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noun,
desertion from allegiance, loyalty, duty, or the like; apostasy:
- defeatist
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noun,
a person who surrenders easily or is subject to defeatism.
- declinate
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adjective,
having a downward curve or slope; bending away, as from the horizontal:
- dilations
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noun,
the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- diolefins
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noun,
diene.
- filicides
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noun,
a person who kills his or her son or daughter.
- etiolates
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
- filiation
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noun,
the fact of being the child of a certain parent.
- celandine
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noun,
Also called greater celandine, swallowwort. an Old World plant, Chelidonium majus, of the poppy family, having yellow flowers.
- fictional
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adjective,
invented as part of a work of fiction:
- feticides
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noun,
the act of destroying a fetus or causing an abortion.
- festinate
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adjective,
hurried.
- sententia
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noun,
an aphorism; maxim.
- tentacles
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noun,
Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.
- tentacled
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adjective,
having tentacles.
- siciliano
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noun,
a graceful folk dance of Sicily.
- tenonitis
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noun,
tendinitis.
- teniacide
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noun,
taeniacide.
- falconets
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noun,
any of several small Asian falcons, especially of the genus Microhierax.
- face-lift
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noun,
Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
- tendances
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noun,
attention; care; ministration, as to the sick.
- confident
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noun,
a confidant.
- enfilades
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noun,
Military.
a position of works, troops, etc., making them subject to a sweeping fire from along the length of a line of troops, a trench, a battery, etc.
the fire thus directed.
- Clintonia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Clintonia, of the lily family, comprising stemless plants with a few broad, ribbed, basal leaves, and white, greenish-yellow, or rose-colored flowers on a short stalk.
- tenancies
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noun,
a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
- socialite
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noun,
a socially prominent person.
- coastline
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noun,
the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
- efficient
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adjective,
performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort; having and using requisite knowledge, skill, and industry; competent; capable:
- edacities
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noun,
the state of being edacious; voraciousness; appetite.
- coffinite
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noun,
a mineral, black uranous silicate, USiO 4 , an important ore of uranium.
- dittanies
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noun,
a Cretan plant, Origanum dictamnus, of the mint family, having spikes of purple flowers and formerly believed to have medicinal qualities.
- dislocate
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noun,
Gymnastics. a maneuver on the rings in which a gymnast in an inverted pike position turns over to swing down while pushing the arms out and turning them so that the palms are facing out when the body turns over.
- disinfect
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verb (used with object),
to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
- disentail
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verb (used with object),
to free (an estate) from entail.
- confidant
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noun,
a close friend or associate to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
- insolence
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noun,
contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
- catenoids
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- officials
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noun,
a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
- iodinates
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verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- officiant
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noun,
a person who officiates at a religious service or ceremony.
- actinides
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noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- acidifies
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become acid; convert into an acid.
- latencies
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noun,
the state of being latent.
- acetifies
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verb (used with or without object),
to turn into vinegar; make or become acetous.
- affection
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noun,
fond attachment, devotion, or love:
- Neo-Latin
-
noun,
New Latin.
- adenosine
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noun,
Biochemistry. a white, crystalline, water-soluble nucleoside, C 10 H 13 N 5 O 4 , of adenine and ribose.
- intestine
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noun,
Usually, intestines. the lower part of the alimentary canal, extending from the pylorus to the anus.
- intonates
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- Toscanini
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noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- officiate
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verb (used with object),
to serve as the priest or minister of (a divine service, religious ceremony, etc.).
- Tocantins
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noun,
a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- acidities
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noun,
the quality or state of being acid.
- tolidines
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noun,
any of several isomeric derivatives of biphenyl containing two methyl and two amino groups, especially the ortho isomer that is used as a reagent and in the preparation of dyes.
- toe-dance
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noun,
a dance performed on the tips of the toes.
- Oceanside
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- nicotines
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- tone-deaf
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adjective,
unable to distinguish differences in pitch in musical sounds when producing or hearing them.
- octennial
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adjective,
occurring every eight years.
- Nicolette
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noun,
a female given name, form of Nicole.
- lidocaine
-
noun,
a synthetic crystalline powder, C 14 H 22 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.
- lineation
-
noun,
an act or instance of marking with or tracing by lines.
- affected
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noun,
Psychology. feeling or emotion.
- silicide
-
noun,
a compound of two elements, one of which is silicon.
- silicone
-
noun,
any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- citifies
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verb (used with object),
to make into a city; urbanize.
- citified
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adjective,
made into a city.
- Leonidas
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noun,
died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- silicate
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- Citation
-
noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- faiences
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noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- lentando
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adjective,
becoming slower.
- falsetto
-
noun,
an unnaturally or artificially high-pitched voice or register, especially in a man.
- cineoles
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- sinfonia
-
noun,
a symphony.
- andesite
-
noun,
a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
- etiolate
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
- Endecott
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noun,
John, 1588?–1665, colonial governor of Massachusetts 1644–65, born in England.
- niceties
-
noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- societal
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- election
-
noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- tonalist
-
noun,
a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
- closeted
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- close-in
-
adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- enations
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- Endicott
-
noun,
John, Endecott, John.
- tolidine
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noun,
any of several isomeric derivatives of biphenyl containing two methyl and two amino groups, especially the ortho isomer that is used as a reagent and in the preparation of dyes.
- endnotes
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noun,
a note, as of explanation, emendation, or the like, added at the end of an article, chapter, etc.
- endocast
-
noun,
endocranial cast.
- enfilade
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noun,
Military.
a position of works, troops, etc., making them subject to a sweeping fire from along the length of a line of troops, a trench, a battery, etc.
the fire thus directed.
- entities
-
noun,
something that has a real existence; thing:
- 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:
- tendance
-
noun,
attention; care; ministration, as to the sick.
- Estonian
-
noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- cineaste
-
noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- fecaloid
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adjective,
like or resembling feces.
- ciliates
-
noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- filicide
-
noun,
a person who kills his or her son or daughter.
- lections
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- teosinte
-
noun,
a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
- lean-tos
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- testicle
-
noun,
testis.
- fifteens
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus five.
- tetanies
-
noun,
a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
- filiates
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- leadoffs
-
noun,
an act that starts something; start; beginning.
- Official
-
noun,
a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
- lead-off
-
adjective,
leading off or beginning:
- catslide
-
noun,
(in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
- finalist
-
noun,
a person entitled to participate in the final or decisive contest in a series, as in musical or athletic competition.
- Catiline
-
noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- finances
-
noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- decennia
-
noun,
a period of ten years; a decade.
