Anagrams of shellackings
Word shellackings has
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- Schelling
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- shealings
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noun,
shieling.
- shigellas
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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.
- sea-king
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noun,
one of the piratical Scandinavian chiefs who ravaged the coasts of medieval Europe.
- slackens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.
- lashings
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noun,
an abundance; plenty (usually followed by of):
- 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.
- shellacs
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noun,
lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- glassine
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noun,
a strong, thin, glazed, semitransparent paper, often made into small bags, used for packaging foods, for book jackets, etc.
- callings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that calls.
- leasings
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- gainless
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adjective,
unprofitable.
- scalings
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noun,
the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
- Glackens
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noun,
William James, 1870–1938, U.S. painter and illustrator.
- Lachesis
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noun,
the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.
- sealskin
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noun,
the skin of a seal.
- sinkages
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noun,
the act, process, amount, or degree of sinking.
- 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.
- slickens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become slick.
- sanicles
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- shackles
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noun,
a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
- shealing
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noun,
shieling.
- sackings
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noun,
stout, coarse woven material of hemp, jute, or the like, chiefly for sacks.
- chasings
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noun,
a design chased on metal.
- slashing
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noun,
a slash.
- Chekiang
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noun,
Older Spelling. Zhejiang.
- shakings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that shakes.
- helical
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adjective,
pertaining to or having the form of a helix; spiral.
- sallies
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noun,
a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
- healing
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noun,
the act or process of regaining health:
- sickles
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noun,
an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.
- slacken
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.
- Hessian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Hesse.
- shellac
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noun,
lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- sickens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sick.
- 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.
- hankies
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noun,
a handkerchief.
- incages
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- sheilas
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Anglice
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adverb,
in English; as the English would say it; according to the English way: .
- inhales
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verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Angelic
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adjective,
of or belonging to angels:
- hansels
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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.
- calling
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that calls.
- halling
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noun,
a vigorous, athletic, Norwegian folk dance.
- Gaskell
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noun,
Mrs (Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Gaskell) 1810–65, English novelist.
- chisels
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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.
- Chasles
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noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), 1793–1880, French mathematician.
- chasing
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noun,
a design chased on metal.
- clashes
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noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- changes
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noun,
the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed:
- 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.
- chaises
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- sinkage
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noun,
the act, process, amount, or degree of sinking.
- chaines
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- singles
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noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- English
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noun,
the people of England collectively, especially as distinguished from the Scots, Welsh, and Irish.
- Galenic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing galena.
- gallies
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verb (used with object),
to frighten or scare.
- Gaskins
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noun,
the part of the hind leg of a horse, or other hoofed mammal, between the stifle and the hock.
- Halleck
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noun,
Fitz-Green [fits-green,, fits-green] /ˈfɪtsˌgrin,, fɪtsˈgrin/ (Show IPA), 1790–1867, U.S. poet.
- silanes
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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.
- silages
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noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- geishas
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noun,
a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
- casings
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noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- signals
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noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- glances
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noun,
a quick or brief look.
- glassie
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noun,
glassy (def 4).
- allness
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noun,
the quality or state of universality or totality.
- gnashes
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noun,
an act of gnashing.
- Calkins
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noun,
calk2 (def 1).
- hacking
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noun,
replacement of a single course of stonework by two or more lower courses.
- 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.
- shaking
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that shakes.
- illness
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noun,
unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.
- kinases
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noun,
a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
- ligases
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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.
- selling
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noun,
an act or method of selling.
- lashing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that lashes.
- sleighs
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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.
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- Legnica
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noun,
a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
- Lessing
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noun,
Doris (May) 1919–2013, British novelist in Africa; born in Persia; Nobel Prize in Literature 2007.
- slicken
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become slick.
- seasick
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adjective,
afflicted with seasickness.
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- lacings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- linkage
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noun,
the act of linking; state or manner of being linked.
- scillas
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noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- Nalchik
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Republic in the S Russian Federation.
- scaling
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noun,
the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sachsen
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noun,
German name of Saxony.
- sacking
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noun,
stout, coarse woven material of hemp, jute, or the like, chiefly for sacks.
- salines
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- lacking
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noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- Chillan
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noun,
a city in central Chile: earthquakes 1835, 1939.
- alkines
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noun,
alkyne.
- Lachine
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noun,
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec, on the St. Lawrence.
- shackle
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noun,
a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
- knishes
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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.
- Sheila
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- 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.
