Anagrams of self-identification

Word self-identification has 3308 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of self-identification.

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identifications
noun, an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
identification
noun, an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
self-contained
adjective, containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
self-initiated
adjective, initiated or begun by oneself.
slide-action
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
noun, an act of edifying.
felicitation
noun, an expression of good wishes; congratulation.
delectations
noun, delight; enjoyment.
infidelities
noun, marital disloyalty; adultery.
deifications
noun, the act of deifying.
delineations
noun, the act or process of delineating.
disinflation
noun, a period or process of slowing the rate of inflation.
self-content
noun, satisfaction with oneself; self-complacency.
off-license
noun, a license permitting the sale of sealed bottles of alcoholic beverages to be taken away from the premises by the purchaser.
inflictions
noun, the act of inflicting.
soft-finned
adjective, having fins supported by articulated rays rather than by spines, as a malacopterygian.
declination
noun, a bending, sloping, or moving downward.
felicitates
adjective, Obsolete. made happy.
delineation
noun, the act or process of delineating.
infestation
noun, the act of infesting; state of being infested.
inosilicate
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
noun, delight; enjoyment.
incidentals
noun, something incidental, as a circumstance.
confidantes
noun, a woman to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
deification
noun, the act of deifying.
edification
noun, an act of edifying.
festination
noun, a gait marked by an involuntary hurrying in walking, observed in certain nerve diseases.
licentiates
noun, a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
clandestine
adjective, characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious:
deflections
noun, the act or state of deflecting or the state of being deflected.
sinfonietta
noun, a short symphony.
destination
noun, the place to which a person or thing travels or is sent:
tenacities
noun, the quality of being tenacious, or of holding fast; persistence:
licentiate
noun, a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
tonalities
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
noun, a person who maintains that faith alone, without the performance of good works, is all that is necessary for salvation.
identifies
verb (used with object), to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of:
coffee-and
noun, coffee and a snack.
adolescent
noun, an adolescent person.
distention
noun, the act of distending or the state of being distended.
caen-stone
noun, a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
facilities
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
noun, ideal quality or character.
float-feed
adjective, equipped with a float to control the feed.
fieldstone
noun, unfinished stone as found in fields, especially when used for building purposes.
celadonite
noun, a hydrous silicate of iron and potassium; an iron-rich soft mica.
fidelities
noun, strict observance of promises, duties, etc.:
latticinio
noun, an opaque, white glass first produced in Venice during the Renaissance, often used in thread form to decorate clear glass pieces.
officiants
noun, a person who officiates at a religious service or ceremony.
celandines
noun, Also called greater celandine, swallowwort. an Old World plant, Chelidonium majus, of the poppy family, having yellow flowers.
fictionist
noun, a writer of fiction; a novelist or short-story writer.
sentential
adjective, pertaining to or of the nature of a sentence.
tendinitis
noun, inflammation of a tendon.
latinities
noun, knowledge or use of the Latin language:
sanctified
adjective, made holy; consecrated:
felicitate
adjective, Obsolete. made happy.
affinities
noun, a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
ice-island
noun, a tabular iceberg in the arctic region.
anecdotist
noun, a collector or teller of anecdotes.
idealistic
adjective, of or relating to idealism or idealists.
disinflate
verb (used with object), to slow down the rate of inflation in (an economy).
disincline
verb (used with or without object), to make or be averse or unwilling:
finalities
noun, the state, quality, or fact of being final; conclusiveness or decisiveness.
infliction
noun, the act of inflicting.
defoliates
adjective, (of a tree) having lost its leaves, especially by a natural process.
dentitions
noun, the makeup of a set of teeth including their kind, number, and arrangement.
condensate
noun, a product of condensation, as a liquid reduced from a gas or vapor.
defoliants
noun, a preparation for defoliating plants.
tonicities
noun, tonic quality or condition.
detentions
noun, the act of detaining.
infinities
noun, the quality or state of being infinite.
nidificate
verb (used without object), to build a nest.
stone-deaf
adjective, totally deaf.
deflection
noun, the act or state of deflecting or the state of being deflected.
deflations
noun, the act of deflating or the state of being deflated.
actinolite
noun, a variety of amphibole, occurring in greenish bladed crystals or in masses.
anticlines
noun, an anticlinal rock structure.
definition
noun, the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear:
inflations
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
noun, Mineralogy. a dark-blue tourmaline, used as a gem.
incidental
noun, something incidental, as a circumstance.
disentitle
verb (used with object), to deprive of title or right.
indelicate
adjective, offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse:
Diocletian
noun, (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) a.d. 245–316, Illyrian soldier: emperor of Rome 284–305.
indefinite
adjective, not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited:
indecision
noun, inability to decide.
intestinal
adjective, occurring in or affecting the intestines.
decennials
noun, a decennial anniversary.
indication
noun, anything serving to indicate or point out, as a sign or token.
confidante
noun, a woman to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
anticline
noun, an anticlinal rock structure.
infinites
noun, something that is infinite.
fontanels
noun, one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull.
canfields
noun, a game of solitaire often adapted to gambling purposes.
flections
noun, the act of bending.
sectional
noun, a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
foeticide
noun, feticide.
inflation
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
adjective, pertaining to or like an insect.
initiates
noun, a person who has been initiated.
sciential
adjective, having knowledge.
ideaistic
adjective, of ideas, especially in their abstract or symbolic character.
