Anagrams of shellacking
Word shellacking has
939 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of shellacking.
- Glackens
-
noun,
William James, 1870–1938, U.S. painter and illustrator.
- sea-king
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noun,
one of the piratical Scandinavian chiefs who ravaged the coasts of medieval Europe.
- Achilles
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noun,
the greatest Greek warrior in the Trojan War and hero of Homer's Iliad. He killed Hector and was killed when Paris wounded him in the heel, his one vulnerable spot, with an arrow.
- callings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that calls.
- Shigella
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Shigella, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals.
- shealing
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noun,
shieling.
- Chekiang
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noun,
Older Spelling. Zhejiang.
- hackles
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noun,
one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
- shackle
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noun,
a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
- Anglice
-
adverb,
in English; as the English would say it; according to the English way: .
- changes
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noun,
the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed:
- sinkage
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noun,
the act, process, amount, or degree of sinking.
- selling
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noun,
an act or method of selling.
- incages
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- Legnica
-
noun,
a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
- Angelic
-
adjective,
of or belonging to angels:
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- scaling
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noun,
the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
- hacking
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noun,
replacement of a single course of stonework by two or more lower courses.
- Challis
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noun,
a soft fabric of plain weave in wool, cotton, rayon, or other staple fiber, either in a solid color or, more often, a small print.
- chasing
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noun,
a design chased on metal.
- calling
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that calls.
- Chillan
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noun,
a city in central Chile: earthquakes 1835, 1939.
- shellac
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noun,
lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- lacings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- lacking
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noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- glances
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noun,
a quick or brief look.
- alkines
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noun,
alkyne.
- chaines
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- Lachine
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noun,
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec, on the St. Lawrence.
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Nalchik
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Republic in the S Russian Federation.
- English
-
noun,
the people of England collectively, especially as distinguished from the Scots, Welsh, and Irish.
- healing
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noun,
the act or process of regaining health:
- linkage
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noun,
the act of linking; state or manner of being linked.
- slicken
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become slick.
- shingle
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noun,
a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings.
- helical
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adjective,
pertaining to or having the form of a helix; spiral.
- hankies
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noun,
a handkerchief.
- shaking
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that shakes.
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- halling
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noun,
a vigorous, athletic, Norwegian folk dance.
- gallies
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verb (used with object),
to frighten or scare.
- Galenic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing galena.
- lashing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that lashes.
- sacking
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noun,
stout, coarse woven material of hemp, jute, or the like, chiefly for sacks.
- Gaskell
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noun,
Mrs (Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Gaskell) 1810–65, English novelist.
- Halleck
-
noun,
Fitz-Green [fits-green,, fits-green] /ˈfɪtsˌgrin,, fɪtsˈgrin/ (Show IPA), 1790–1867, U.S. poet.
- inhales
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verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- Calkins
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noun,
calk2 (def 1).
- slacken
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.
- N-shell
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noun,
the fourth shell of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom and containing, when filled, 32 electrons having principal quantum number 4.
- Chanel
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noun,
Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
- Cahill
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noun,
an artificial fly having a quill body, golden tag, tan-spotted wings and tail, and gray hackle.
- chalks
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noun,
a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- Hansel
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noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- chaise
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- Glinka
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noun,
Mikhail Ivanovich [mi-kah-eel i-vah-nuh-vich;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /mɪ kɑˈil ɪˈvɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1803–57, Russian composer.
- calkin
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noun,
calk2 (def 1).
- chains
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noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- chaine
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- haceks
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noun,
a diacritical mark (ˇ) placed over a letter in some languages, as Czech and Lithuanian, and in some systems of phonetic transcription, especially to indicate that a sound is palatalized.
- Scilla
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noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- Calles
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noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- hackie
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noun,
hack2 (def 7b).
- casing
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noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- legals
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noun,
a person who acts in a legal manner or with legal authority.