- Elissa
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noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- singes
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noun,
a superficial burn.
- shales
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noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- 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.
- Gaines
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noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- scalls
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noun,
dandruff.
- Neilah
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noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- Gallic
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adjective,
of or containing gallium, especially in the trivalent state.
- neighs
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noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- silken
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adjective,
made of silk.
- gashes
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noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- Scales
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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.
- scenas
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- 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.
- Naskhi
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noun,
the cursive variety of Arabic script from which was derived the variety used in modern printed works.
- Kassel
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noun,
a city in central Germany.
- 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.
- Scilla
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noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- geisha
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noun,
a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
- Shanks
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noun,
Anatomy. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg.
- silage
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noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- 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.
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- Sikang
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noun,
Older Spelling. Xikang.
- single
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noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- 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.
- saices
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noun,
syce.
- chills
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noun,
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness:
- chinas
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noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- chines
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noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- 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.
- Salish
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noun,
a member of any of various North American Indian peoples speaking a Salishan language.
- skeins
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noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- skeigh
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adverb,
proudly.
- kiangs
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- 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:
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- shakes
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noun,
an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- lisles
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noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- class.
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- cleans
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- skeans
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noun,
a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
- 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.
- 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.
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- clinks
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noun,
a clinking sound.
- Skagen
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noun,
Skaw, The.
- Eakins
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noun,
Thomas, 1844–1916, U.S. painter.
- K-line
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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.
- Ealing
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- 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.
- glaces
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noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- shacks
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noun,
a rough cabin; shanty.
- lasing
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noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- inkles
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noun,
a linen tape used for trimmings.
- Hellas
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noun,
an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- sickle
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noun,
an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.
- selahs
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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.
- sicken
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sick.
- 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.
- Hsiang
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noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Hunan province in southern China.
- Lassie
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noun,
a young girl; lass.
- shines
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noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- shills
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noun,
a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.
- Ichang
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Yichang.
- shiksa
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noun,
a term used especially by a Jew to refer to a girl or woman who is not Jewish.
- inhale
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verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- legals
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noun,
a person who acts in a legal manner or with legal authority.
- shiels
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noun,
shieling.
- Ilesha
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Shensi
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noun,
Older Spelling. Shaanxi.
- Chiles
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noun,
chili.
- lashes
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noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- laighs
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noun,
a small valley or hollow.
- incage
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- sheiks
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noun,
Also, shaikh, sheikh. (in Islamic countries) the patriarch of a tribe or family; chief: a term of polite address.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- Ingles
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- inches
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noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- helic-
-
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- signal
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noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- 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.
- lacing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- glacis
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noun,
a gentle slope.
- 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.
- glance
-
noun,
a quick or brief look.
- Shansi
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noun,
Older Spelling. Shanxi.
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- likens
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verb (used with object),
to represent as similar or like; compare:
- 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.
- gleans
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- 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.
- kinase
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noun,
a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
- gneiss
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noun,
a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- 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.
- hackie
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noun,
hack2 (def 7b).
- ligans
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noun,
lagan.
- 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.
- liches
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- hanses
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noun,
Hansa.
- hassel
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noun,
Odd [awd] /ɔd/ (Show IPA), 1897–1981, Norwegian chemist: Nobel Prize 1969.
- hassle
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noun,
a disorderly dispute.
- 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.
- Signac
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- Hallie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- snacks
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noun,
a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
- slings
-
- Angell
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noun,
James Rowland [roh-luh nd] /ˈroʊ lənd/ (Show IPA), 1869–1949, U.S. educator.
- Calles
-
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.
- slinks
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noun,
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
- calkin
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noun,
calk2 (def 1).
- 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.
- Angles
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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.
- calli-
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- anises
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- snakes
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noun,
any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- slangs
-
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.
- chalks
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noun,
a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- slicks
-
noun,
a smooth or slippery place or spot or the substance causing it:
- skiech
-
adverb,
proudly.
- change
-
noun,
the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed:
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- skills
-
noun,
the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well:
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- alkies
-
noun,
an alcoholic.
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- alkine
-
noun,
alkyne.
- casing
-
noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- cashes
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- sleigh
-
noun,
a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Chanel
-
noun,
Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- assign
-
noun,
Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
- chases
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- aching
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Cahill
-
noun,
an artificial fly having a quill body, golden tag, tan-spotted wings and tail, and gray hackle.
- snicks
-
noun,
a small cut; nick.
