Anagrams of single-track
Word single-track has
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that can be made by using the letters of single-track.
- trackings
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noun,
track system.
- clarinets
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- tacklings
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noun,
equipment; tackle.
- tackling
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noun,
equipment; tackle.
- stealing
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noun,
the act of a person who steals.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- stalking
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noun,
the act or an instance of stalking, or harassing another in an aggressive, often threatening and illegal manner:
- clearing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that clears; the process of becoming clear.
- retinals
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- erlkings
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noun,
a spirit or personified natural power that works mischief, especially to children.
- starlike
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adjective,
of the shape of or like a star.
- Starling
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noun,
a chunky, medium-sized European passerine bird, Sturnus vulgaris, of iridescent black plumage with seasonal speckles, that nests in colonies: introduced into North America.
- clinkers
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noun,
a mass of incombustible matter fused together, as in the burning of coal.
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- ganister
-
noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- engrails
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- Sterling
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noun,
British currency.
- tracings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that traces.
- tracking
-
noun,
track system.
- stickler
-
noun,
a person who insists on something unyieldingly (usually followed by for):
- crankles
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
bend; turn; crinkle.
- agrestic
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adjective,
rural; rustic.
- Transkei
-
noun,
a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). Capital: Umtata.
- ringlets
-
noun,
a curled lock of hair.
- kinglets
-
noun,
a king ruling over a small country or territory.
- clangers
-
noun,
a person or thing that clangs.
- gelatins
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- granites
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- grecians
-
noun,
a Greek.
- carlings
-
noun,
a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- Glackens
-
noun,
William James, 1870–1938, U.S. painter and illustrator.
- centrals
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- genitals
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plural noun,
genitalia.
- integral
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noun,
an integral whole.
- taker-in
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noun,
licker-in.
- sea-king
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noun,
one of the piratical Scandinavian chiefs who ravaged the coasts of medieval Europe.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- ticklers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tickles.
- Scaliger
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noun,
Joseph Justus [juhs-tuh s] /ˈdʒʌs təs/ (Show IPA), 1540–1609, French scholar and critic.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- keratins
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noun,
a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
- sanglier
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noun,
a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.
- Salinger
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noun,
J(erome) D(avid) 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- argentic
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adjective,
of or containing silver and having a valence greater than the corresponding argentous compound.
- aglisten
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adjective,
refulgent; glistening.
- grackles
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noun,
any of several long-tailed American birds of the family Icteridae, especially of the genus Quiscalus, having usually iridescent black plumage.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- cresting
-
noun,
Architecture. a decorative coping, balustrade, etc., usually designed to give an interesting skyline.
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- strangle
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verb (used with object),
to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord.
- Triangle
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noun,
a closed plane figure having three sides and three angles.
- trickles
-
noun,
a trickling flow or stream.
- crinkles
-
noun,
a wrinkle or ripple.
- stricken
-
noun,
an act or instance of striking.
- cringles
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noun,
an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.
- strickle
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noun,
a straightedge used for sweeping off heaped-up grain to the level of the rim of a measure.
- slicken
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become slick.
- tickers
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noun,
a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.
- Kastner
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noun,
Erich [ey-rikh] /ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1899–1974, German writer.
- tickles
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noun,
an act or instance of tickling.
- scaling
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noun,
the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- tickler
-
noun,
a person or thing that tickles.
- gastric
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adjective,
pertaining to the stomach.
- slating
-
noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- Tangier
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- Scarlet
-
noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- Slinger
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noun,
a person or thing that slings.
- Katrine
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noun,
Loch, a lake in central Scotland. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- atingle
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adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- slicker
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noun,
a long, loose oilskin raincoat.
- take-in
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noun,
a deception, fraud, or imposition.
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- tangles
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noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- Sargent
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noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- garlics
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noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- kirtles
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noun,
a woman's loose gown, worn in the Middle Ages.
- arcking
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- clanger
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noun,
a person or thing that clangs.
- Kirsten
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noun,
a female given name, Scandinavian form of Christine.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- crinkle
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noun,
a wrinkle or ripple.
- argents
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- kinglet
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noun,
a king ruling over a small country or territory.