- catenoid
-
noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- seicento
-
noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- celadons
-
noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- send-off
-
noun,
a demonstration of good wishes for a person setting out on a trip, career, or other venture:
- fanfolds
-
noun,
a pad or tablet of invoices, bills, blank sheets, etc., interleaved with carbon paper for making a copy or copies of the writing or typing on the uppermost leaf.
- lenities
-
noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- sideline
-
noun,
a line at the side of something.
- lenition
-
noun,
Phonetics. a phonological process that weakens consonant articulation at the ends of syllables or between vowels, causing the consonant to become voiced, spirantized, or deleted.
- 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.
- sodalite
-
noun,
a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
- fedelini
-
noun,
an extremely fine, strand-like pasta, thinner than vermicelli.
- feedlots
-
noun,
a plot of ground, often near a stockyard, where livestock are gathered to be fattened for market.
- fee-tail
-
noun,
See under fee (def 4a).
- afflicts
-
verb (used with object),
to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously:
- tentacle
-
noun,
Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.
- fication
-
- Leninist
-
noun,
an advocate or supporter of Lenin or Leninism.
- 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.
- Sentinel
-
noun,
a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching.
- sentient
-
noun,
a person or thing that is sentient.
- centiles
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- offences
-
noun,
offense.
- feticide
-
noun,
the act of destroying a fetus or causing an abortion.
- fiancees
-
noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- elations
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- lindanes
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.
- Einstein
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1879–1955, German physicist, U.S. citizen from 1940: formulator of the theory of relativity; Nobel Prize 1921.
- ctenidia
-
noun,
any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
- delicate
-
noun,
Archaic. a choice food; delicacy.
- Taliesin
-
noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- ninefold
-
adverb,
in a ninefold manner or measure; to or by nine times as much:
- nineties
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times nine.
- denticle
-
noun,
a small tooth or toothlike part.
- nitinols
-
noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- desolate
-
adjective,
barren or laid waste; devastated:
- aconites
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Taconite
-
noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- detonate
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (something explosive) to explode.
- actinide
-
noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- cotenant
-
noun,
a joint tenant.
- stonecat
-
noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- actinoid
-
adjective,
raylike; radiate.
- diastole
-
noun,
Physiology. the normal rhythmical dilatation of the heart during which the chambers are filling with blood.
Compare systole (def 1).
- noisette
-
noun,
a loin, fillet, or other lean section of meat:
- diatonic
-
adjective,
noting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales.
- dainties
-
noun,
something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.
- talented
-
adjective,
having talent or special ability; gifted.
- actinons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- neonates
-
noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- decision
-
noun,
the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment:
- declines
-
noun,
a downward slope; declivity.
- Defiance
-
noun,
a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
- nicotine
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- definite
-
adjective,
clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact:
- tail-end
-
noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- nidation
-
noun,
implantation of an embryo in the lining of the uterus.
- deflates
-
verb (used with object),
to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon):
- datolite
-
noun,
a mineral, calcium and boron silicate, CaB(SiO 4)(OH), usually occurring in rock cavities in the form of colorless, prismatic crystals.
- deletion
-
noun,
an act or instance of deleting.
- tontines
-
noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- dateline
-
noun,
a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
- deflects
-
verb (used with or without object),
to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course or straight line; swerve.
- nidifies
-
verb (used without object),
nidificate.
- tactions
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- dancette
-
noun,
an ornamental zigzag, as in a molding.
- delaines
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- acetones
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- dictates
-
noun,
an authoritative order or command.
- dictions
-
noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- effendis
-
noun,
a former Turkish title of respect, especially for government officials.
- Donatist
-
noun,
a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.
- condense
-
verb (used with object),
to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate.
- tonetics
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- distance
-
noun,
the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- colistin
-
noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- distinct
-
adjective,
distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from):
- D-notice
-
noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- Stefanie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stannite
-
noun,
a mineral, iron-black to steel-gray in color, with a metallic luster, copper iron tin sulfide, Cu 2 FeSnS 4 : an ore of tin.
- confetti
-
plural noun,
(used with a singular verb) small bits of paper, usually colored, thrown or dropped from a height to enhance the gaiety of a festive event, as a parade, wedding, or New Year's Eve party.
- standoff
-
noun,
a standing off or apart; aloofness.
- stand-in
-
noun,
a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- telecast
-
noun,
a television broadcast.
- sedition
-
noun,
incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- east-end
-
noun,
a section of E London, England.
- lienitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the spleen; splenitis.
- codifies
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code.
- codeines
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- adenitis
-
noun,
lymphadenitis.
- adenines
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
- die-cast
-
adjective,
formed by die casting.
- dinettes
-
noun,
a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.
- contents
-
noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- nonideal
-
adjective,
(of a gas or solution) differing in behavior from that of an ideal gas or solution.
- dietetic
-
noun,
dietetics, (used with a singular verb) the science concerned with the nutritional planning and preparation of foods.
- contends
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- contains
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- Dilantin
-
- Constant
-
noun,
something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- dilation
-
noun,
the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- coniines
-
noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- notifies
-
verb (used with object),
to inform (someone) or give notice to:
- diocesan
-
noun,
one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
- notecase
-
noun,
billfold.
- conflate
-
verb (used with object),
to fuse into one entity; merge:
- diolefin
-
noun,
diene.
- confines
-
noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- confined
-
noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- confides
-
verb (used with object),
to tell in assurance of secrecy:
- litanies
-
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.
- fistnote
-
noun,
a printed note, as in a piece of text, distinguished by the figure of a fist with a pointing index finger.
- falconet
-
noun,
any of several small Asian falcons, especially of the genus Microhierax.
- 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.
- inclined
-
noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- lactones
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- incident
-
noun,
an individual occurrence or event.
- alienist
-
noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- incienso
-
noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- incision
-
noun,
a cut, gash, or notch.
- sedation
-
noun,
the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- inclines
-
noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- inaction
-
noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- indecent
-
adjective,
offending against generally accepted standards of propriety or good taste; improper; vulgar:
- indicans
-
noun,
a glucoside, C 14 H 17 NO 6 , that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
- indicant
-
noun,
something that indicates; indicator.
- oscitant
-
adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- astonied
-
adjective,
dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
- indicate
-
verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- sanction
-
noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sanidine
-
noun,
a glassy, often transparent variety of orthoclase in which sodium may replace as much as 50 percent of the potassium: forms phenocrysts in some igneous rocks.
- indicial
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling an indication; indicative:
- scaffold
-
noun,
a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- fontinas
-
noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- Latinist
-
noun,
a specialist in Latin.
- toenails
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- scandent
-
adjective,
climbing, as a plant.
- ice-floe
-
noun,
a large flat mass of floating ice.
- caitiffs
-
noun,
a base, despicable person.
- idealist
-
noun,
a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist.
Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- idiolect
-
noun,
a person's individual speech pattern.
Compare dialect (def 1).
- caffeine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, bitter alkaloid, C 8 H 10 N 4 O 2 , usually derived from coffee or tea: used in medicine chiefly as a nervous system stimulant.
- ideation
-
noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- lanceted
-
adjective,
having lancet-headed openings.
- alencons
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- cadettes
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also called Cadette scout. a member of the Girl Scouts from 12 through 14 years of age.
- idiocies
-
noun,
utterly senseless or foolish behavior; a stupid or foolish act, statement, etc.:
- tinfoils
-
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.
- isolette
-
- Tientsin
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Tianjin.
- anilines
-
noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- annelids
-
noun,
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.
- inflicts
-
verb (used with object),
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered:
- initials
-
noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- initiate
-
noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- anisette
-
noun,
a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed.
- ancients
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- insolate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- inflects
-
verb (used with object),
to modulate (the voice).
- insolent
-
noun,
an insolent person.
- instance
-
noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- instinct
-
noun,
an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
- INTELSAT
-
noun,
a global communications satellite network under international control.
- andesine
-
noun,
a mineral, intermediate in the plagioclase feldspar group, having a play of colors and usually found as crystals in igneous rocks.
- anecdote
-
noun,
a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
- intitles
-
verb (used with object),
entitle.
- salience
-
noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- tinstone
-
noun,
cassiterite.
- Sainfoin
-
noun,
a Eurasian plant, Onobrychis viciifolia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of pink flowers, used for forage.
- isolated
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- indocile
-
adjective,
not willing to receive teaching, training, or discipline; fractious; unruly.
- indolent
-
adjective,
having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful:
- isocline
-
noun,
a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- Isenland
-
noun,
(in the Nibelungenlied) the country of Brunhild, usually identified with Iceland.
- infantes
-
noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- antinode
-
noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- inflates
-
verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- antilife
-
adjective,
antagonistic or indifferent to a normal life.
- antidote
-
noun,
a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- iodinate
-
verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- infields
-
noun,
Baseball.
the diamond.
the positions played by the first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, and shortstop, taken collectively.
the infielders considered as a group (contrasted with outfield).
- infinite
-
noun,
something that is infinite.
- intonate
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- inflated
-
adjective,
distended with air or gas; swollen.
- calottes
-
noun,
zucchetto.
- Socinian
-
noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- fontanel
-
noun,
one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull.
- 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.
- Canfield
-
noun,
a game of solitaire often adapted to gambling purposes.
- flection
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- flattens
-
Verb phrases,
flatten in, Nautical. flat1 (def 61).
- foliates
-
adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- latticed
-
noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- Scotland
-
noun,
a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.
- foliated
-
adjective,
shaped like a leaf or leaves:
- canonist
-
noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- 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.
- canteens
-
noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- fondants
-
noun,
a thick, creamy sugar paste, the basis of many candies.
- folacins
-
noun,
folic acid.
- indicia
-
noun,
indicia (def 2).
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- dialect
-
noun,
Linguistics. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
- infidel
-
noun,
Religion.
a person who does not accept a particular faith, especially Christianity.
(in Christian use) an unbeliever, especially a Muslim.
(in Muslim use) a person who does not accept the Islamic faith; kafir (def 2).
- iodates
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- infects
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- selenic
-
adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- Seconal
-
- dictate
-
noun,
an authoritative order or command.
- seleno-
-
- diction
-
noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- fifties
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times five.
- iodines
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- iolites
-
noun,
cordierite.
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Infield
-
noun,
Baseball.
the diamond.
the positions played by the first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, and shortstop, taken collectively.
the infielders considered as a group (contrasted with outfield).
- filiate
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- detains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- destain
-
verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- sectile
-
adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- nancies
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- destine
-
verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- details
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- offline
-
adverb,
in or to a more private place:
- inflate
-
verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- detects
-
verb (used with object),
to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act:
- Na-Dene
-
noun,
a group of North American Indian languages, comprising the Athabaskan family, Eyak, Tlingit, and Haida, hypothetically considered to be descendants of a single protolanguage: the genetic relationship of either Tlingit or Haida to Athabaskan and Eyak is now disputed.
- nodical
-
adjective,
of or relating to a node or the nodes.
- detents
-
noun,
a mechanism that temporarily keeps one part in a certain position relative to that of another, and can be released by applying force to one of the parts.
- offside
-
adjective, adverb,
Sports. illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or in advance of the ball or puck at the beginning of or during play or a play:
- seconde
-
noun,
the second of the eight defensive positions.
- linnets
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- fifteen
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus five.
- indicts
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- diocese
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Fiesole
-
noun,
Giovanni da [Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), Angelico, Fra.
- litotes
-
noun,
understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- Seattle
-
noun,
(Seatlh) c1790–1866, Suquamish leader: Seattle, Washington, named after him.
- indites
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- lectins
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- lattice
-
noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- discant
-
noun,
Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- stiffen
-
verb (used with object),
to make stiff.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- lisente
-
noun,
plural of sente.
- indoles
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- stilted
-
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.
- nonlife
-
noun,
lack or absence of life.
- isation
-
- isoline
-
noun,
isogram.
- nonself
-
noun,
any antigen-bearing foreign material that enters the body and normally stimulates an attack by the body's immune system (distinguished from self).
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- descent
-
noun,
the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position. Synonyms: falling, sinking; fall, drop.
- linseed
-
noun,
flaxseed.
- locates
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- dilates
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- Stilton
-
- indices
-
noun,
a plural of index.
- inedita
-
plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- Dinesen
-
noun,
Isak [ee-sahk] /ˈi sɑk/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen) 1885–1962, Danish author.
- dinette
-
noun,
a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- infante
-
noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- Nanette
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann.
- descant
-
noun,
Music.
a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
(in part music) the soprano.
a song or melody.
- intents
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- Finland
-
noun,
Finnish Suomi. a republic in N Europe: formerly a province of the Russian Empire. 130,119 sq. mi. (337,010 sq. km). Capital: Helsinki.
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- deflate
-
verb (used with object),
to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon):
- instant
-
noun,
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
- finites
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- finical
-
adjective,
finicky.
- deflect
-
verb (used with or without object),
to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course or straight line; swerve.
- defines
-
verb (used with object),
to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): .
- neonate
-
noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- finials
-
noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- flatten
-
Verb phrases,
flatten in, Nautical. flat1 (def 61).
- intines
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- Neilson
-
noun,
William Allan, 1869–1946, U.S. educator and lexicographer, born in Scotland.
- in-line
-
adjective,
(of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- defiles
-
noun,
any narrow passage, especially between mountains.
