Anagrams of sliding-scale
Word sliding-scale has
1065 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of sliding-scale.
- glassed-in
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adjective,
enclosed by glass or glass panels, as for protection or shelter:
- ice-island
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noun,
a tabular iceberg in the arctic region.
- algicides
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noun,
a substance or preparation for killing algae.
- algicide
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noun,
a substance or preparation for killing algae.
- glissade
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noun,
a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
- siganids
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noun,
any fish of the family Siganidae, comprising the rabbitfishes.
- landless
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adjective,
without landed property; not owning land:
- dealings
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noun,
Usually, dealings. relations; business:
- leadings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that leads.
- Gassendi
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noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1592–1655, French philosopher and scientist.
- gliadins
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noun,
a prolamin derived from the gluten of grain, as wheat or rye, used chiefly as a nutrient in high-protein diets.
- scalings
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noun,
the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
- silicles
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noun,
a short silique.
- callings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that calls.
- leasings
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- glassine
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noun,
a strong, thin, glazed, semitransparent paper, often made into small bags, used for packaging foods, for book jackets, etc.
- sanicles
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- cedillas
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noun,
a mark (¸) placed under a consonant letter, as under c in French, in Portuguese, and formerly in Spanish, to indicate that it is pronounced (s), under c and s in Turkish to indicate that they are pronounced, respectively, (ch) and (sh), or under t and s in Romanian to indicate that they are pronounced, respectively, (ts) and (sh).
- gainless
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adjective,
unprofitable.
- sailings
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noun,
the activity of a person or thing that sails.
- salicins
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- sideling
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adverb,
sidelong or sideways; obliquely.
- discase
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verb (used with object),
to take the case or covering from; uncase.
- sidings
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noun,
a short railroad track, opening onto a main track at one or both ends, on which one of two meeting trains is switched until the other has passed.
- dealing
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noun,
Usually, dealings. relations; business:
- sialids
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noun,
any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.
- lidless
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adjective,
(of objects) without a lid.
- silages
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noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- designs
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noun,
an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.
- calling
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that calls.
- nilgais
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noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- siganid
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noun,
any fish of the family Siganidae, comprising the rabbitfishes.
- ascends
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verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- liaises
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Lessing
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noun,
Doris (May) 1919–2013, British novelist in Africa; born in Persia; Nobel Prize in Literature 2007.
- Daniels
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noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- candies
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noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- dangles
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noun,
the act of dangling.
- candles
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noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- selling
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noun,
an act or method of selling.
- dingles
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noun,
a deep, narrow cleft between hills; shady dell.
- sailing
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noun,
the activity of a person or thing that sails.
- allness
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noun,
the quality or state of universality or totality.
- gallies
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verb (used with object),
to frighten or scare.
- end-all
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noun,
the ultimate purpose, object, or conclusion:
- anilide
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noun,
any compound containing the univalent group C 6 H 5 NH–, derived from aniline, as acetanilide, C 8 H 9 NO.
- Anglice
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adverb,
in English; as the English would say it; according to the English way: .
- engilds
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verb (used with object),
to brighten with or as with golden light:
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- declass
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verb (used with object),
to remove or degrade from one's social class, position, or rank; lower in status.
- scillas
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noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- lindies
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noun,
Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
- sendals
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noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- Angelic
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adjective,
of or belonging to angels:
- Decalin
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- salines
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- islands
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noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- ligases
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- Legnica
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noun,
a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
- sallies
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noun,
a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- Delicia
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noun,
a female given name.
- Galenic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing galena.
- ligands
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noun,
Biochemistry. a molecule, as an antibody, hormone, or drug, that binds to a receptor.
- calends
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noun,
the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides.
- signals
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noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- gliadin
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noun,
a prolamin derived from the gluten of grain, as wheat or rye, used chiefly as a nutrient in high-protein diets.
- silanes
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- dillies
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noun,
something or someone regarded as remarkable, unusual, etc.:
- Gillian
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noun,
a female given name, form of Juliana.
- seising
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noun,
seizing.
- Cellini
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noun,
Benvenuto [ben-vuh-noo-toh,, -nyoo-;; Italian ben-ve-noo-taw] /ˌbɛn vəˈnu toʊ,, -ˈnyu-;; Italian ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1500–71, Italian, metalsmith, sculptor, and autobiographer.