- trickle
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noun,
a trickling flow or stream.
- kilters
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noun,
good condition; order:
- transl.
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- saltern
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noun,
a saltworks.
- rankles
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verb (used with object),
to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in:
- garnets
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- citrals
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- keratin
-
noun,
a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
- 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.
- Kenitra
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noun,
a port in NW Morocco, NE of Rabat.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- article
-
noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- gelatin
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- intakes
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noun,
the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
- Grecian
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noun,
a Greek.
- carking
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noun,
care or worry.
- gristle
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noun,
cartilage, especially in meats.
- tearing
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noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- tringle
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noun,
a narrow, straight molding, as a fillet.
- Carling
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noun,
a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
- racking
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noun,
the stepping back of the ends of courses successively from bottom to top in an unfinished wall to facilitate resumption of work or bonding with an intersecting wall.
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- singlet
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noun,
a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
- glisten
-
noun,
a glistening; sparkle.
- glaires
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- glister
-
noun,
glitter; sparkle.
- cartels
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- gratins
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noun,
au gratin.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- catlike
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adjective,
resembling or typical of a cat:
- catkins
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noun,
a spike of unisexual, apetalous flowers having scaly, usually deciduous bracts, as of a willow or birch.
- sinkage
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noun,
the act, process, amount, or degree of sinking.
- granite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- gracile
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adjective,
gracefully slender.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- casting
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noun,
the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- glances
-
noun,
a quick or brief look.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- tankers
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noun,
a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
- slacker
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noun,
a person who evades his or her duty or work; shirker.
- cringle
-
noun,
an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.
- Genista
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- genital
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- nickers
-
noun,
a person or thing that nicks.
- Inkster
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- ingrate
-
noun,
an ungrateful person.
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- glacier
-
noun,
an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
- calkers
-
noun,
caulker.
- slacken
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.
- Calkins
-
noun,
calk2 (def 1).
- ingates
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- seringa
-
noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- incages
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- centri-
-
- cankers
-
noun,
a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth.
- central
-
noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Sickert
-
noun,
Walter Richard, 1860–1942, English painter.
- cantles
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Galenic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing galena.
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Antlers
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- re-sign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- Legnica
-
noun,
a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- lectins
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- leasing
-
noun,
lying; falsehood.
- triages
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- lingers
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- linkage
-
noun,
the act of linking; state or manner of being linked.
- clinker
-
noun,
a mass of incombustible matter fused together, as in the burning of coal.
- reginas
-
noun,
queen.
- resting
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tinkles
-
noun,
a tinkling sound or tune.
- ratings
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- retails
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- alkines
-
noun,
alkyne.
- erlking
-
noun,
a spirit or personified natural power that works mischief, especially to children.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- easting
-
noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- Algiers
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- tragics
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- eatings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- tracing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that traces.
- sternal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- takings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that takes.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- ligates
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- linages
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- reagins
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- sticker
-
noun,
a person or thing that sticks.
- stencil
-
noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- stickle
-
verb (used without object),
to argue or haggle insistently, especially on trivial matters.
- engrail
-
verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- relicts
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- lentisk
-
noun,
mastic (def 1).
- algetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or causing pain; painful.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- tinkers
-
noun,
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- lacking
-
noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- tingles
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- Anglice
-
adverb,
in English; as the English would say it; according to the English way: .
- Anglist
-
noun,
Anglicist.
- actings
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- lancers
-
noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- claries
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- clarets
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- ringlet
-
noun,
a curled lock of hair.
- cringes
-
noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- lackers
-
noun,
a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- lancets
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- anklets
-
noun,
a sock that reaches just above the ankle.
- gainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- lacings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- grackle
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed American birds of the family Icteridae, especially of the genus Quiscalus, having usually iridescent black plumage.
- sacking
-
noun,
stout, coarse woven material of hemp, jute, or the like, chiefly for sacks.
- strange
-
adverb,
in a strange manner.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- gaiters
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- klister
-
noun,
a sticky wax for use on skis, as for slopes where the snow is excessively wet.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Linacre
-
noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- regains
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- rickets
-
noun,
a disease of childhood, characterized by softening of the bones as a result of inadequate intake of vitamin D and insufficient exposure to sunlight, also associated with impaired calcium and phosphorus metabolism.
