Anagrams of telangiectasis
Word telangiectasis has
1859 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of telangiectasis.
- intestacies
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noun,
the state or fact of being intestate at death.
- licentiates
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noun,
a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
- atelectasis
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noun,
incomplete expansion of the lungs at birth, as from lack of breathing force.
- catagenesis
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noun,
the retrogressive evolution of a species.
Compare anagenesis (def 1).
- gelatinate
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verb (used with or without object),
gelatinize.
- tenacities
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noun,
the quality of being tenacious, or of holding fast; persistence:
- castigates
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verb (used with object),
to criticize or reprimand severely.
- cast-steel
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noun,
any of various steels cast in molds to form objects.
- saliencies
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noun,
salience.
- sanctities
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noun,
holiness, saintliness, or godliness.
- instigates
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verb (used with object),
to cause by incitement; foment:
- natalities
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noun,
birthrate.
- analgesics
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noun,
a remedy that relieves or allays pain.
- licentiate
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noun,
a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
- sagacities
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noun,
acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment.
- castanets
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noun,
either of a pair of concave pieces of wood held in the palm of the hand and clicked together, usually to accompany dancing.
- silicates
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- laciniate
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adjective,
cut into narrow, irregular lobes; slashed; jagged.
- Cingalese
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adjective, noun,
Singhalese.
- settlings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that settles.
- caseinate
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noun,
a metallic salt of casein.
- cineastes
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- castigate
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verb (used with object),
to criticize or reprimand severely.
- insectile
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adjective,
pertaining to or like an insect.
- Castilian
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noun,
the dialect of Spanish spoken in Castile.
- satieties
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noun,
the state of being satiated; surfeit.
- catenates
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verb (used with object),
to link together; form into a connected series:
- inelastic
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adjective,
not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- laitances
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noun,
a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
- insatiate
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adjective,
insatiable:
- stealings
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noun,
the act of a person who steals.
- telecasts
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noun,
a television broadcast.
- sciential
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adjective,
having knowledge.
- anglesite
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noun,
a mineral, lead sulfate, PbSO 4 , found in massive deposits and in colorless or variously tinted crystals: a minor ore of lead.
- testacean
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adjective,
having a shell or test.
- anaclisis
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noun,
the choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of a resemblance to early childhood protective and parental figures.
- analcites
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noun,
a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6)⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.
- analgesic
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noun,
a remedy that relieves or allays pain.
- alienists
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- alienates
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verb (used with object),
to make indifferent or hostile:
- analities
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noun,
the condition or quality of having an anal character; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the anal stage of psychosexual development.
- alienages
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noun,
the state of being an alien.
- angelicas
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noun,
Also called archangel. any plant belonging to the genus Angelica, of the parsley family, especially A. archangelica, cultivated in Europe for its aromatic odor and medicinal root and for its stalks, which are candied and eaten.
- Anglicist
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noun,
an authority on the English language or English literature.
- Scientist
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noun,
an expert in science, especially one of the physical or natural sciences.
- alginates
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noun,
a salt of alginic acid.
- tentacles
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noun,
Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.
- anisettes
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noun,
a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed.
- tensities
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noun,
the state of being tense; tenseness.
- testacies
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noun,
the state of being testate.
- litigants
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noun,
a person engaged in a lawsuit.
- latticing
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noun,
the act or process of furnishing with or making latticework.
- astatines
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noun,
a rare element of the halogen family. Symbol: At; atomic number: 85.
- taintless
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adjective,
free from or without taint; pure; innocent.
- latencies
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noun,
the state of being latent.
- clientage
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noun,
a body of clients; clientele.
- instigate
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verb (used with object),
to cause by incitement; foment:
- glaciates
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verb (used with object),
to cover with ice or glaciers.
- escalates
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verb (used with or without object),
to increase in intensity, magnitude, etc.:
- gentisate
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noun,
a salt or ester of gentisic acid.
- Stalinist
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noun,
an advocate or supporter of Stalin or Stalinism.
- stagnates
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verb (used with object),
to make stagnant.
- saliences
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- genitalia
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plural noun,
the organs of reproduction, especially the external organs.