- Achill
-
noun,
an island off the coast of NW Ireland. 14 miles (23 km) long; 11 miles (18 km) wide.
- Chasse
-
noun,
a gliding step in which one foot is kept in advance of the other.
- snells
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- slacks
-
noun,
men's or women's trousers for informal wear.
- slakes
-
verb (used with object),
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
- Chelan
-
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.
- snecks
-
noun,
a door latch or its lever.
- Kesia
-
noun,
a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- khans
-
noun,
(in the Altaic group of languages) a title held by hereditary rulers or tribal chiefs.
- Khasi
-
noun,
an Austroasiatic language of Assam, in northeast India.
- hikes
-
noun,
a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like.
- shake
-
noun,
an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- kench
-
noun,
a deep bin in which animal skins and fish are salted.
- Shaks
-
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- Slask
-
noun,
Polish name of Silesia.
- kashi
-
noun,
a city in W Xinjiang Uygur, in extreme W China.
- shall
-
auxiliary verb,
plan to, intend to, or expect to:
- Hilla
-
noun,
a city in central Iraq, S of Baghdad.
- Kans.
-
- kiang
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- kilns
-
noun,
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
- Hicks
-
noun,
Edward, 1780–1849, U.S. painter.
- Klein
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), 1849–1925, German mathematician.
- 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.
- 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.
- knell
-
noun,
the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially for a death or a funeral.
- assn.
-
- helas
-
interjection,
alas!
- Helga
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “holy.”.
- heli-
-
- Kline
-
noun,
Franz (Josef) [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), 1910–62, U.S. painter.
- klans
-
noun,
Ku Klux Klan.
- shags
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- slags
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- kisan
-
noun,
(in India) a peasant.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Kings
-
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.
- kines
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- kinas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- kalis
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- kills
-
- kanes
-
noun,
cain.
- Shang
-
noun,
a Chinese dynasty whose dates are usually given as 1766–1122 b.c. and sometimes as 1523–1027 b.c.
- kales
-
- 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.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- slank
-
noun,
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
- anigh
-
adverb,
nearby; close by.
- incl.
-
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anis-
-
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Icel.
-
- ankhs
-
noun,
a tau cross with a loop at the top, used as a symbol of generation or enduring life.
- ankle
-
noun,
(in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
- 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.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- 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.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- 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.
-
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- hinge
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- kains
-
noun,
cain.
- Ickes
-
noun,
Harold (Le Claire) [luh klair] /lə klɛər/ (Show IPA), 1874–1952, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- Shank
-
noun,
Anatomy. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- 30-30
-
- slash
-
noun,
a sweeping stroke, as with a knife, sword, or pen.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- 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).
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- 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.
- slake
-
verb (used with object),
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
- angi-
-
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Chill
-
noun,
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness:
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- shins
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- Sells
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- shack
-
noun,
a rough cabin; shanty.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- sneck
-
noun,
a door latch or its lever.
- snash
-
noun,
insolence; impertinence.
- neigh
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- necks
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- snake
-
noun,
any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- 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.
- snags
-
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.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- links
-
noun,
golf course.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- ling.
-
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- snack
-
noun,
a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- snick
-
noun,
a small cut; nick.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- sakis
-
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.
- sakes
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- Sakel
-
noun,
Manfred (Joshua) 1906–57, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Austria.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sails
-
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.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- sages
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sacks
-
noun,
a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- Sachs
-
noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), 1494–1576, German Meistersinger: author of stories, songs, poems and dramatic works.
- scags
-
noun,
heroin.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- Sans.
-
- Sansk
-
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- nighs
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Sask.
-
- Nicks
-
noun,
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- 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.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- 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):
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- lang.
-
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Lakin
-
noun,
Obsolete. ladykin.
- lakhs
-
noun,
lac2 .
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- laigh
-
noun,
a small valley or hollow.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- Laski
-
noun,
Harold Joseph, 1893–1950, English political scientist and writer.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- 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.
- lacks
-
noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Alick
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alexander.
- 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.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- alike
-
adverb,
in the same manner or form; similarly:
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Akins
-
noun,
Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
- liken
-
verb (used with object),
to represent as similar or like; compare:
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- slink
-
noun,
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
- ligne
-
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.
- lign-
-
- Aiken
-
noun,
Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- licks
-
noun,
a stroke of the tongue over something.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- slick
-
noun,
a smooth or slippery place or spot or the substance causing it:
- 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.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leigh
-
noun,
Vivien (Vivian Mary Hartley) 1913–67, English actress.