Anticosti
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
noun, East Indies (def 1).
inanities
noun, lack of sense, significance, or ideas; silliness.
inactions
noun, absence of action; idleness.
incondite
adjective, ill-constructed; unpolished:
idiolects
noun, a person's individual speech pattern. Compare dialect (def 1).
indicants
noun, something that indicates; indicator.
indicates
verb (used with object), to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
indiction
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
adjective, similar or alike in every way:
indolence
noun, the quality or state of being indolent.
ideations
noun, the process of forming ideas or images.
sciaenoid
noun, a sciaenoid fish.
caffeines
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
adjective, not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
infancies
noun, the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood.
infantile
adjective, characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish:
infection
noun, an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
antinoise
adjective, designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
tiffanies
noun, a sheer, mesh fabric constructed in plain weave, originally made of silk but now often made of cotton or synthetic fibers.
ice-field
noun, a large sheet of floating ice, larger than an ice floe.
antinodes
noun, the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
Cantonese
noun, a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
decennial
noun, a decennial anniversary.
selection
noun, an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
dentation
noun, the state or form of being dentate.
contained
adjective, showing restraint or calmness; controlled; poised:
dietitian
noun, a person who is an expert in nutrition or dietetics.
dietetics
noun, dietetics, (used with a singular verb) the science concerned with the nutritional planning and preparation of foods.
contented
noun, the state or feeling of being contented; satisfaction; contentment:
dictation
noun, the act or manner of dictating for reproduction in writing.
diastolic
adjective, pertaining to or produced by diastole.
dianoetic
adjective, pertaining to dianoia.
detonates
verb (used with object), to cause (something explosive) to explode.
cotenants
noun, a joint tenant.
detention
noun, the act of detaining.
detection
noun, the act of detecting.
dentition
noun, the makeup of a set of teeth including their kind, number, and arrangement.
denticles
noun, a small tooth or toothlike part.
dacoities
noun, (in India and Burma) gang robbery; robbery by dacoits.
conflates
verb (used with object), to fuse into one entity; merge:
delicates
noun, Archaic. a choice food; delicacy.
deletions
noun, an act or instance of deleting.
taconites
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
adjective, (of a tree) having lost its leaves, especially by a natural process.
defoliant
noun, a preparation for defoliating plants.
datelines
noun, a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
deflation
noun, the act of deflating or the state of being deflated.
definiens
noun, something that defines, especially the defining part of a dictionary entry.
deficient
noun, a person who is deficient, especially one who is mentally defective.
defiances
noun, a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
defection
noun, desertion from allegiance, loyalty, duty, or the like; apostasy:
defeatist
noun, a person who surrenders easily or is subject to defeatism.
declinate
adjective, having a downward curve or slope; bending away, as from the horizontal:
dilations
noun, the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
diolefins
noun, diene.
filicides
noun, a person who kills his or her son or daughter.
etiolates
verb (used with object), to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
filiation
noun, the fact of being the child of a certain parent.
celandine
noun, Also called greater celandine, swallowwort. an Old World plant, Chelidonium majus, of the poppy family, having yellow flowers.
fictional
adjective, invented as part of a work of fiction:
feticides
noun, the act of destroying a fetus or causing an abortion.
festinate
adjective, hurried.
sententia
noun, an aphorism; maxim.
tentacles
noun, Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.
tentacled
adjective, having tentacles.
siciliano
noun, a graceful folk dance of Sicily.
tenonitis
noun, tendinitis.
teniacide
noun, taeniacide.
falconets
noun, any of several small Asian falcons, especially of the genus Microhierax.
face-lift
noun, Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
tendances
noun, attention; care; ministration, as to the sick.
confident
noun, a confidant.
enfilades
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
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
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
noun, a socially prominent person.
coastline
noun, the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
efficient
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
noun, the state of being edacious; voraciousness; appetite.
coffinite
noun, a mineral, black uranous silicate, USiO 4 , an important ore of uranium.
dittanies
noun, a Cretan plant, Origanum dictamnus, of the mint family, having spikes of purple flowers and formerly believed to have medicinal qualities.
dislocate
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
verb (used with object), to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
disentail
verb (used with object), to free (an estate) from entail.
confidant
noun, a close friend or associate to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
insolence
noun, contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
catenoids
noun, the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
officials
noun, a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
iodinates
verb (used with object), to iodize.
officiant
noun, a person who officiates at a religious service or ceremony.
actinides
noun, any element of the actinide series.
acidifies
verb (used with or without object), to make or become acid; convert into an acid.
latencies
noun, the state of being latent.
acetifies
verb (used with or without object), to turn into vinegar; make or become acetous.
affection
noun, fond attachment, devotion, or love:
Neo-Latin
noun, New Latin.
adenosine
noun, Biochemistry. a white, crystalline, water-soluble nucleoside, C 10 H 13 N 5 O 4 , of adenine and ribose.
intestine
noun, Usually, intestines. the lower part of the alimentary canal, extending from the pylorus to the anus.
intonates
verb (used with object), to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
Toscanini
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
verb (used with object), to serve as the priest or minister of (a divine service, religious ceremony, etc.).
Tocantins
noun, a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
acidities
noun, the quality or state of being acid.
tolidines
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
noun, a dance performed on the tips of the toes.
Oceanside
noun, a city in SW California.
nicotines
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
adjective, unable to distinguish differences in pitch in musical sounds when producing or hearing them.
octennial
adjective, occurring every eight years.
Nicolette
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
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
verb (used with object), to make into a city; urbanize.
citified
adjective, made into a city.
Leonidas
noun, died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
silicate
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
noun, glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
lentando
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
verb (used with object), to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
Endecott
noun, John, 1588?–1665, colonial governor of Massachusetts 1644–65, born in England.
niceties
noun, a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
societal
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
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
noun, a note, as of explanation, emendation, or the like, added at the end of an article, chapter, etc.
endocast
noun, endocranial cast.
enfilade
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
ESA
SLE
Esc
LSD
ese
Tai
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
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
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
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