- ensilages
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noun,
the preservation of green fodder in a silo or pit.
- taeniasis
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noun,
infestation with tapeworms.
- estancias
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- tailgates
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noun,
the board or gate at the back of a wagon, truck, station wagon, etc., which can be removed or let down for convenience in loading or unloading.
- essential
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noun,
a basic, indispensable, or necessary element; chief point:
- stealages
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noun,
the act of stealing.
- elastance
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noun,
the reciprocal of capacitance.
- sanitates
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verb (used with object),
to make sanitary; equip with sanitary appliances:
- stagnate
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verb (used with object),
to make stagnant.
- telecast
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noun,
a television broadcast.
- elitists
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noun,
a person having, thought to have, or professing superior intellect or talent, power, wealth, or membership in the upper echelons of society:
- teniasis
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noun,
taeniasis.
- leasings
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- 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.
- gantlets
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noun,
Railroads. a track construction used in narrow places, in which two parallel tracks converge so that their inner rails cross, run parallel, and diverge again, thus allowing a train to remain on its own track at all times.
- elegiacs
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noun,
an elegiac or distich verse.
- elegists
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noun,
the author of an elegy.
- legacies
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noun,
Law. a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest.
- Latinist
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noun,
a specialist in Latin.
- assignat
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noun,
one of the notes issued as paper currency from 1789 to 1796 by the revolutionary government on the security of confiscated lands.
- elastins
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- Latinate
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adjective,
of, like, pertaining to, or derived from Latin.
- elastics
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- astatine
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noun,
a rare element of the halogen family. Symbol: At; atomic number: 85.
- assignee
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noun,
a person to whom some right or interest is transferred, either for his or her own enjoyment or in trust.
- anisette
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noun,
a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed.
- Galician
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Galicia in Spain.
- tentages
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noun,
tents collectively; equipment or supply of tents.
- analcite
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noun,
a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6)⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- analects
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plural noun,
selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors.
- escalate
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verb (used with or without object),
to increase in intensity, magnitude, etc.:
- stealage
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noun,
the act of stealing.
- entitles
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verb (used with object),
to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim:
- entities
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noun,
something that has a real existence; thing:
- statices
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- licenses
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- Angelica
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noun,
Also called archangel. any plant belonging to the genus Angelica, of the parsley family, especially A. archangelica, cultivated in Europe for its aromatic odor and medicinal root and for its stalks, which are candied and eaten.
- legatine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or authorized by a legate.
- ensilage
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noun,
the preservation of green fodder in a silo or pit.
- anglaise
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noun,
an old English country-dance.
- gaieties
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noun,
the state of being joyous, vivacious, or cheerful.
- gainless
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adjective,
unprofitable.
- tentacle
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noun,
Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.
- lenities
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noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- Atlantic
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noun,
Atlantic Ocean.
- galactin
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noun,
prolactin.
- galatine
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noun,
galantine.
- atlantes
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noun,
plural of atlas (def 5).
- laitance
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noun,
a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
- Atlantis
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noun,
a legendary island, first mentioned by Plato, said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar and to have sunk beneath the sea, but linked by some modern archaeologists with the island of Thera, the surviving remnant of a much larger island destroyed by a volcanic eruption c1500 b.c.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- lignites
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noun,
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- instates
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- celestas
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- Tantalic
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adjective,
of or relating to tantalum, especially in the pentavalent state.
- slatting
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noun,
the act of furnishing with or making from slats.
- slatings
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noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- centesis
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noun,
a puncture or perforation.
- centiles
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- giantess
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noun,
an imaginary female being of human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- ciliates
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- sittings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that sits.
- INTELSAT
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noun,
a global communications satellite network under international control.
- tailgate
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noun,
the board or gate at the back of a wagon, truck, station wagon, etc., which can be removed or let down for convenience in loading or unloading.
- Silastic
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- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- silences
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- silicate
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- cleanses
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- singlets
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noun,
a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
- tailings
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noun,
the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- glistens
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noun,
a glistening; sparkle.
- 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.
- eastings
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- gestates
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verb (used with object),
to carry in the womb during the period from conception to delivery.
- lastings
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noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- egalites
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noun,
equality.