- Nielsen
-
noun,
Carl August [kahrl ou-goo st] /kɑrl ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1865–1931, Danish composer.
- taffies
-
noun,
a chewy candy made of sugar or molasses boiled down, often with butter, nuts, etc.
- Nicolai
-
noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- deciles
-
noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- intens.
-
- niacins
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- decline
-
noun,
a downward slope; declivity.
- intends
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- defaces
-
verb (used with object),
to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure:
- deficit
-
noun,
the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.
- flacons
-
noun,
a small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.
- defeats
-
noun,
the act of overcoming in a contest:
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- defects
-
noun,
a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection:
- Seeland
-
noun,
Zealand.
- defiant
-
adjective,
characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging:
- nettles
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- inlands
-
noun,
the interior part of a country.
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- deontic
-
adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- dentate
-
adjective,
having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes.
- delicts
-
noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- inflect
-
verb (used with object),
to modulate (the voice).
- Ninette
-
noun,
a female given name.
- deltaic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or like a delta.
- Denison
-
noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- denotes
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- dentals
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- inflict
-
verb (used with object),
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered:
- oilseed
-
noun,
any of several seeds, as the castor bean, sesame, or cottonseed, from which an oil is expressed.
- nitinol
-
noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- dentils
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- dentins
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- dentist
-
noun,
a person whose profession is dentistry.
- Oceanid
-
noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- salicin
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- Delicia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- finales
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- taction
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- Delanos
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- tactile
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- nifties
-
noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- deifies
-
verb (used with object),
to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity; personify as a deity:
- deities
-
noun,
a god or goddess.
- Delaine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- lead-in
-
noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- delates
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- intitle
-
verb (used with object),
entitle.
- neatens
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- Finance
-
noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- initial
-
noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- infolds
-
verb (used with object),
enfold.
- leadoff
-
noun,
an act that starts something; start; beginning.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- lineate
-
adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- distant
-
adjective,
far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from):
- distaff
-
noun,
a staff with a cleft end for holding wool, flax, etc., from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- 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.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Leonids
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- Sinitic
-
noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- etoiles
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- identic
-
adjective,
identical.
- fennels
-
noun,
a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- lancets
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- fennecs
-
noun,
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
- facient
-
- lentoid
-
noun,
a lentoid body.
- faconne
-
noun,
a fabric having a faconne pattern or motif.
- silicon
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- faction
-
noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- offends
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in:
- 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.
- ideates
-
noun,
ideatum.
- enolate
-
noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- Enfield
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Letitia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- idiotic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an idiot.
- Leotine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enfolds
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap up; envelop:
- enlaces
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- enneads
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Lafitte
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), c1780–c1825, French privateer in the Americas.
- entices
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- Laennec
-
noun,
René Théophile Hyacinthe [ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] /rəˈneɪ teɪ ɔˈfil yaˈsɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope.
- entitle
-
verb (used with object),
to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim:
- offices
-
noun,
a room, set of rooms, or building where the business of a commercial or industrial organization or of a professional person is conducted:
- offense
-
noun,
a violation or breaking of a social or moral rule; transgression; sin.
- entoils
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Leonine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the lion.
- olefins
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- Landini
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), c1325–97, Italian organist and composer.
- 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.
- Sicilia
-
noun,
Italian name of Sicily.
- fascine
-
noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- fatidic
-
adjective,
prophetic.
- side-on
-
adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- fattens
-
verb (used with object),
to make fat.
- fatties
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is overweight or obese (sometimes used as a term of address).
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- offence
-
noun,
offense.
- felsite
-
noun,
a dense, fine-grained, igneous rock consisting typically of feldspar and quartz, both of which may appear as phenocrysts.
- fanions
-
noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- fondles
-
verb (used with object),
to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress:
- felines
-
noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- feedlot
-
noun,
a plot of ground, often near a stockyard, where livestock are gathered to be fattened for market.
- Fonseca
-
noun,
Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).
- lenitic
-
adjective,
lentic.
- Felicia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “happy.”.
- Fontina
-
noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- fantods
-
noun,
Usually, fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually preceded by the):
- lenient
-
adjective,
agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent:
- silici-
-
- Fenelon
-
noun,
François de Salignac de La Mothe [frahn-swa duh sa lee-nyak duh la mawt] /frɑ̃ˈswa də sa liˈnyak də la ˈmɔt/ (Show IPA), 1651–1715, French theologian and writer.
- fade-in
-
noun,
Movies, Television. a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene.
- oleates
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- fenland
-
noun,
a low area of marshy ground.
- faience
-
noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- Laodice
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba who chose to be swallowed up by the earth rather than live as a Greek concubine.
- silence
-
noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- intense
-
adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- falcons
-
noun,
any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- fanfold
-
noun,
a pad or tablet of invoices, bills, blank sheets, etc., interleaved with carbon paper for making a copy or copies of the writing or typing on the uppermost leaf.
- offcast
-
noun,
a castoff person or thing.
- scalene
-
adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- Iceland
-
noun,
a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- fancied
-
noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fondant
-
noun,
a thick, creamy sugar paste, the basis of many candies.
- fancies
-
noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- enfaces
-
verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- distain
-
verb (used with object),
to discolor; stain; sully.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- indenes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- stannic
-
adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- oneself
-
Idioms,
be oneself,
to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition.
to be unaffected and sincere:
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- dottles
-
noun,
the plug of half-smoked tobacco in the bottom of a pipe after smoking.
- standee
-
noun,
a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
- foliate
-
adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- Stanton
-
noun,
Edwin McMasters [muh k-mas-terz,, -mah-sterz] /məkˈmæs tərz,, -ˈmɑ stərz/ (Show IPA), 1814–69, U.S. statesman: Secretary of War 1862–67.
- oneidas
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- lindane
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- fiction
-
noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- solicit
-
verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- fictile
-
adjective,
capable of being molded.
- donnees
-
noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- indents
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- edifies
-
verb (used with object),
to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift:
- stencil
-
noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- folacin
-
noun,
folic acid.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- distent
-
adjective,
distended.
- lindies
-
noun,
Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
- Fidelio
-
noun,
an opera (1805) by Ludwig van Beethoven.
- lindens
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
Compare linden family.
- ditties
-
noun,
a poem intended to be sung.
- folates
-
noun,
folic acid.
- donates
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- indican
-
noun,
a glucoside, C 14 H 17 NO 6 , that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
- docents
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- Docetae
-
plural noun,
early Christian adherents of Docetism.
- steato-
-
- doilies
-
noun,
any small, ornamental mat, as of embroidery or lace.
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- edifice
-
noun,
a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.