- Legis
-
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- legal
-
noun,
a person who acts in a legal manner or with legal authority.
- leash
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leaks
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- Hekla
-
noun,
an active volcano in SW Iceland. 4892 feet (1491 meters).
- inkle
-
noun,
a linen tape used for trimmings.
- hecks
-
noun,
something remarkable of its kind (usually used in the phrase heck of a):
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- galls
-
noun,
impudence; effrontery.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Galle
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Sri Lanka.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- gains
-
- Skill
-
noun,
the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well:
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- silks
-
noun,
the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- skies
-
noun,
plural of sky.
- encl.
-
- sines
-
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.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- calks
-
noun,
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
- gnash
-
noun,
an act of gnashing.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Glass
-
noun,
a hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substance produced by fusion, usually consisting of mutually dissolved silica and silicates that also contain soda and lime, as in the ordinary variety used for windows and bottles.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- g-cal
-
- signs
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- ginks
-
noun,
a person; fellow.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- ghain
-
noun,
the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Sikes
-
noun,
a small stream.
- sikhs
-
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.
- Genl.
-
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- sing.
-
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- sighs
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clank
-
noun,
a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other:
- Cheka
-
noun,
(in the Soviet Union) the state secret-police organization (1917–22), succeeded by the GPU.
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- skegs
-
noun,
a projection supporting a rudder at its lower end, located abaft a sternpost or rudderpost.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- 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.
- skein
-
noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- clash
-
noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- chess
-
noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- Chink
-
noun,
a crack, cleft, or fissure:
- Skell
-
noun,
a homeless person who lives on the streets, sleeps in doorways or subways, etc.; derelict.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chin.
-
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- 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.
- clase
-
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- sinhs
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Elkin
-
noun,
Stanley, 1930–1995, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Singh
-
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- 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.
- sings
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- chank
-
verb (used without object),
to eat noisily or greedily.
- sinks
-
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.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- chalk
-
noun,
a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- skags
-
noun,
scag.
- skean
-
noun,
a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
- clink
-
noun,
a clinking sound.
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Halle
-
noun,
Morris, born 1923, U.S. linguist, born in Latvia.
- Hasek
-
noun,
Jaroslav [yah-raw-slahf] /ˈyɑ rɔˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1883–1923, Czech novelist and short-story writer.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- hanks
-
noun,
Tom, born 1956, U.S. film actor.
- Hagen
-
noun,
Walter, 1892–1969, U.S. golfer.
- haiks
-
noun,
an oblong cloth used as an outer garment by the Arabs.
- hacks
-
noun,
a cut, gash, or notch.
- hangs
-
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- hales
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- hakes
-
noun,
any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, especially M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Slack
-
noun,
a slack condition or part.
- heals
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- sicks
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
- 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.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- lin.
-
- 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.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- 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:
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- Link
-
noun,
one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
- 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.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Chal
-
- 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.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- sech
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- Ice.
-
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- 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.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- 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.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- enc.
-
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sec.
-
- ical
-
- ELAS
-
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- 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):
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- sci.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Hall
-
noun,
a corridor or passageway in a building.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Lick
-
noun,
a stroke of the tongue over something.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- scil
-
- skag
-
noun,
scag.
- Nah.
-
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- chs.
-
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- sics
-
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).
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- 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.
- asks
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- SACK
-
noun,
a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- asis
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- cis-
-
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- hick
-
noun,
an unsophisticated, boorish, and provincial person; rube.
- 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.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- 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.
- Salk
-
noun,
Jonas E(dward) 1914–95, U.S. bacteriologist: developed Salk vaccine.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- 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.
- sake
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- 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.
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- chg.
-
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SASE
-
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- 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.
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- Hank
-
noun,
a skein, as of thread or yarn.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Neh.
-
- skas
-
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.
- neck
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- skis
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sch.
-
- hal-
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- sick
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
- Hike
-
noun,
a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Nick
-
noun,
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- Hill
-
noun,
a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- skeg
-
noun,
a projection supporting a rudder at its lower end, located abaft a sternpost or rudderpost.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- 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.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- 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.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- Eng.
-
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Kiln
-
noun,
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
- inae
-
- Kiel
-
noun,
the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal.
- KIAS
-
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Shak
-
- Inc.
-
- shag
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- Gill
-
noun,
the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
- Khan
-
noun,
(in the Altaic group of languages) a title held by hereditary rulers or tribal chiefs.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Sika
-
noun,
a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
- kens
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- 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.