- Iceland
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noun,
a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- daisies
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noun,
any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
- Cassini
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noun,
Oleg [oh-leg] /ˈoʊ lɛg/ (Show IPA), (Oleg Cassini-Loiewski) 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.
- indices
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noun,
a plural of index.
- dailies
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noun,
a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
- singles
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noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- cedilla
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noun,
a mark (¸) placed under a consonant letter, as under c in French, in Portuguese, and formerly in Spanish, to indicate that it is pronounced (s), under c and s in Turkish to indicate that they are pronounced, respectively, (ch) and (sh), or under t and s in Romanian to indicate that they are pronounced, respectively, (ts) and (sh).
- casings
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noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- illness
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noun,
unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.
- ladings
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noun,
the act of lading.
- sliding
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noun,
an act or instance of sliding.
- scaling
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noun,
the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
- ceiling
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noun,
the overhead interior surface of a room.
- incages
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- incised
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adjective,
cut into:
- leading
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that leads.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- incises
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- glassie
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noun,
glassy (def 4).
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- insides
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noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- Alcides
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noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- lacings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- glances
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noun,
a quick or brief look.
- dallies
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verb (used with object),
to waste (time) (usually followed by away).
- Silesia
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noun,
a lightweight, smoothly finished, twilled fabric of acetate, rayon, or cotton, for garment linings.
- silicas
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- sillies
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noun,
Informal. a silly or foolish person:
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- silicle
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noun,
a short silique.
- Delian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- dicing
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noun,
gambling or playing with dice.
- clings
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noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- deigns
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verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- scends
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noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- class.
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- scenas
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- denial
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noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- clangs
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noun,
a clanging sound.
- design
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noun,
an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.
- cleans
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- scaled
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- clinid
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noun,
any of the blennioid fishes of the family Clinidae, of tropical and subtropical seas.
- Sandie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- dangle
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noun,
the act of dangling.
- dances
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noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- Dallin
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noun,
Cyrus Earle, 1861–1944, U.S. sculptor.
- Daniel
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noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- dassie
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noun,
hyrax.
- Dassin
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noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1911–2008, French motion-picture director, born in the U.S.
- dalles
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noun,
The, a city in N Oregon.
- scalls
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noun,
dandruff.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- deasil
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adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- scalds
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noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- decals
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noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- decani
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adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- Scales
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- saices
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noun,
syce.
- lilied
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adjective,
abounding in lilies.
- diesis
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noun,
double dagger.
- glides
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noun,
a gliding movement, as in dancing.
- Landes
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noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- Landis
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noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- icings
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noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- lasing
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noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- Lassie
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noun,
a young girl; lass.
- gneiss
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noun,
a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
- Glenda
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noun,
a female given name.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- gleans
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- glance
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noun,
a quick or brief look.
- glades
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noun,
an open space in a forest.
- glacis
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noun,
a gentle slope.
- glaces
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noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- legals
-
noun,
a person who acts in a legal manner or with legal authority.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- iliads
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- Gilels
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noun,
Emil (Grigoryevich) [ee-mil gri-gawr-yuh-vich,, ey-mil;; Russian e-myeel gryi-gaw-ryi-vyich] /ˈi mɪl grɪˈgɔr yə vɪtʃ,, ˈeɪ mɪl;; Russian ɛˈmyil gryɪˈgɔ ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1916–85, Russian pianist.
- indic.
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- lacing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- inside
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- inlaid
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noun,
inlaid work.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Ingles
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Indies
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noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- indecl
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- ladles
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noun,
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- ladens
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adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- incage
-
verb (used with object),
encage.
- ladies
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noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- lading
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noun,
the act of lading.
- Gillie
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noun,
Scot.
a hunting or fishing guide.
a male attendant or personal servant to a Highland chieftain.
- Gilead
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noun,
a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.
- dillis
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noun,
Dili.
- naleds
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noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- engild
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verb (used with object),
to brighten with or as with golden light:
- lineal
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adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- Elissa
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noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- lisles
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noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- L-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- elands
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noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- nicads
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noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- nilgai
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noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- niseis
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noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Dingle
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noun,
a deep, narrow cleft between hills; shady dell.