- edition
-
noun,
one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
- Ileitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- sandlot
-
noun,
a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
- elision
-
noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- elitist
-
noun,
a person having, thought to have, or professing superior intellect or talent, power, wealth, or membership in the upper echelons of society:
- elodeas
-
noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- Sno-Cat
-
- sniffle
-
verb (used without object),
to sniff repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears:
- Ladinos
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- encinas
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- lactose
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- enclose
-
verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- encodes
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- sanicle
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- Sennett
-
noun,
Mack (Michael Sinnott) 1884–1960, U.S. motion-picture director and producer, born in Canada.
- endnote
-
noun,
a note, as of explanation, emendation, or the like, added at the end of an article, chapter, etc.
- license
-
noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- 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.
- elicits
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- Leftist
-
noun,
a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
- incline
-
noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- fiances
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- effaces
-
verb (used with object),
to wipe out; do away with; expunge:
- effects
-
noun,
something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence:
- effendi
-
noun,
a former Turkish title of respect, especially for government officials.
- incised
-
adjective,
cut into:
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- eidetic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible with great accuracy and in great detail.
- lattens
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- Eleatic
-
noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- fiancee
-
noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- incense
-
noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- fettles
-
noun,
state; condition:
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- deceits
-
noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- coniine
-
noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- catties
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- aniline
-
noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- anilide
-
noun,
any compound containing the univalent group C 6 H 5 NH–, derived from aniline, as acetanilide, C 8 H 9 NO.
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- conidia
-
noun,
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
- content
-
noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- Celadon
-
noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- confine
-
noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- Celaeno
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- confide
-
verb (used with object),
to tell in assurance of secrecy:
- Celesta
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- Adeline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adele.
- adenine
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
- colitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- Colette
-
noun,
(Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Colette) 1873–1954, French author.
- contend
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- ctenoid
-
adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- tonlets
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- Titanic
-
noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- canteen
-
noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- cantles
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Annette
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Anne.
- annelid
-
noun,
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.
- contest
-
noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- cotidal
-
adjective,
pertaining to a coincidence of tides.
- 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.
- aniseed
-
noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- actino-
-
- costate
-
adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- Castile
-
noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- castoff
-
noun,
a person or thing that has been cast off.
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- cenotes
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- toadies
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- canines
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- codeine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- Tenedos
-
noun,
an island in the Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles, belonging to Turkey.
- teleost
-
noun,
Also called teleostome [tel-ee-uh-stohm, tee-lee-] /ˈtɛl i əˌstoʊm, ˈti li-/ (Show IPA). a teleost fish.
- affined
-
adjective,
closely related or connected.
- affines
-
noun,
a person related to one by marriage.
- afflict
-
verb (used with object),
to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously:
- AFL-CIO
-
- tendons
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- codline
-
noun,
an untarred cord of hemp or cotton, used for fishing and for various purposes aboard a ship.
- cleanse
-
verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- coedits
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- Alencon
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- 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.
- coatees
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Clifton
-
noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- Clinton
-
noun,
De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
- tenaces
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Alcides
-
noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- toffees
-
noun,
taffy.
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- affects
-
noun,
Psychology. feeling or emotion.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- altoist
-
noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- centals
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- centile
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- cestode
-
noun,
a parasitic platyhelminth or flatworm of the class Cestoda, which comprises the tapeworms.
- cestoid
-
noun,
cestode.
- cetanes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- inconel
-
- aediles
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- tensile
-
adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- coiffes
-
noun, verb (used with object),
coiffure (defs 1, 3).
- cofinal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a subset of a set with a partial order relation, as “greater than” or “equal to,” in which corresponding to each element in the set is an element in the subset that is in relation to the given element.
- coffles
-
noun,
a line of animals, prisoners, or slaves chained and driven along together.
- Tenniel
-
noun,
Sir John, 1820–1914, English caricaturist and illustrator.
- ciliate
-
noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- cineole
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- Toltecs
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- tenfold
-
adverb,
in tenfold measure:
- citadel
-
noun,
a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
- cannoli
-
plural noun,
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
- Celosia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- Alceste
-
noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- talents
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- decanol
-
noun,
a colorless liquid, C 10 H 22 O, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol: used as a plasticizer, detergent, and in perfumes and flavorings.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- candies
-
noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- candent
-
adjective,
glowing with heat; being at a white heat.
- calotte
-
noun,
zucchetto.
- daltons
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- decanes
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- Decalin
-
- attends
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- acetone
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- Daniels
-
noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- candles
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- 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.
- tineids
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- calends
-
noun,
the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Caitlin
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- caitiff
-
noun,
a base, despicable person.
- cadette
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also called Cadette scout. a member of the Girl Scouts from 12 through 14 years of age.
- tontine
-
noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- deafens
-
verb (used with object),
to make deaf:
- Candiot
-
noun,
a Cretan.
- talcose
-
adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- dailies
-
noun,
a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- decants
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- dacoits
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- tiffins
-
noun,
lunch.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- itself
-
pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alcids
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- 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.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- 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.
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- fanion
-
noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Fannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- Falcon
-
noun,
any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- fanons
-
noun,
a maniple.
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- citied
-
adjective,
occupied by a city or cities.
- 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.
- 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.
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- faeces
-
noun,
feces.
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- encode
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- tenets
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- ennead
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- failed
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- iliads
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- 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.
- Tiflis
-
noun,
former name of Tbilisi.
- isidia
-
noun,
a coralloid outgrowth from the thallus in certain lichens.
- sialid
-
noun,
any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Settle
-
noun,
a long seat or bench, usually wooden, with arms and a high back.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- setoff
-
noun,
something that counterbalances or makes up for something else, as compensation for a loss.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- fantod
-
noun,
Usually, fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually preceded by the):
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- Tilsit
-
noun,
former name of Sovetsk.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Isolde
-
noun,
German name of Iseult.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- fatten
-
verb (used with object),
to make fat.
- Isolda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- clinid
-
noun,
any of the blennioid fishes of the family Clinidae, of tropical and subtropical seas.
- Tifton
-
noun,
a town in central Georgia.
- isodef
-
noun,
uniform deficiency, especially a line connecting points of equal deviation from a mean, as on a chart or graph.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- enfold
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap up; envelop:
- olefin
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- Landon
-
noun,
Alfred ("Alf") Mossman [maws-muh n,, mos-] /ˈmɔs mən,, ˈmɒs-/ (Show IPA), 1887–1987, U.S. politician.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- escent
-
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- enface
-
verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- clifts
-
noun,
cliff.
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- cleoid
-
noun,
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- oldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- clino-
-
- estate
-
noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Attlee
-
noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Alcott
-
noun,
(Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- lacto-
-
- attend
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- Ondine
-
noun,
undine.
- facete
-
adjective,
facetious.