- kina
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- keas
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- 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.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- 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.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Gen.
-
- Klan
-
noun,
Ku Klux Klan.
- KISS
-
noun,
an act or instance of kissing.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- ankh
-
noun,
a tau cross with a loop at the top, used as a symbol of generation or enduring life.
- kins
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- hags
-
noun,
an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.
- 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.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- kine
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- all-
-
- 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.
- kegs
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ISSN
-
- isls
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- 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.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Kahn
-
noun,
Louis Isadore, 1901–74, U.S. architect, born in Estonia.
- ins.
-
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- inks
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- Cal.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- calk
-
noun,
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Kain
-
noun,
cain.
- gink
-
noun,
a person; fellow.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- KCSI
-
- 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.
- kcal
-
- kc/s
-
- Hag.
-
- ance
-
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- Sig.
-
- Can.
-
- 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.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Kane
-
noun,
cain.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- skin
-
noun,
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- Kali
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- alk.
-
- 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.
- lank
-
adjective,
(of plants) unduly long and slender:
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alg.
-
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Lani
-
- ICSH
-
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- ign.
-
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- 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.
- Heck
-
noun,
something remarkable of its kind (usually used in the phrase heck of a):
- lakh
-
noun,
lac2 .
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- enl.
-
- 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).
- leg.
-
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- SLIC
-
- Akin
-
adjective,
of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- ESIS
-
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- Ens.
-
- lea.
-
- 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.
- Hake
-
noun,
any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, especially M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
- Lake
-
noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Cels
-
- Alis
-
- Ill.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- ilks
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- gash
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- silk
-
noun,
the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Ilka
-
adjective,
every; each.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- haik
-
noun,
an oblong cloth used as an outer garment by the Arabs.
- ANSI
-
- 1080
-
- lack
-
noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- asc-
-
- Gall
-
noun,
impudence; effrontery.
- Gal.
-
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- cen.
-
- 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).
- ile-
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- SLE
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- 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.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SCS
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- 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).
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SLA
-
- SSA
-
- SHA
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- sc.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ss.
-
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ECA
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- 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.
- 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.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- GSC
-
- GSA
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- gl.
-
- ANC
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Akh
-
noun,
the transfigured and beatified spirit of a dead person.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GHA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Ges
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- GCI
-
- GCE
-
- GCA
-
- ANG
-
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- ial
-
- il-
-
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- IHS
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ick
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.)
- 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.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- ics
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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
-
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- 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).
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- gi.
-
- ca.
-
- CIA
-
- csk
-
- CSA
-
- CNS
-
- clk
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- ASN
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIE
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Eg.
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CGS
-
- CGI
-
- CEA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- cs.
-
- ch.
-
- ASK
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- ASI
-
- Ga.
-
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESL
-
- Esk
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- en-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- EKG
-
- EIS
-
- ase
-
- Eck
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
- ECG
-
- ec-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ilk
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- ILS
-
- LSC
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- al.
-
- an.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ACK
-
- LSS
-
- LSI
-
- LNG
-
- NEA
-
- ACS
-
- ll.
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LGk
-
- lg.
-
- Les
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ne-
-
- NEC
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- NIH
-
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ac-
-
- ag-
-
- SSN
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nik
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NHS
-
- NHL
-
- NHI
-
- NHG
-
- NHA
-
- NGk
-
- NGC
-
- NES
-
- in.
-
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- ae.
-
- AIC
-
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- kCi
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- 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.
- Kan
-
- Kal
-
- ka-
-
- AHL
-
- kg.
-
- Isl
-
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- ish
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ink
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- INH
-
- ing
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LCI
-
- Keg
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- Kha
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a velar spirant consonant sound.
- 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:
- LCA
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- 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).
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AGC
-
- LCL
-
- Agh
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- La.
-
- AHE
-
- ksi
-
- kn.
-
- kin
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- kil
-
- KIA
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- SN
-
- AK
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- 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.
- 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.
- HG
-
- CE
-
- ln
-
- L.
-
- LC
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- LH
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- le
-
- N.
-
- KC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- NG
-
- NI
-
- NH
-
- NL
-
- SA
-
- SG
-
- SL
-
- KI
-
noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- K2
-
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).
- ck
-
- Gk
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- sk
-
- EI
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- G.
-
- GC
-
- GH
-
- GN
-
- K.
-
- h.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- HK
-
- HL
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- IG
-
- S.
-