- elastase
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noun,
a pancreatic protease that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin and other related proteins to polypeptides and amino acids.
- glaciate
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verb (used with object),
to cover with ice or glaciers.
- stealing
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noun,
the act of a person who steals.
- Laetitia
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noun,
a female given name.
- lactates
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noun,
an ester or salt of lactic acid.
- lactases
-
noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- genetics
-
noun,
Biology. the science of heredity, dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment.
- settings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that sets.
- settling
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that settles.
- caseates
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verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- cassette
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noun,
Also called cassette tape. a compact case containing a length of magnetic tape that runs between two small reels: used for recording or playback of audio or video in a tape recorder, cassette deck, video camera, or VCR, and for storage of data by some small computer systems.
See also audiocassette, videocassette.
- cattails
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noun,
any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, especially T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers.
- castanet
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noun,
either of a pair of concave pieces of wood held in the palm of the hand and clicked together, usually to accompany dancing.
- genitals
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plural noun,
genitalia.
- gentiles
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noun,
a person who is not Jewish, especially a Christian.
- Tacitean
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Publius Cornelius Tacitus.
- castings
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noun,
the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- tactless
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adjective,
lacking tact; showing no tact; undiplomatic; offendingly blunt:
- catenate
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verb (used with object),
to link together; form into a connected series:
- gestalts
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noun,
a configuration, pattern, or organized field having specific properties that cannot be derived from the summation of its component parts; a unified whole.
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- intitles
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verb (used with object),
entitle.
- ligeance
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noun,
Chiefly Law. the territory subject to a sovereign or liege lord.
- sea-legs
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plural noun,
the ability to adjust one's sense of balance to the motion of a ship at sea:
- alginate
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noun,
a salt of alginic acid.
- litigate
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verb (used with object),
to make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law.
- agenesis
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noun,
absence of or failed development of a body part.
- agitates
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verb (used with object),
to move or force into violent, irregular action:
- agential
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adjective,
pertaining to an agent or agency.
- sailings
-
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.
- neglects
-
noun,
an act or instance of neglecting; disregard; negligence:
- Alicante
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noun,
a seaport in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- aliasing
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noun,
a jagged, stairstep effect on curved or diagonal lines that are reproduced in low resolution, as on a computer printout or display.
- satinets
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- 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.
- Alcestis
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noun,
Also, Alkestis. Classical Mythology. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules.
- scalages
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noun,
an assessed percentage deduction, as in weight or price, granted in dealings with goods that are likely to shrink, leak, or otherwise vary in the amount or weight originally stated.
- tetanies
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noun,
a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
- acetates
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of acetic acid.
- sea-salt
-
noun,
table salt produced through the evaporation of seawater.
- salients
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- sea-gate
-
noun,
a navigable channel giving access to the sea.
- actinias
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- litigant
-
noun,
a person engaged in a lawsuit.
- sanitate
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verb (used with object),
to make sanitary; equip with sanitary appliances:
- titanias
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noun,
synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
- seasnail
-
noun,
any of several snailfishes of the genus Liparis, of the North Atlantic.
- scanties
-
noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- agencies
-
noun,
an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another:
- saltines
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- niceties
-
noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- salience
-
noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- sagittal
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adjective,
Anatomy.
of or relating to the suture between the parietal bones at the roof of the skull or to a venous canal within the skull and parallel to this suture.
(in direction or location) from front to back in the median plane or in a plane parallel to the median.
- Tlingits
-
noun,
a member of any of a number of American Indian peoples of the coastal regions of southern Alaska and northern British Colmbia.
- testicle
-
noun,
testis.
- sealants
-
noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- sagenite
-
noun,
a variety of rutile occurring as needlelike crystals embedded in quartz.
- sanities
-
noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- lineages
-
noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- seatings
-
noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- alienist
-
noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- alienate
-
verb (used with object),
to make indifferent or hostile:
- sea-lane
-
noun,
a standard navigational route for ships traversing an ocean or sea.
- tintless
-
adjective,
without tint or tints; colorless.
- aglisten
-
adjective,
refulgent; glistening.
- litanies
-
noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- scalings
-
noun,
the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
- alienage
-
noun,
the state of being an alien.