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- facile
-
adjective,
moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality:
- clado-
-
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- 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:
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Alette
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- 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.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- 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.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- cleans
-
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- tendon
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- tinct.
-
- tenant
-
noun,
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- sindon
-
noun,
cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
- Iletin
-
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- Felice
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Felicia.
- aniso-
-
- finned
-
noun,
a membranous, winglike or paddlelike organ attached to any of various parts of the body of fishes and certain other aquatic animals, used for propulsion, steering, or balancing.
- Finnic
-
noun,
a subdivision of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family that includes Finnish, Estonian, Lapp, Mordvin, Udmurt, Mari, and Komi.
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- inlaid
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- Finsen
-
noun,
Niels Ryberg [neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- fiscal
-
noun,
(in some countries) a prosecuting attorney.
- finlet
-
noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- fontal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
- deceit
-
noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- fistic
-
adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- fitted
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fitten
-
adjective,
suitable; appropriate.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Seidel
-
noun,
a large beer mug with a capacity of one liter (1.1 quarts) and often having a hinged lid.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- finale
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- sclaff
-
noun,
a sclaffing stroke.
- finals
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- Selden
-
noun,
George Baldwin, 1846–1922, U.S. inventor of a gasoline-powered car.
- Indies
-
noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- inline
-
noun,
an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- finial
-
noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- inland
-
noun,
the interior part of a country.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- finite
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- sedile
-
noun,
one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.
- flacon
-
noun,
a small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- foiled
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- 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:
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- foetid
-
adjective,
fetid.
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- floats
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- infant
-
noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- canned
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- folate
-
noun,
folic acid.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- infin.
-
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- 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.
- infold
-
verb (used with object),
enfold.
- salted
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- candle
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- fondle
-
verb (used with object),
to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress:
- fleets
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- tidies
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- flense
-
verb (used with object),
to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- 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.
- flints
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- 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.
- flites
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- indent
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- scaled
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- festal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- indene
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- Ateste
-
noun,
ancient name of Este.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- centi-
-
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- fetial
-
adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- fettle
-
noun,
state; condition:
- sennet
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- intent
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- fennel
-
noun,
a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- iodine
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- Tiffin
-
noun,
lunch.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- indecl
-
- felids
-
noun,
any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.
- feline
-
noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- indef.
-
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- fennec
-
noun,
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
- felons
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- fences
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Fenian
-
noun,
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- tented
-
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.
- selen-
-
- filate
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- Fields
-
noun,
W. C (William Claude Dukenfield) 1880–1946, U.S. vaudeville and motion-picture comedian.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- fiends
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- 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.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- 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.
- inside
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- titled
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- filets
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- indict
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- Calif.
-
- califs
-
noun,
caliph.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- cattle
-
noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- filose
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- tinned
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- scato-
-
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- Indian
-
noun,
Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- intend
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- celto-
-
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- indic.
-
- 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.
- closed
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- felsic
-
adjective,
(of rocks) consisting chiefly of feldspars, feldspathoids, quartz, and other light-colored minerals.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- litten
-
adjective,
lighted1 .
- contd.
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- lodens
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- nonfat
-
adjective,
without fat or fat solids; having the fat solids removed, as skim milk:
- stifle
-
noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- diotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affecting both ears; binaural.
- Confed
-
- disco-
-
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- TEFLON
-
adjective,
characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism:
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- detent
-
noun,
a mechanism that temporarily keeps one part in a certain position relative to that of another, and can be released by applying force to one of the parts.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- detest
-
verb (used with object),
to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.
- actin-
-
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- dicast
-
noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- Diesel
-
noun,
diesel engine.
- stolid
-
adjective,
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
- dicots
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- contin
-
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- listed
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- distal
-
adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- nocti-
-
- donees
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- stated
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- aedile
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Lidice
-
noun,
a village in the W Czech Republic: suffered a ruthless reprisal by the Nazis in 1942 for the assassination of a high Nazi official.
- donnas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- lidias
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- donnee
-
noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- coiffe
-
noun, verb (used with object),
coiffure (defs 1, 3).
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- Dottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- steno-
-
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- distil
-
verb (used with or without object),
distill.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- adeno-
-
- dittos
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- colent
-
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- Lindon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Colden
-
noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- Docile
-
adjective,
easily managed or handled; tractable:
- teiids
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- Linden
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
Compare linden family.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- detect
-
verb (used with object),
to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act:
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- define
-
verb (used with object),
to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): .
- deafen
-
verb (used with object),
to make deaf:
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Nelson
-
noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- defies
-
noun,
a challenge; a defiance.
- Danton
-
noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- aceto-
-
- deices
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- deific
-
adjective,
making divine; deifying.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- defile
-
noun,
any narrow passage, especially between mountains.
- nested
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- decals
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- decent
-
adjective,
conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- Nicene
-
adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- decile
-
noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- decane
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- deface
-
verb (used with object),
to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure:
- defeat
-
noun,
the act of overcoming in a contest:
- decafs
-
noun,
decaffeinated coffee or tea.
- defect
-
noun,
a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection:
- Nettle
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- neaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- denti-
-
- 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.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- dentil
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- dentin
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Denton
-
noun,
a city in N Texas.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- desalt
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- cteno-
-
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tonlet
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- denote
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- delate
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- delfts
-
noun,
earthenware having an opaque white glaze with an overglaze decoration, usually in blue.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- delict
-
noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- Dennis
-
noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- delist
-
verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- dottle
-
noun,
the plug of half-smoked tobacco in the bottom of a pipe after smoking.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Toltec
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- elfins
-
noun,
an elf.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- affect
-
noun,
Psychology. feeling or emotion.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- offset
-
noun,
something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- Odette
-
noun,
a female given name.
- letted
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- affine
-
noun,
a person related to one by marriage.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- Lettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laetitia.
- elides
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- Coffee
-
noun,
a beverage consisting of a decoction or infusion of the roasted ground or crushed seeds (coffee beans) of the two-seeded fruit (coffee berry) of certain coffee trees.
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- 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.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- ediles
-
noun,
aedile.
- eldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Lenten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or suitable for Lent.
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- offals
-
noun,
the parts of a butchered animal that are considered inedible by human beings; carrion.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- teleo-
-
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- elect.
-
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- elated
-
adjective,
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
- 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.
- Soldan
-
noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- soffit
-
noun,
the underside of an architectural feature, as a beam, arch, ceiling, vault, or cornice.
- 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.
- afield
-
adverb,
abroad; away from home.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Lettic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- leafed
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- offend
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in:
- Elodea
-
noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- leaden
-
adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- Coffin
-
noun,
the box or case in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial; casket.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- stadle
-
noun,
staddle.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Odense
-
noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- 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.