- Angelic
-
adjective,
of or belonging to angels:
- linters
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- stinger
-
noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- lasting
-
noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- stinker
-
noun,
a person or thing that stinks.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- eclairs
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- snicker
-
noun,
a snickering laugh.
- crankle
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
bend; turn; crinkle.
- anglers
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- Stalker
-
noun,
a person who pursues game, prey, or a person stealthily.
- glaire
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- glance
-
noun,
a quick or brief look.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- glairs
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- glares
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- strake
-
noun,
Nautical. a continuous course of planks or plates on a ship forming a hull shell, deck, etc.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- tackle
-
noun,
equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing:
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Graces
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- glints
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- Glinka
-
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.
- gnarls
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- gleans
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Glaser
-
noun,
Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- gaslit
-
noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- streak
-
noun,
a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like:
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- gastr-
-
- Gaelic
-
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.
- Gaskin
-
noun,
the part of the hind leg of a horse, or other hoofed mammal, between the stifle and the hock.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- strick
-
noun,
a group of any of the major bast fibers, as flax or jute, prepared for conversion into sliver form.
- Strega
-
- gasket
-
noun,
a rubber, metal, or rope ring, for packing a piston or placing around a joint to make it watertight.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- garlic
-
noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- glacis
-
noun,
a gentle slope.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- glaces
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- Skagen
-
noun,
Skaw, The.
- Eakins
-
noun,
Thomas, 1844–1916, U.S. painter.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- skater
-
noun,
a person who skates.
- gelati
-
noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- sklent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- gestic
-
adjective,
pertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing.
- strike
-
noun,
an act or instance of striking.
- slaker
-
noun,
a person or thing that slakes.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- grails
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- legist
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- ligase
-
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.
- ligate
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- ligers
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- lignes
-
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.
- likens
-
verb (used with object),
to represent as similar or like; compare:
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- legits
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- Lasker
-
noun,
Emanuel [ey-mah-noo-el] /eɪˈmɑ nu ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1868–1941, German chess player, mathematician, and author.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Langer
-
noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- larges
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Larkin
-
noun,
Philip, 1922–85, English poet and critic.
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- reskin
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of:
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- latkes
-
noun,
a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- Neckar
-
noun,
a river in SW Germany, flowing N and NE from the Black Forest, then W to the Rhine River. 246 miles (395 km) long.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Nergal
-
noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- rankle
-
verb (used with object),
to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in:
- ranket
-
noun,
a double-reed wind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- nickel
-
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.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- nicker
-
noun,
a person or thing that nicks.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- rackle
-
adjective,
headstrong; rash.
- racket
-
noun,
a loud noise or clamor, especially of a disturbing or confusing kind; din; uproar:
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Natick
-
noun,
a town in E Massachusetts, W of Boston.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- recti-
-
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lakers
-
noun,
a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Signac
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- sickle
-
noun,
an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.
- sicker
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
- sicken
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sick.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Serkin
-
noun,
Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈruˌdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
- incage
-
verb (used with object),
encage.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- inkles
-
noun,
a linen tape used for trimmings.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- ickers
-
noun,
the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- sinker
-
noun,
a person or thing that sinks.
- grani-
-
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- Greats
-
- grilse
-
noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- silken
-
adjective,
made of silk.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- Sikang
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xikang.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- lagers
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- kirtle
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown, worn in the Middle Ages.
- kiangs
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- kilter
-
noun,
good condition; order:
- kinase
-
noun,
a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Kistna
-
noun,
former name of Krishna (def 2).
- kerat-
-
- Kleist
-
noun,
(Bernd) Heinrich (Wilhelm) von [bernt hahyn-rikh vil-helm fuh n] /bɛrnt ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/ (Show IPA), 1777–1811, German poet, dramatist, and story writer.
- K-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- kraits
-
noun,
any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
- sacker
-
noun,
bagger (def 1).
- lacing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- lacker
-
noun,
a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- instr.
-
- intake
-
noun,
the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
- inter.