- satiates
-
adjective,
satiated.
- Salesian
-
noun,
a member of the Society of St. Francis de Sales, a congregation founded in Turin in 1845 and engaged chiefly in missionary and educational work.
- nettles
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- cattail
-
noun,
any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, especially T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers.
- catties
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- ceiling
-
noun,
the overhead interior surface of a room.
- sanicle
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- signets
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- instils
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- agitate
-
verb (used with object),
to move or force into violent, irregular action:
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- instals
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- geneal.
-
- genesic
-
adjective,
pertaining to genesis or reproduction; genetic.
- intitle
-
verb (used with object),
entitle.
- Celesta
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- agnails
-
noun,
hangnail.
- Cassatt
-
noun,
Mary, 1845–1926, U.S. painter.
- Cassite
-
noun,
Kassite.
- Cassini
-
noun,
Oleg [oh-leg] /ˈoʊ lɛg/ (Show IPA), (Oleg Cassini-Loiewski) 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.
- cassina
-
noun,
dahoon.
- negates
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- cassena
-
noun,
dahoon.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- elegits
-
noun,
a writ of execution against a judgment debtor's goods, property, or land, held by the judgment creditor until payment of the debt, as from rents on the land.
- neglect
-
noun,
an act or instance of neglecting; disregard; negligence:
- casitas
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- casings
-
noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- Italian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- caseins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- stactes
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- ailette
-
noun,
either of two standing pieces of metal or cuir-bouilli, attached to the shoulders as an ornament or as a means of displaying the wearer's arms: used c1275–c1350.
- caseate
-
verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- elegist
-
noun,
the author of an elegy.
- isatins
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- nestles
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- agnates
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- signees
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- tisanes
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Catalin
-
- Eleatic
-
noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- signals
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- gelatin
-
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.
- Titania
-
noun,
synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
- castles
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- elegant
-
adjective,
tastefully fine or luxurious in dress, style, design, etc.:
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- casting
-
noun,
the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- scalage
-
noun,
an assessed percentage deduction, as in weight or price, granted in dealings with goods that are likely to shrink, leak, or otherwise vary in the amount or weight originally stated.
- Castile
-
noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- elegiac
-
noun,
an elegiac or distich verse.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- silages
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- singlet
-
noun,
a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
- glisten
-
noun,
a glistening; sparkle.
- satanic
-
adjective,
of Satan.
- sailing
-
noun,
the activity of a person or thing that sails.
- tactile
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- agalite
-
noun,
a fibrous variety of talc.
- Sistine
-
adjective,
of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
- singles
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- Sitsang
-
noun,
Tibet (def 1).
- sateens
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- cleanse
-
verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- gentles
-
adjective,
kindly; amiable:
- satiate
-
adjective,
satiated.
- ignites
-
verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- Actinia
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- Gestalt
-
noun,
a configuration, pattern, or organized field having specific properties that cannot be derived from the summation of its component parts; a unified whole.
- eatings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- actings
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- tingles
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- Aegates
-
noun,
ancient name of Egadi.
- eaglets
-
noun,
a young eagle.
- gisants
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- gitalin
-
noun,
a mixture of glycosides from Digitalis purpurea, used chiefly in the management of congestive heart failure.
- easiest
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- tailing
-
noun,
the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- Santali
-
noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- sitting
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that sits.
- easting
-
noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- glances
-
noun,
a quick or brief look.
- tinsels
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- glassie
-
noun,
glassy (def 4).
- against
-
Idioms,
over against, in contrast with:
- gestate
-
verb (used with object),
to carry in the womb during the period from conception to delivery.
- silicas
-
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.
- Gentile
-
noun,
a person who is not Jewish, especially a Christian.
- genesis
-
noun,
an origin, creation, or beginning.
- ingesta
-
plural noun,
substances ingested.
- Genista
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- cetanes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- tanists
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- scalene
-
adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- ingates
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- tansies
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- Niigata
-
noun,
a seaport on NW Honshu, in central Japan.
- incises
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- centile
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- ingests
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- elaenia
-
noun,
any of numerous tropical American flycatchers of the genus Elaenia, having short crests and small bills.