- dinges
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noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- lilies
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noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- Gildas
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noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”.
- Lidice
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noun,
a village in the W Czech Republic: suffered a ruthless reprisal by the Nazis in 1942 for the assassination of a high Nazi official.
- Leland
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noun,
a male given name.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- liangs
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noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- lidias
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noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- gassed
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- ligni-
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- ligand
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noun,
Biochemistry. a molecule, as an antibody, hormone, or drug, that binds to a receptor.
- Gallic
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adjective,
of or containing gallium, especially in the trivalent state.
- 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.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- 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.
- lignes
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noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- Scilla
-
noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Angell
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noun,
James Rowland [roh-luh nd] /ˈroʊ lənd/ (Show IPA), 1869–1949, U.S. educator.
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- assign
-
noun,
Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
- candle
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noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- casing
-
noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- Calles
-
noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- Signac
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- angled
-
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.
- snells
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noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- Angles
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noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- 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.
- seisin
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noun,
seizin.
- calli-
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- aligns
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verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- slangs
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- slings
-
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- cadges
-
noun,
a frame on which hawks are carried to the field.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- Allied
-
noun,
a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- slides
-
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- singes
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- 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.
- sialid
-
noun,
any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.
- sigils
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- 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.
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ailing
-
adjective,
sickly; unwell.
- siding
-
noun,
a short railroad track, opening onto a main track at one or both ends, on which one of two meeting trains is switched until the other has passed.
- alcids
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- asdics
-
noun,
sonar.
- sidles
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- sedans
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- asides
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- lign-
-
- sigil
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Egadi
-
noun,
a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- egads
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- 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.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- gains
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Iliad
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- 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.
- anis-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Lindi
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- ling.
-
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- 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.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Angl.
-
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- 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).
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angi-
-
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- sings
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- encl.
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- lang.
-
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- gland
-
noun,
Anatomy.
a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion.
any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands.
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- glads
-
noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- silds
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- glade
-
noun,
an open space in a forest.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Icel.
-
- legal
-
noun,
a person who acts in a legal manner or with legal authority.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Legis
-
- Glass
-
noun,
a hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substance produced by fusion, usually consisting of mutually dissolved silica and silicates that also contain soda and lime, as in the ordinary variety used for windows and bottles.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- glide
-
noun,
a gliding movement, as in dancing.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- Galle
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Sri Lanka.
- Lidia
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- gelid
-
adjective,
very cold; icy.
- g-cal
-
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- galls
-
noun,
impudence; effrontery.
- signs
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- gelds
-
noun,
a payment; tax.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- algid
-
adjective,
cold; chilly.
- ician
-
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- gilds
-
noun,
guild.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Gilda
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- icing
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- sing.
-
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Genl.
-
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- 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.
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- ladle
-
noun,
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Sells
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- dangs
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Sans.
-
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- dalle
-
noun,
The, a city in N Oregon.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 30-30
-
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- decl.
-
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- sends
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- deca-
-
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Sands
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- snags
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- scads
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- scags
-
noun,
heroin.
- Degas
-
noun,
Hilaire Germain Edgar [ee-ler zher-man ed-gar] /iˈlɛr ʒɛrˈmɛ̃ ɛdˈgar/ (Show IPA), 1834–1917, French impressionist painter.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- cine-
-
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- cidal
-
- clase
-
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- 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.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Scand
-
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- deci-
-
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- dinge
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- sadis
-
noun,
sadhe.
- dilis
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- dilli
-
noun,
Dili.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- deign
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- dills
-
noun,
a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- slags
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- 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.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- 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.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- dings
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- 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.
- aden-
-
- sides
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- disc.
-
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- nidge
-
verb (used with object),
to dress (a stone) with a pick or kevel.
- sages
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Adige
-
noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- desc.
-
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- cadge
-
noun,
a frame on which hawks are carried to the field.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Della
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Delia.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- incl.
-
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- saids
-
noun,
sayyid.
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- dial.
-
- diag.
-
- assn.
-
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- 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.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- isls
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lani
-
- SLIC
-
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- 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.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- 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).