- sotted
-
adjective,
drunken; besotted.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- office
-
noun,
a room, set of rooms, or building where the business of a commercial or industrial organization or of a professional person is conducted:
- Leiden
-
noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- toffee
-
noun,
taffy.
- 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.
- coffle
-
noun,
a line of animals, prisoners, or slaves chained and driven along together.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- efface
-
verb (used with object),
to wipe out; do away with; expunge:
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Odetta
-
noun,
(Odetta Holmes) 1930–2008, U.S. folk singer.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- effect
-
noun,
something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence:
- Leeds
-
noun,
a city in West Yorkshire, in N England.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- ante-
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- asco-
-
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- natl.
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- anti-
-
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- naso-
-
- anon.
-
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- TOEFL
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- 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.
- nano-
-
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- incl.
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- tofts
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- toti-
-
- folie
-
noun,
madness; insanity.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- ation
-
- toffs
-
noun,
a stylishly dressed, fashionable person, especially one who is or wants to be considered a member of the upper class.
- 30-30
-
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- oiled
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- oidea
-
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- atto-
-
- OIcel
-
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- 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.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- lect.
-
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Indo-
-
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- acet-
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- 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.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- 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.
- annot
-
- Lindi
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- 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.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- oste-
-
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Adolf
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “noble” and “wolf.”.
- alto-
-
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- alti-
-
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- aden-
-
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- iodic
-
adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- istic
-
- Lidia
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- aloft
-
adverb,
high up; far above the ground.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- licet
-
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- octa-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- ition
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Ital.
-
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- nona-
-
- anis-
-
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- 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.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- noct-
-
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- init.
-
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- offal
-
noun,
the parts of a butchered animal that are considered inedible by human beings; carrion.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- actos
-
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- inst.
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- insol
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- tonia
-
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- loafs
-
verb (used with object),
to pass idly (usually followed by away):
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- 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.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- 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.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- lact-
-
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- 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.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- sniff
-
noun,
an act of sniffing; a single, short, audible inhalation.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- encl.
-
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- endo-
-
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- Eifel
-
noun,
a hilly region in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate states in W Germany.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- telo-
-
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- dial.
-
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- dent.
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- 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.
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- faced
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- fades
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- fails
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- cine-
-
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- clase
-
- Clift
-
noun,
cliff.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Cliff
-
noun,
a high steep face of a rock.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- ento-
-
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- 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.
- desc.
-
- 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.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- sito-
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- cleft
-
noun,
a space or opening made by cleavage; a split.
- clefs
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Sino-
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- 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.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- colds
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- 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.
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- doffs
-
noun,
Textiles.
the act of removing bobbins, material, etc., and stripping fibers from a textile machine.
the material so doffed.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- colat
-
- dilis
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- dolts
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- stat.
-
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- disc.
-
- conf.
-
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- 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.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dist.
-
- Conn.
-
- teffs
-
noun,
a grass, Eragrostis tef, native to northern Africa, where it is cultivated for its edible seeds.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Cons.
-
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- stiff
-
noun,
Slang.
a dead body; corpse.
a formal or priggish person.
a poor tipper; tightwad.
a drunk.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Ditto
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- tele-
-
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- coele
-
- 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).
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- coel-
-
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edit.
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- ecto-
-
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Edsel
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich” and “hall.”.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- dict.
-
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Effie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- staff
-
noun,
a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- 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.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- diff.
-
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- ecol.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- econ.
-
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- float
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- flocs
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- 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.
- foals
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- focal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a focus.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- flied
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- folds
-
noun,
a part that is folded; pleat; layer:
- folia
-
noun,
plural of folium.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- folic
-
adjective,
of or derived from folic acid.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Fonda
-
noun,
an inn or restaurant.
- fonds
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- flics
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- finds
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- 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.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- fanon
-
noun,
a maniple.
- finns
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Fionn
-
noun,
Finn.
- Cant.
-
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- sect.
-
- flees
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- Fleet
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- Scot.
-
- scold
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- ideo-
-
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- idio-
-
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- idion
-
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- sanit
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- tiled
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- ileo-
-
- 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.
- decl.
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- deci-
-
- Iliad
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- ilio-
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- scoff
-
noun,
an expression of mockery, derision, doubt, or derisive scorn; jeer.
- decaf
-
noun,
decaffeinated coffee or tea.
- FSLIC
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- deca-
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- IATSE
-
- scat-
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Scand
-
- tiffs
-
noun,
a slight or petty quarrel.
- calef
-
- Icel.
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- ician
-
- icons
-
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- filos
-
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Fedin
-
noun,
Konstantin Aleksandrovich [kuh n-stuhn-tyeen uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /kən stʌnˈtyin ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1977, Russian novelist and short-story writer.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- feeds
-
noun,
food, especially for farm animals, as cattle, horses or chickens.
- feels
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- seti-
-
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- 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:
- feces
-
noun,
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- Felis
-
noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- felon
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- fence
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- fecal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or being feces.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cidal
-
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- Tenn.
-
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- fated
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- teno-
-
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- daffs
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to turn or thrust aside.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Delft
-
noun,
earthenware having an opaque white glaze with an overglaze decoration, usually in blue.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- deles
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- fends
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- felid
-
noun,
any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Fiend
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Defoe
-
noun,
Daniel, 1659?–1731, English novelist and political journalist.
- Field
-
noun,
an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
- fiefs
-
noun,
a fee or feud held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- 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.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- fidos
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- feti-
-
- fetid
-
adjective,
having an offensive odor; stinking.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- self-
-
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- cent.
-
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- fetes
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- cedes
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- fifes
-
noun,
a high-pitched transverse flute used commonly in military and marching musical groups.
- Fidel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tonn
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 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):
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- 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.
- 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.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Taft
-
noun,
Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- non-
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- nos-
-
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- 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.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- toff
-
noun,
a stylishly dressed, fashionable person, especially one who is or wants to be considered a member of the upper class.
- 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.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- 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.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- TODS
-
- std.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Ont.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scil
-
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- 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.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- TIFF
-
noun,
a slight or petty quarrel.
- sci.
-
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tion
-
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- 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.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Tit.
-
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- teff
-
noun,
a grass, Eragrostis tef, native to northern Africa, where it is cultivated for its edible seeds.
- Soni
-
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Offa
-
noun,
died 796, king of Mercia 757–96.
- soln
-
- off.
-
- OEEC
-
- OECD
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- 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.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Oct.
-
- Ste.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- NTIA
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- 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.
- 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.
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- sld.
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- SLIC
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- ole-
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- offs
-
noun,
the state or fact of being off.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Toft
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- ten.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- 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.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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.