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- intra-
-
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- screak
-
noun,
a screech.
- Kearns
-
noun,
a town in N Utah, near Salt Lake City.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- scler-
-
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- Kaiser
-
noun,
a German emperor.
- Karens
-
noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- traiks
-
verb (used without object),
to become ill or lose one's good health.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- tragic
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- clangs
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Aitken
-
noun,
Robert Grant, 1864–1951, U.S. astronomer.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- talkie
-
noun,
talking picture.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tangle
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- clanks
-
noun,
a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other:
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- trans.
-
- calkin
-
noun,
calk2 (def 1).
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- cleans
-
- aglets
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- agric.
-
- Clarks
-
noun,
Alvan, 1804–87, and his son Alvan Graham, 1832–97, U.S. astronomers and telescope-lens manufacturers.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- argils
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canker
-
noun,
a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- tranks
-
noun,
a tranquilizer.
- Clarke
-
noun,
Arthur C(harles) 1917–2008, English science-fiction writer.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- tanker
-
noun,
a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
- anklet
-
noun,
a sock that reaches just above the ankle.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- centr-
-
- centi-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Tarski
-
noun,
Alfred, 1902–1983, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Poland.
- Anglic
-
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.
- Angles
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- tinker
-
noun,
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- genit.
-
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- casket
-
noun,
a coffin.
- casing
-
noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cerat-
-
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- alkies
-
noun,
an alcoholic.
- alkine
-
noun,
alkyne.
- tinkle
-
noun,
a tinkling sound or tune.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- calker
-
noun,
caulker.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- catkin
-
noun,
a spike of unisexual, apetalous flowers having scaly, usually deciduous bracts, as of a willow or birch.
- tickle
-
noun,
an act or instance of tickling.
- ticker
-
noun,
a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.
- cagers
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- arsen-
-
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- acting
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- creaks
-
noun,
a creaking sound.
- takins
-
noun,
a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
- taking
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that takes.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- actin-
-
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Atkins
-
noun,
Chester ("Chet") 1924–2001, U.S. country-and-western singer and musician.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- tergal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- Cranks
-
noun,
Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- crakes
-
noun,
any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake.
- tricks
-
noun,
a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- cringe
-
noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- clinks
-
noun,
a clinking sound.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- clerks
-
noun,
a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- trikes
-
noun,
tricycle.
- tilaks
-
noun,
a distinctive spot of colored powder or paste worn on the forehead by Hindu men and women as a religious symbol.
- clings
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- 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.
- kains
-
noun,
cain.
- Katie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Tieck
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1773–1853, German writer.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- ricks
-
noun,
Also, hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rilke
-
noun,
Rainer Maria [rahy-nuh r mah-ree-ah] /ˈraɪ nər mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1926, Austrian poet, born in Prague.
- anis-
-
- laker
-
noun,
a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Angl.
-
- ticks
-
noun,
a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
- 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.
- kales
-
- kanes
-
noun,
cain.
- scat-
-
- Kans.
-
- kalis
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- lang.
-
- Karen
-
noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- Rieka
-
noun,
Rijeka.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Karst
-
noun,
an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
- karts
-
noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Lakin
-
noun,
Obsolete. ladykin.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- lact-
-
- kiers
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- lacks
-
noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- sanit
-
- Sakel
-
noun,
Manfred (Joshua) 1906–57, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Austria.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Sakti
-
noun,
Shakti.
- kirns
-
noun,
a churn.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- 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.
- Arnel
-
- Kerns
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- Kerst
-
noun,
Donald William, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Kesia
-
noun,
a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- tilak
-
noun,
a distinctive spot of colored powder or paste worn on the forehead by Hindu men and women as a religious symbol.
- kines
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- kinas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- kiang
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- kilts
-
noun,
any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- kilns
-
noun,
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- kites
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- ankle
-
noun,
(in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Keats
-
noun,
John, 1795–1821, English poet.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- rinks
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ante-
-
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- Arkie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- krans
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- anti-
-
- krait
-
noun,
any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- keirs
-
noun,
kier.
- knits
-
noun,
fabric produced by knitting.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- 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.
- knelt
-
noun,
the action or position of kneeling.