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- ISSN
-
- sld.
-
- SScD
-
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- lea.
-
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- 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.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sgd.
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sec.
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- SASE
-
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- 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.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- leg.
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NDSL
-
- NDAC
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASD
-
- 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.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- 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.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Sig.
-
- 1080
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- 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.
- end-
-
- Cal.
-
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- enc.
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- gds.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ANSI
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asgd
-
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- asis
-
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Gall
-
noun,
impudence; effrontery.
- Gal.
-
- Eng.
-
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- gads
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ESIS
-
- Esd.
-
- Ens.
-
- enl.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- 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).
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- digs
-
noun,
thrust; poke:
- dig.
-
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Danl
-
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- dia-
-
- Din.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Den.
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- DCNL
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Del.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- deg.
-
- Dec.
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Dill
-
noun,
a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cis-
-
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- cide
-
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- DEng
-
- dis-
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- dags
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- ands
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- idae
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ign.
-
- 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:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Ind.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AInd
-
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- AISI
-
- 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.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- ins.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- IndE
-
- Inc.
-
- ile-
-
- inae
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ACLS
-
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- 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.
- Ill.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gids
-
- Gill
-
noun,
the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
- geld
-
noun,
a payment; tax.
- 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.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- all-
-
- Alg.
-
- ance
-
- Gide
-
noun,
André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- gild
-
noun,
guild.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- geds
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Ald.
-
- Gen.
-
- Alis
-
- Glad
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noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- ALS
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noun,
Indian mulberry.
- DCL
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- Dag
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noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- DSC
-
- Dal
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noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- DAE
-
- ANC
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- ACS
-
- ASI
-
- SLE
-
- CSA
-
- ade
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noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- sc.
-
- ALC
-
- ase
-
- ad-
-
- SSI
-
- DCS
-
- SSE
-
- SSD
-
- SSC
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- ac-
-
- d-c
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- ans
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noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- ADC
-
- ag-
-
- AID
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noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- an.
-
- ANG
-
- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ACE
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noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CNS
-
- SLA
-
- CLI
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- AES
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noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- cs.
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- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- AGC
-
- CED
-
- CEA
-
- age
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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:
- SEL
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- cl.
-
- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- 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).
- AGS
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adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- AIC
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- ale
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noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- CAI
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CAD
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noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- ca.
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- ane
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adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ScD
-
- SDI
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- cle
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- ADS
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noun,
advertisement.
- AIS
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ae.
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- cig
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noun,
a cigarette.
- CIE
-
- SCS
-
- CID
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noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- SDA
-
- SDS
-
- AEC
-
- se-
-
- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- CIA
-
- CGS
-
- de-
-
- CGI
-
- ASN
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- sis
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noun,
sister.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- SED
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- DLS
-
- DEA
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lg.
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Les
-
- Ges
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- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Gde
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- 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.
- gl.
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Gld
-
- GSA
-
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- GCI
-
- ics
-
- Ga.
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESL
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- gi.
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- GCA
-
- GCD
-
- GCE
-
- GSC
-
- id.
-
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- ing
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ISA
-
- 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).
- LSD
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- LDS
-
- LCL
-
- La.
-
- ise
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Ia.
-
- LCA
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- LDL
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- Ldg
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- LDC
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- Ld.
-
- LCI
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- LCD
-
- ial
-
- il-
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
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- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ll.
-
- DSA
-
- NGC
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ECG
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- LLD
-
- ea.
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Eg.
-
- DSS
-
- DNA
-
- NES
-
- Isl
-
- DLC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- sd.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAE
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- DIL
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- di.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- ed.
-
- ead
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- LNG
-
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LSS
-
- EDC
-
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- SSN
-
- EIS
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- NDE
-
- NEC
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- GN
-
- CE
-
- SN
-
- 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.
- L2
-
- L1
-
- 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.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SL
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- ln
-
- DG
-
- LC
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- L.
-
- G.
-
- SA
-
- SG
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- le
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EI
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- GC
-
- NI
-
- D.
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- N.
-
- DN
-
- NG
-
- ND
-
- dl
-
- NL
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- S.
-
- GD
-
- IG
-