- hackle
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noun,
one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
- calli-
-
- Naskhi
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noun,
the cursive variety of Arabic script from which was derived the variety used in modern printed works.
- change
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noun,
the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed:
- Ealing
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- geisha
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noun,
a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clings
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noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- clinks
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noun,
a clinking sound.
- Gaskin
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noun,
the part of the hind leg of a horse, or other hoofed mammal, between the stifle and the hock.
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- Eakins
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noun,
Thomas, 1844–1916, U.S. painter.
- Gallic
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adjective,
of or containing gallium, especially in the trivalent state.
- likens
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verb (used with object),
to represent as similar or like; compare:
- lineal
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adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- Gaines
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noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- nickel
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noun,
Chemistry. a hard, silvery-white, ductile and malleable metallic element, allied to iron and cobalt, not readily oxidized: used chiefly in alloys, in electroplating, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis. Symbol: Ni; atomic weight: 58.71; atomic number: 28; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
- niches
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noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- Gaelic
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noun,
a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
- Neilah
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noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- L-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- Elisha
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noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Eliseus [el-i-see-uh s] /ˌɛl ɪˈsi əs/ (Show IPA). a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century b.c., the successor of Elijah. II Kings 3–9.
- neighs
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noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- cleans
-
- lignes
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noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- chines
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noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- gleans
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Chelan
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- glance
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noun,
a quick or brief look.
- glacis
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noun,
a gentle slope.
- glaces
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noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- Chiles
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noun,
chili.
- chills
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noun,
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness:
- liangs
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noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- chinas
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noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- lichen
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noun,
any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- chinks
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noun,
a crack, cleft, or fissure:
- chisel
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noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- liches
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noun,
the body; the trunk.
- Gilels
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noun,
Emil (Grigoryevich) [ee-mil gri-gawr-yuh-vich,, ey-mil;; Russian e-myeel gryi-gaw-ryi-vyich] /ˈi mɪl grɪˈgɔr yə vɪtʃ,, ˈeɪ mɪl;; Russian ɛˈmyil gryɪˈgɔ ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1916–85, Russian pianist.
- ligans
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noun,
lagan.
- ligase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- clangs
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noun,
a clanging sound.
- clanks
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noun,
a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other:
- Sheila
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Hallie
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noun,
a female given name.
- laches
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noun,
failure to do something at the proper time, especially such delay as will bar a party from bringing a legal proceeding.
- skiech
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adverb,
proudly.
- hinges
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noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- kiangs
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- inches
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noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- aligns
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verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Ichang
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Yichang.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Angell
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noun,
James Rowland [roh-luh nd] /ˈroʊ lənd/ (Show IPA), 1869–1949, U.S. educator.
- inkles
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noun,
a linen tape used for trimmings.
- A-line
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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.
- kinase
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noun,
a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
- Hsiang
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noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Hunan province in southern China.
- Anglic
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noun,
the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
- klesha
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noun,
any of the five hindrances to enlightenment, which are ignorance or avidya, egocentricity, attachments, aversions, and the instinctive will to live.
- inhale
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verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- laighs
-
noun,
a small valley or hollow.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Signac
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- skeigh
-
adverb,
proudly.
- Sikang
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xikang.
- alkies
-
noun,
an alcoholic.
- Angles
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- sleigh
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noun,
a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- K-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
- Ilesha
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- helic-
-
- silken
-
adjective,
made of silk.
- Hellas
-
noun,
an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- incage
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- sickle
-
noun,
an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- silane
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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.
- alkine
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noun,
alkyne.
- Achill
-
noun,
an island off the coast of NW Ireland. 14 miles (23 km) long; 11 miles (18 km) wide.
- Skagen
-
noun,
Skaw, The.
- sicken
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sick.
- aching
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- lacing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- Genl.
-
- ligne
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noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- 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.
- lign-
-
- liken
-
verb (used with object),
to represent as similar or like; compare:
- kisan
-
noun,
(in India) a peasant.
- klans
-
noun,
Ku Klux Klan.