- knars
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Keita
-
noun,
Modibo [maw-dee-baw] /mɔˈdi bɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–77, African statesman: president of Mali 1960–68.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Kline
-
noun,
Franz (Josef) [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), 1910–62, U.S. painter.
- sarc-
-
- kelts
-
noun,
a salmon that has spawned.
- Klein
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), 1849–1925, German mathematician.
- klans
-
noun,
Ku Klux Klan.
- Krieg
-
noun,
war1 .
- tacks
-
noun,
a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- 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.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- aeri-
-
- treas
-
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- narks
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Recit
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- trank
-
noun,
a tranquilizer.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- recks
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- natl.
-
- links
-
noun,
golf course.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- rakis
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- rakes
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- nitr-
-
- trike
-
noun,
tricycle.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- racks
-
noun,
a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited:
- 30-30
-
- Nicks
-
noun,
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ranks
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- actg.
-
- nears
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- necks
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- trick
-
noun,
a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- 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.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- acet-
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trig.
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Aiken
-
noun,
Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lect.
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alike
-
adverb,
in the same manner or form; similarly:
- Legis
-
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Alick
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alexander.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- leant
-
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:
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Laski
-
noun,
Harold Joseph, 1893–1950, English political scientist and writer.
- angi-
-
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- 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).
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- latke
-
noun,
a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- alti-
-
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- lign-
-
- 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.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- liken
-
verb (used with object),
to represent as similar or like; compare:
- 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):
- Regt.
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Akins
-
noun,
Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- traik
-
verb (used without object),
to become ill or lose one's good health.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- ling.
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- reni-
-
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- relig
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- licet
-
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- licks
-
noun,
a stroke of the tongue over something.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- gelts
-
noun,
money.
- tangs
-
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- tanks
-
noun,
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- cine-
-
- slank
-
noun,
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Genl.
-
- 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.
- slick
-
noun,
a smooth or slippery place or spot or the substance causing it:
- g-cal
-
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- clank
-
noun,
a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other:
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- Snark
-
noun,
a mysterious, imaginary animal.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- snake
-
noun,
any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- snack
-
noun,
a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
- talks
-
noun,
the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- slink
-
noun,
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- cert.
-
- slake
-
verb (used with object),
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- cent.
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- Sitka
-
noun,
a town in SE Alaska, on an island in the Alexander Archipelago: the capital of former Russian America.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- skint
-
adjective,
having no money; penniless.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Slack
-
noun,
a slack condition or part.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- skite
-
noun,
a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- skirt
-
noun,
the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
- skirl
-
noun,
the sound of a bagpipe.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Skier
-
noun,
a person who skis.
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- skein
-
noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- Skeat
-
noun,
Walter William, 1835–1912, English philologist and lexicographer.
- ginks
-
noun,
a person; fellow.
- skean
-
noun,
a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
- skate
-
noun,
ice skate (def 1).
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- sneck
-
noun,
a door latch or its lever.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- crank
-
noun,
Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- crake
-
noun,
any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- stick
-
noun,
a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- stge.
-
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- takin
-
noun,
a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elkin
-
noun,
Stanley, 1930–1995, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- stink
-
noun,
a strong offensive smell; stench.
- takes
-
- ster.
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taken
-
noun,
the act of taking.
- crit.
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- creak
-
noun,
a creaking sound.
- saker
-
noun,
an Old World falcon, Falco cherrug, used in falconry.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- stirk
-
noun,
a young bull or cow, especially one in its second year.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- encl.
-
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Stalk
-
noun,
the stem or main axis of a plant.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- clase
-
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stake
-
noun,
a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stack
-
noun,
a more or less orderly pile or heap:
- Srta.
-
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Clark
-
noun,
Alvan, 1804–87, and his son Alvan Graham, 1832–97, U.S. astronomers and telescope-lens manufacturers.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- gains
-
- snick
-
noun,
a small cut; nick.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- engr.
-
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- clink
-
noun,
a clinking sound.
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- steak
-
noun,
a slice of meat or fish, especially beef, cooked by broiling, frying, etc.