- centals
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- genetic
-
adjective,
Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- genital
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- Silesia
-
noun,
a lightweight, smoothly finished, twilled fabric of acetate, rayon, or cotton, for garment linings.
- egalite
-
noun,
equality.
- silents
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- talents
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- silence
-
noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- nilgais
-
noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- ageless
-
adjective,
not aging or appearing to age.
- silanes
-
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.
- Agenais
-
noun,
an ancient region of SW France.
- tangles
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- incages
-
verb (used with object),
encage.
- ciliate
-
noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- Ciliata
-
noun,
the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
- actinal
-
adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- incases
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- cienaga
-
noun,
a swamp or marsh, especially one formed and fed by springs.
- incests
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- cantles
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- tilings
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- anlages
-
noun,
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- seances
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- enlists
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- legists
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- tensile
-
adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- Legnica
-
noun,
a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
- algesia
-
noun,
sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia.
- seising
-
noun,
seizing.
- selects
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- anlaces
-
noun,
anelace.
- Salinas
-
noun,
a city in W California.
- algetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or causing pain; painful.
- ensiles
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- lenitic
-
adjective,
lentic.
- listing
-
noun,
a list; record; catalog.
- legates
-
noun,
an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
- enlaces
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- stances
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- lattice
-
noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- tenaces
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Senegal
-
noun,
a republic in W Africa: independent member of the French Community; formerly part of French West Africa. 76,084 sq. mi. (197,057 sq. km). Capital: Dakar.
- Asiatic
-
noun,
an Asian person.
- senecas
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- Titanic
-
noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- leasing
-
noun,
lying; falsehood.
- Selenga
-
noun,
a river in N central Asia, flowing E and N through the NW Mongolian People's Republic through the Buryat Autonomous Republic in the SE Russian Federation to Lake Baikal. About 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- ascites
-
noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- enisles
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- ascents
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- 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.
- selenic
-
adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- listens
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- 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.
- ligases
-
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.
- license
-
noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- seating
-
noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- anelace
-
noun,
a short sword having a double-edged blade tapering sharply to a point: worn by civilians from the 13th to the 16th centuries.
- saltant
-
adjective,
dancing; leaping; jumping.
- secants
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Tlingit
-
noun,
a member of any of a number of American Indian peoples of the coastal regions of southern Alaska and northern British Colmbia.
- lineate
-
adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- tentage
-
noun,
tents collectively; equipment or supply of tents.
- lineage
-
noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- Seattle
-
noun,
(Seatlh) c1790–1866, Suquamish leader: Seattle, Washington, named after him.
- ligates
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- linages
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- lignite
-
noun,
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- lisente
-
noun,
plural of sente.
- sectile
-
adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- entasis
-
noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- entices
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- Lessing
-
noun,
Doris (May) 1919–2013, British novelist in Africa; born in Persia; Nobel Prize in Literature 2007.
- Anglist
-
noun,
Anglicist.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Anglice
-
adverb,
in English; as the English would say it; according to the English way: .
- Letitia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- statics
-
noun,
the branch of mechanics that deals with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.
- seeings
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- aliases
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- entitle
-
verb (used with object),
to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim:
- liaises
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Angelic
-
adjective,
of or belonging to angels:
- Angeles
-
noun,
a city in the Philippines, on S central Luzon.
- salines
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- lattens
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- slating
-
noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- senegas
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- langsat
-
noun,
an East Indian tree, Lansium domesticum, of the mahogany family.
- atlases
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- scaling
-
noun,
the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
- galette
-
noun,
any of various thin, round cakes or pastries, often with a filling or topping:
- lasting
-
noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- seniles
-
noun,
a senile person.
- setting
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that sets.
- attains
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- Galicia
-
noun,
a region in E central Europe: a former crown land of Austria, included in S Poland after World War I, and now partly in Ukraine. About 30,500 sq. mi. (79,000 sq. km).
- acetals
-
noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- teasels
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- Stiegel
-
noun,
Henry William, 1729–85, German iron and glass manufacturer in America.
- Latitia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sensate
-
adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- lancets
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- galenas
-
noun,
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
- acetate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of acetic acid.