- 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.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Todt
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1891–1942, German military engineer.
- 1080
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- EFTA
-
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- effs
-
noun,
the word “fuck”; the f-word:
- EEOC
-
- EDTA
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enc.
-
- eco-
-
- Esd.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ence
-
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- end-
-
- ect-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dis-
-
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dioc
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dino
-
- Din.
-
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- dif-
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dol.
-
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- doff
-
noun,
Textiles.
the act of removing bobbins, material, etc., and stripping fibers from a textile machine.
the material so doffed.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- ette
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Fla.
-
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- 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.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- 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.
- find
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- Fin.
-
- filt
-
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- fld.
-
- fled
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of flee.
- Fife
-
noun,
a high-pitched transverse flute used commonly in military and marching musical groups.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Ind.
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- fond
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- fold
-
noun,
a part that is folded; pleat; layer:
- fol.
-
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- flee
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- FOIA
-
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- foal
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- floc
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- flic
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- FIFO
-
noun,
first-in, first-out.
- fief
-
noun,
a fee or feud held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations.
- fac.
-
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- FDIC
-
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fec.
-
- 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.
- fads
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- fado
-
noun,
a Portuguese folk song typically of doleful or fatalistic character and usually accompanied on the guitar.
- fade
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- FACS
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Fed.
-
- fids
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- FIDO
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- fict
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- FICA
-
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- fedn
-
- fend
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- feel
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- feed
-
noun,
food, especially for farm animals, as cattle, horses or chickens.
- feds
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Slang. a federal official or law-enforcement officer.
- dia-
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- ICAO
-
- ates
-
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- attn
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- att.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- ann.
-
- cat.
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CanF
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- calf
-
noun,
the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
- Cal.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Cels
-
- 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.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- AFSC
-
- afft
-
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- AInd
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- 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.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- ands
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ance
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Alis
-
- AISI
-
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Ald.
-
- Alco
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cen.
-
- Den.
-
- daft
-
adjective,
senseless, stupid, or foolish.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- daff
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to turn or thrust aside.
- dat.
-
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- cts.
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cond
-
- Danl
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- def.
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Del.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- deft
-
adjective,
dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever:
- defs
-
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Dec.
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- deaf
-
noun,
deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- DCNL
-
- Con.
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- cene
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- CLEF
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cis-
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cide
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ceto
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- ical
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Ice.
-
- loaf
-
noun,
a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- LitD
-
- lit.
-
- Lani
-
- 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:
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- itis
-
- NASD
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- iso-
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- 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.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- 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.
- itol
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Ltd.
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- 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:
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lond
-
- 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.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- 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:
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- 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.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Lat.
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lea.
-
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- IndE
-
- Inf.
-
- infl
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- ins.
-
- inae
-
- int.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- iod-
-
- NDSL
-
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- NCTE
-
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- idae
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- 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.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- neo-
-
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ile-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- NDAC
-
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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 = .
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CSF
-
- CSO
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- AEC
-
- ctf
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ae.
-
- DCL
-
- CSA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- AFL
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- OAS
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- aff
-
preposition, adverb,
off.
- AFC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- OCD
-
- ANF
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- 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.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- OCS
-
- AEF
-
- do.
-
- DFC
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ad-
-
- al.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- Af.
-
- ADC
-
- TAL
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- ac-
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- TSE
-
- DCS
-
- de-
-
- TSI
-
- TLC
-
- DEA
-
- an.
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- OTC
-
- ANC
-
- NES
-
- DOA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- DSC
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ADF
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- DSO
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- 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:
- NIA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- DAE
-
- ACS
-
- NFC
-
- NFD
-
- Lif
-
- NFL
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- NFS
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OSA
-
- OSF
-
- LON
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- ca.
-
- CDT
-
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- NEA
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CEF
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- NSF
-
- NAD
-
- ALC
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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.
- NOC
-
- CAI
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- cf.
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- NCO
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- Alf
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noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAF
-
- TID
-
- ATC
-
- CEO
-
- OSD
-
- NSC
-
- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- tlo
-
- cle
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- AIC
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- NSA
-
- CLI
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Clo
-
- Oc.
-
- AFS
-
- OED
-
- CNN
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- Co.
-
- NLF
-
- NNE
-
- NEC
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- at.
-
- ast
-
- LOC
-
- CFA
-
- CFD
-
- CFI
-
- CFL
-
- CFO
-
- cfs
-
- ase
-
- CIA
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- 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.
- ASN
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ASI
-
- CIE
-
- CIF
-
- TNT
-
- DET
-
- TTS
-
- FDA
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- OTS
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- sd.
-
- FAO
-
- FAT
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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.
- So.
-
- ist
-
- FCA
-
- FCS
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ote
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sad
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noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Sfc
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- SAE
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- FAD
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- OTA
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ESL
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ons
-
- EOE
-
- EOF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Lt.
-
- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ESA
-
- SLE
-
- Esc
-
- LSD
-
- ese
-
- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ot-
-
- LDS
-
- La.
-
- ose
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ETO
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ETS
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- fo.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ite
-
- FET
-
- FFA
-
- ene
-
- ft.
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- sc.
-
- FON
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noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- ide
-
- FOS
-
- FOT
-
- FSA
-
- FTC
-
- IFC
-
- ics
-
- id.
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- SCF
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ScD
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- FFC
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- FFI
-
- Fia
-
- IOF
-
- fic
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- IOC
-
- fid
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ine
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- FIO
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- in.
-
- Fl.
-
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- SED
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- IFF
-
- ONI
-
- SLA
-
- ONF
-
- Ola
-
- LDC
-
- Doi
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Ld.
-
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- LCF
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- LCD
-
- LCA
-
- OIt
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- DSA
-
- oid
-
- DST
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- oic
-
- ECF
-
- DFT
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ODT
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Les
-
- of-
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- DFA
-
- di.
-
- DNA
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- DIL
-
- STL
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- STI
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- DLC
-
- DLO
-
- DLS
-
- ECA
-
- ead
-
- efl
-
- eff
-
noun,
the word “fuck”; the f-word:
- 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.
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ef-
-
- SOF
-
- EEO
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EDC
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- EDT
-
- EEC
-
- LaF
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- en-
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- EIS
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ed.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- fn
-
- dl
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- DF
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- SL
-
- t.
-
- TD
-
- T1
-
- ic
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- AO
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- TT
-
- i.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- NI
-
- TN
-
- SN
-
- TL
-
- SF
-
- OA
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- FE
-
- O.
-
- S.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SA
-
- NL
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NF
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- le
-
- L.
-
- D.
-
- N.
-
- TC
-
- DN
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- NC
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- CE
-
- ND
-
- ln
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- FC
-
- FD
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ol
-
- LF
-