- stank
-
noun,
a strong offensive smell; stench.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Erika
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clerk
-
noun,
a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Stark
-
noun,
Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- 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.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Seric
-
- calks
-
noun,
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- incr.
-
- incl.
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- 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.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- seti-
-
- Cant.
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Ickes
-
noun,
Harold (Le Claire) [luh klair] /lə klɛər/ (Show IPA), 1874–1952, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- icker
-
noun,
the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Icel.
-
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- IATSE
-
- siker
-
adverb,
certainly; without doubt.
- sikra
-
noun,
sikhara.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- inkle
-
noun,
a linen tape used for trimmings.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- tears
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- scrag
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- astr.
-
- Ital.
-
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- sect.
-
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- tera-
-
- Iran.
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- intr.
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- kisan
-
noun,
(in India) a peasant.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- sing.
-
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- carks
-
noun,
care or worry.
- teaks
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- stg.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Rask
-
noun,
Rasmus Christian [ras-muh s kris-chuh n;; Danish rahs-moo s krees-tyahn] /ˈræs məs ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish ˈrɑs mʊs ˈkris tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1787–1832, Danish philologist.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sark
-
noun,
any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- scil
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tack
-
noun,
a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- rack
-
noun,
a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited:
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- tRNA
-
- 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.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- tick
-
noun,
a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- stlg
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- task
-
noun,
a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- sec.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- str.
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- raki
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rake
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Teak
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- sci.
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Rick
-
noun,
Also, hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
- Ste.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rank
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Sekt
-
noun,
sparkling wine; champagne.
- SACK
-
noun,
a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- tri-
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Reik
-
noun,
Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sig.
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- rink
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- skit
-
noun,
a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character.
- sake
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- 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.
- rit.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- RNAS
-
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- SLIC
-
- tank
-
noun,
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
- 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.
- rel.
-
- Sika
-
noun,
a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
- risk
-
noun,
exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- talk
-
noun,
the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- scr.
-
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- ten.
-
- Skat
-
noun,
a card game for three players, using a pack of 32 playing cards, sevens through aces, the object being to fulfill any of various contracts, with scoring computed on strategy and on tricks won.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Reg.
-
- reck
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- silk
-
noun,
the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- skag
-
noun,
scag.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- sick
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- skin
-
noun,
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- skeg
-
noun,
a projection supporting a rudder at its lower end, located abaft a sternpost or rudderpost.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Salk
-
noun,
Jonas E(dward) 1914–95, U.S. bacteriologist: developed Salk vaccine.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sra.
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- tel-
-
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- trek
-
noun,
a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
- 1080
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- 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.
- Ger.
-
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gink
-
noun,
a person; fellow.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enc.
-
- Eng.
-
- 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).
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- enl.
-
- Ens.
-
- ergs
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erik
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gal.
-
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- ELAS
-
- Kant
-
noun,
Immanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; German ih-mah-noo-el] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; German ɪˈmɑ nuˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1724–1804, German philosopher.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- irks
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Kain
-
noun,
cain.
- Kali
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- Kane
-
noun,
cain.
- 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.
- Karl
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Charles.
- intl
-
- Kars
-
noun,
a city in NE Turkey.
- kart
-
noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- Kate
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- kats
-
- kc/s
-
- kcal
-
- KCSI
-
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- keas
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- keat
-
noun,
keet.
- kegs
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- Irak
-
noun,
Iraq.
- int.
-
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Ice.
-
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gras
-
- gres
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- ical
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ins.
-
- ign.
-
- ikat
-
noun,
a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
- ile-
-
- Ilka
-
adjective,
every; each.
- ilks
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- inks
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Kelt
-
noun,
a salmon that has spawned.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alk.
-
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Arg.
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- Ark.
-
- arks
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter). Also called Noah's Ark. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Gen. 6–9.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Alg.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- 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.
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aer-
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- 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:
- Akin
-
adjective,
of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agit
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agr.
-
- agst
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clar
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- crat
-
- cet-
-
- Cres
-
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ect-
-
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- CERN
-
- ates
-
- cark
-
noun,
care or worry.
- atic
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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.
- Cal.