- likes
-
noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- ghain
-
noun,
the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- kines
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- Kings
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noun,
either of two books of the Bible, I Kings or II Kings, which contain the history of the kings of Israel and Judah. Abbreviation: Ki.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- incl.
-
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- khans
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noun,
(in the Altaic group of languages) a title held by hereditary rulers or tribal chiefs.
- encl.
-
- Kans.
-
- kanes
-
noun,
cain.
- kalis
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- kales
-
- 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.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- kench
-
noun,
a deep bin in which animal skins and fish are salted.
- kains
-
noun,
cain.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- links
-
noun,
golf course.
- Kesia
-
noun,
a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- g-cal
-
- Khasi
-
noun,
an Austroasiatic language of Assam, in northeast India.
- ling.
-
- gains
-
- kiang
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Galle
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Sri Lanka.
- kills
-
- kilns
-
noun,
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
- kinas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- galls
-
noun,
impudence; effrontery.
- inkle
-
noun,
a linen tape used for trimmings.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- licks
-
noun,
a stroke of the tongue over something.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- Klein
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), 1849–1925, German mathematician.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- haiks
-
noun,
an oblong cloth used as an outer garment by the Arabs.
- legal
-
noun,
a person who acts in a legal manner or with legal authority.
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- lang.
-
- hakes
-
noun,
any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, especially M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
- hales
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- leash
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- Halle
-
noun,
Morris, born 1923, U.S. linguist, born in Latvia.
- hinge
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- Hilla
-
noun,
a city in central Iraq, S of Baghdad.
- hikes
-
noun,
a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like.
- Hagen
-
noun,
Walter, 1892–1969, U.S. golfer.
- Hicks
-
noun,
Edward, 1780–1849, U.S. painter.
- Laski
-
noun,
Harold Joseph, 1893–1950, English political scientist and writer.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- hangs
-
- hanks
-
noun,
Tom, born 1956, U.S. film actor.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- heli-
-
- leaks
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- Hasek
-
noun,
Jaroslav [yah-raw-slahf] /ˈyɑ rɔˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1883–1923, Czech novelist and short-story writer.
- Helga
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “holy.”.
- heals
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- helas
-
interjection,
alas!
- hecks
-
noun,
something remarkable of its kind (usually used in the phrase heck of a):
- Legis
-
- Leigh
-
noun,
Vivien (Vivian Mary Hartley) 1913–67, English actress.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Kline
-
noun,
Franz (Josef) [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), 1910–62, U.S. painter.
- knell
-
noun,
the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially for a death or a funeral.
- Knies
-
noun,
Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
- knish
-
noun,
a fried or baked turnover or roll of dough with a filling, as of meat, kasha, or potato, often eaten as an appetizer or snack.
- ginks
-
noun,
a person; fellow.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- Hekla
-
noun,
an active volcano in SW Iceland. 4892 feet (1491 meters).
- lacks
-
noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- Ickes
-
noun,
Harold (Le Claire) [luh klair] /lə klɛər/ (Show IPA), 1874–1952, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- 30-30
-
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Icel.
-
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- laigh
-
noun,
a small valley or hollow.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- gnash
-
noun,
an act of gnashing.
- hacek
-
noun,
a diacritical mark (ˇ) placed over a letter in some languages, as Czech and Lithuanian, and in some systems of phonetic transcription, especially to indicate that a sound is palatalized.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- lakhs
-
noun,
lac2 .
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- Lakin
-
noun,
Obsolete. ladykin.
- hacks
-
noun,
a cut, gash, or notch.
- snick
-
noun,
a small cut; nick.
- kashi
-
noun,
a city in W Xinjiang Uygur, in extreme W China.
- necks
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- ankle
-
noun,
(in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
- Shang
-
noun,
a Chinese dynasty whose dates are usually given as 1766–1122 b.c. and sometimes as 1523–1027 b.c.
- Shank
-
noun,
Anatomy. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg.