-
- calk
-
noun,
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cask
-
noun,
a container made and shaped like a barrel, especially one larger and stronger, for holding liquids.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- Keir
-
noun,
kier.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- neck
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Link
-
noun,
one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
- Lat.
-
- Kris
-
noun,
creese.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- kras
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nick
-
noun,
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- lin.
-
- kran
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Knt.
-
- knit
-
noun,
fabric produced by knitting.
- knar
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- kite
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- 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).
- lack
-
noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- 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.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lake
-
noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- lank
-
adjective,
(of plants) unduly long and slender:
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- nark
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCTE
-
- Lark
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Klan
-
noun,
Ku Klux Klan.
- 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):
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Kiln
-
noun,
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
- leks
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- kins
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- lea.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- kine
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- kina
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- NTIA
-
- kilt
-
noun,
any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Kier
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- Kiel
-
noun,
the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- KIAS
-
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- keta
-
noun,
chum salmon.
- ket-
-
- Kern
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- Kent
-
noun,
James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.
- kens
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- kist
-
noun,
a coffer; a money chest.
- leg.
-
- Lick
-
noun,
a stroke of the tongue over something.
- kirs
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- 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.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- NIRA
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- 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.
- kirn
-
noun,
a churn.
- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lg.
-
- LNG
-
- ltr
-
- LSC
-
- LTA
-
- CNS
-
- LSI
-
- CLR
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- LGk
-
- TCA
-
- TAL
-
- TCS
-
- ea.
-
- clk
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- CEA
-
- ean
-
- LST
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CRS
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Eg.
-
- CGI
-
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- csk
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- CSR
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIE
-
- CST
-
- CIA
-
- CGS
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- CLI
-
- CTA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- cte
-
- ctg
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- cle
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ATC
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nr.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Agt
-
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- NRC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- nik
-
- AKC
-
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tng
-
- tlr
-
- TLC
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NRA
-
- 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:
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Re.
-
- tsk
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tsk.”.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- ac-
-
- ag-
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACK
-
- AGC
-
- RCS
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- NSC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- NSA
-
- ALC
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- TGN
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- ca.
-
- ASK
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- RCT
-
- CAI
-
- REA
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- NIA
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- NGk
-
- NGC
-
- ANC
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- NES
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ase
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NEC
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- NEA
-
- ARS
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SAR
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- GTS
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ick
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.)
- GTC
-
- ier
-
- krs
-
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ilk
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- SAE
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- 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).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- gt.
-
- Sgt
-
- Rs.
-
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- 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.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- 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.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- RNA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ksi
-
- RSA
-
- GSR
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Gr.
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- gre
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- GSA
-
- GSC
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- Kan
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- ite
-
- kg.
-
- Kt.
-
- ka-
-
- Kal
-
- kin
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- ISR
-
- kil
-
- 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.
- KIA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- sc.
-
- kCi
-
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- Ker
-
- Keg
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- ist
-
- kir
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IRC
-
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- ine
-
- ing
-
- ink
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- kn.
-
- Kit
-
noun,
a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose:
- Ir.
-
- kr.
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- irk
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- Isl
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- IRL
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- gl.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Sr.
-
- 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).
- Ga.
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- gi.
-
- EKG
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- SLR
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ERT
-
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- LCT
-
- ESA
-
- LCA
-
- Esc
-
- Esk
-
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- LCI
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- STI
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Eck
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Ges
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- SLA
-
- stk
-
- STL
-
- Skt
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- ECG
-
- ECA
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- ec-
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- en-
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- GCR
-
- Les
-
- SLE
-
- GCA
-
- GCE
-
- GCI
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- GCT
-
- 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).
- K.
-
- EI
-
- 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.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- KI
-
noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- 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.
- KC
-
- RI
-
- t.
-
- NL
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- TG
-
- T1
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- L2
-
- le
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- GN
-
- NC
-
- Gk
-
- RN
-
- sk
-
- S.
-
- NG
-
- NI
-
- L.
-
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- CE
-
- L1
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SA
-
- AK
-
- IG
-
- ck
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TN
-
- TL
-
- tk
-
- G.
-
- rg
-
- SL
-
- TC
-
- SG
-
- SN
-
- ln
-
- GC
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- LR
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.