- sheik
-
noun,
Also, shaikh, sheikh. (in Islamic countries) the patriarch of a tribe or family; chief: a term of polite address.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- shill
-
noun,
a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- ankhs
-
noun,
a tau cross with a loop at the top, used as a symbol of generation or enduring life.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anigh
-
adverb,
nearby; close by.
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Angl.
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- shall
-
auxiliary verb,
plan to, intend to, or expect to:
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- Selah
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- shack
-
noun,
a rough cabin; shanty.
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- calks
-
noun,
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
- shake
-
noun,
an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- cakes
-
noun,
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- angi-
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- chalk
-
noun,
a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- skein
-
noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- Skell
-
noun,
a homeless person who lives on the streets, sleeps in doorways or subways, etc.; derelict.
- Skill
-
noun,
the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well:
- Slack
-
noun,
a slack condition or part.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- 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.
- slake
-
verb (used with object),
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
- slank
-
noun,
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slick
-
noun,
a smooth or slippery place or spot or the substance causing it:
- slink
-
noun,
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
- snack
-
noun,
a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- snake
-
noun,
any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- sneck
-
noun,
a door latch or its lever.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alike
-
adverb,
in the same manner or form; similarly:
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- 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.
- Alick
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alexander.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- skean
-
noun,
a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
- Akins
-
noun,
Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- sing.
-
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- Singh
-
- Aiken
-
noun,
Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- chank
-
verb (used without object),
to eat noisily or greedily.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Sakel
-
noun,
Manfred (Joshua) 1906–57, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Austria.
- clink
-
noun,
a clinking sound.
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- Chink
-
noun,
a crack, cleft, or fissure:
- 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.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Chin.
-
- clash
-
noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Nicks
-
noun,
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- clase
-
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- nighs
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- Cheka
-
noun,
(in the Soviet Union) the state secret-police organization (1917–22), succeeded by the GPU.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Elkin
-
noun,
Stanley, 1930–1995, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- clank
-
noun,
a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other:
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- neigh
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- Chill
-
noun,
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness:
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- 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.
- Sink
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- Nick
-
noun,
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- SACK
-
noun,
a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- lack
-
noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Sikh
-
noun,
a member of a monotheistic religion, founded in the Punjab c1500 by the guru Nanak, that refuses to recognize the Hindu caste system or the Brahmanical priesthood and forbids magic, idolatry, and pilgrimages.
- 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.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- silk
-
noun,
the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- Kish
-
noun,
a mixture of graphite and slag separated from and floating on the surface of molten pig iron or cast iron as it cools.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Klan
-
noun,
Ku Klux Klan.
- kine
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- skag
-
noun,
scag.
- KIAS
-
- kcal
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- KCSI
-
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- keas
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- kegs
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- Neh.
-
- kens
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- Khan
-
noun,
(in the Altaic group of languages) a title held by hereditary rulers or tribal chiefs.
- SLIC
-
- 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.
- Kiel
-
noun,
the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal.
- kins
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- Nah.
-
- Kiln
-
noun,
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- kina
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- skin
-
noun,
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Link
-
noun,
one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
- kc/s
-
- King
-
noun,
a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.
- skeg
-
noun,
a projection supporting a rudder at its lower end, located abaft a sternpost or rudderpost.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Lake
-
noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- 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.
- shag
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- sank
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- Lick
-
noun,
a stroke of the tongue over something.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- neck
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Shak
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- leks
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- scil
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sec.
-
- 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.
- sech
-
- sch.
-
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- leg.
-
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- 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).
- Sig.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Sika
-
noun,
a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
- sake
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- lin.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- sci.
-
- lakh
-
noun,
lac2 .
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- lea.
-
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Salk
-
noun,
Jonas E(dward) 1914–95, U.S. bacteriologist: developed Salk vaccine.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sick
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lank
-
adjective,
(of plants) unduly long and slender:
- Lani
-
- like
-
noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Saki
-
noun,
any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 1080
-
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- gink
-
noun,
a person; fellow.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Cal.
-
- calk
-
noun,
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cake
-
noun,
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Gill
-
noun,
the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- cask
-
noun,
a container made and shaped like a barrel, especially one larger and stronger, for holding liquids.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Gen.
-
- Hank
-
noun,
a skein, as of thread or yarn.
- ANSI
-
- asc-
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Heck
-
noun,
something remarkable of its kind (usually used in the phrase heck of a):
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Hall
-
noun,
a corridor or passageway in a building.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- hal-
-
- Hake
-
noun,
any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, especially M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- haik
-
noun,
an oblong cloth used as an outer garment by the Arabs.
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- Hag.
-
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Hike
-
noun,
a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Eng.
-
- enc.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- cis-
-
- 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.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- enl.
-
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Gal.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Cels
-
- gash
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- cen.
-
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Gall
-
noun,
impudence; effrontery.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- chs.
-
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Chal
-
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Ens.
-
- chg.
-
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- hick
-
noun,
an unsophisticated, boorish, and provincial person; rube.
- hags
-
noun,
an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.
- Hill
-
noun,
a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- ign.
-
- Akin
-
adjective,
of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
- ile-
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ilka
-
adjective,
every; each.
- ilks
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- Ill.
-
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- 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.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- kang
-
noun,
(especially in northern Chinese houses) a masonry or earthen platform at one end of a room, heated in winter by fires underneath and spread with mats for sleeping.
- Kane
-
noun,
cain.
- Kali
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- Kain
-
noun,
cain.
- Kahn
-
noun,
Louis Isadore, 1901–74, U.S. architect, born in Estonia.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- ACLS
-
- 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.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ins.
-
- inks
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- ICSH
-
- inae
-
- Alis
-
- ankh
-
noun,
a tau cross with a loop at the top, used as a symbol of generation or enduring life.
- all-
-
- Ice.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Alg.
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ance
-
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- alk.
-
- ical
-
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CLI
-
- CAI
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ANG
-
- cle
-
- ase
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SLE
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ACS
-
- ae.
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- ACK
-
- CNS
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- NSA
-
- ac-
-
- Eck
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ECG
-
- 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).
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- ag-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- NSC
-
- clk
-
- al.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ea.
-
- SAE
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- Eg.
-
- csk
-
- an.
-
- CSA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- sc.
-
- CIE
-
- AGC
-
- CIA
-
- SHA
-
- ska
-
noun,
a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
- AHL
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ca.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- 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.
- AKC
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- ch.
-
- Akh
-
noun,
the transfigured and beatified spirit of a dead person.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- ALC
-
- cs.
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- cl.
-
- CEA
-
- nik
-
- AEC
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SLA
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- ASI
-
- ASK
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- se-
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- AHE
-
- CGS
-
- ANC
-
- ASN
-
- Agh
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- CGI
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ick
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.)
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NIH
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- ics
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- GSC
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- GSA
-
- gl.
-
- Les
-
- lg.
-
- LGk
-
- IHS
-
- il-
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- ISA
-
- kCi
-
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- Kan
-
- Keg
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- Kal
-
- Kha
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a velar spirant consonant sound.
- ka-
-
- kg.
-
- KIA
-
- Isl
-
- ish
-
- kil
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- kin
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- ink
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- INH
-
- ing
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILS
-
- kn.
-
- ksi
-
- La.
-
- LCL
-
- 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).
- ilk
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- NHA
-
- Esk
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- ESA
-
- NHL
-
- NHI
-
- ll.
-
- LNG
-
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- NHG
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ESL
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- en-
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NGk
-
- NGC
-
- NES
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Kas
-
noun,
(in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- NEC
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Esc
-
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- NHS
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GHA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- EIS
-
- Ges
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- GCI
-
- GCE
-
- EKG
-
- GCA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Ga.
-
- gi.
-
- NIA
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
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noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
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- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
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adverb,
no1 .
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