- elitist
-
noun,
a person having, thought to have, or professing superior intellect or talent, power, wealth, or membership in the upper echelons of society:
- gantlet
-
noun,
Railroads. a track construction used in narrow places, in which two parallel tracks converge so that their inner rails cross, run parallel, and diverge again, thus allowing a train to remain on its own track at all times.
- Caelian
-
noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- lactase
-
noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- lactate
-
noun,
an ester or salt of lactic acid.
- nasties
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- Natalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- stalags
-
noun,
a World War II German military camp housing prisoners of war of enlisted ranks.
- sestina
-
noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- calesas
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Staines
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- Galenic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or containing galena.
- Caitlin
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- latests
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- assegai
-
noun,
the slender javelin or spear of the Bantu-speaking people of southern Africa.
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- sealant
-
noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- settles
-
noun,
a long seat or bench, usually wooden, with arms and a high back.
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- galact-
-
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- Sagitta
-
noun,
the Arrow, a northern constellation between Aquila and Cygnus.
- elicits
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- galeate
-
adjective,
having a galea.
- Alceste
-
noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- astatic
-
adjective,
unstable; unsteady.
- telesis
-
noun,
deliberate, purposeful utilization of the processes of nature and society to obtain particular goals.
- encases
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- atingle
-
adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- lacinia
-
noun,
Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- salicin
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- telegas
-
noun,
a Russian cart of rude construction, having four wheels and no springs.
- encages
-
verb (used with object),
to confine in or as in a cage; coop up.
- lacings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- estate
-
noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- 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.
- Geisel
-
noun,
Theodor Seuss [soos] /sus/ (Show IPA), ("Dr. Seuss") 1904–91, U.S. humorist, illustrator, and author of children's books.
- saigas
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- gestic
-
adjective,
pertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing.
- gestes
-
noun,
gest.
- gelati
-
noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- 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.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- stages
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- genies
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- 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.
- genit.
-
- Galati
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 252,884.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stalag
-
noun,
a World War II German military camp housing prisoners of war of enlisted ranks.
- Galena
-
noun,
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
- sliest
-
adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- slings
-
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- gentle
-
adjective,
kindly; amiable:
- Gessen
-
noun,
Goshen (def 1).
- sleets
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- gaslit
-
noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- genets
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- slates
-
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.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- senega
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- 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.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- nasals
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- scatts
-
noun,
scat5 .
- 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.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- sestet
-
noun,
Prosody. the last six lines of a sonnet in the Italian form, considered as a unit.
Compare octave (def 4a).
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- lagans
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- lacing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- litten
-
adjective,
lighted1 .
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Settle
-
noun,
a long seat or bench, usually wooden, with arms and a high back.
- Lettic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- ligni-
-
- 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.
- Ligeti
-
noun,
György Sándor [jawr-jee shahn-dawr,, dyawr-] /ˈdʒɔr dʒi ˈʃɑn dɔr,, ˈdyɔr-/ (Show IPA), 1923–2006, Austrian composer, born in Hungary.
- ligate
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- 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.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- lieges
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- seeing
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- Lettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laetitia.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- leases
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- lessen
-
verb (used with object),
to make less; reduce.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Lenaea
-
noun,
a festival in ancient Athens in honor of Dionysus, celebrated at the beginning of February and comprising a public banquet followed by the performance of comedies.
- seisin
-
noun,
seizin.
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- legits
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- legist
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- legate
-
noun,
an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
- selen-
-
- 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.
- leasts
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Scales
-
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.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- slants
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- incage
-
verb (used with object),
encage.
- nilgai
-
noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Iletin
-
- 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.
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- ignite
-
verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- icings
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- singes
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- gneiss
-
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.
- 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.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- glints
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- gleets
-
noun,
Pathology.
a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
- gleans
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- satang
-
noun,
a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht.
- glance
-
noun,
a quick or brief look.
- glacis
-
noun,
a gentle slope.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- glaces
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- 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.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- negate
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- istles
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- sigils
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- Signac
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- Isaacs
-
noun,
Sir Isaac Alfred, 1855–1948, Australian jurist: governor general of Australia 1931–36.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- Nettle
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- satins
-
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.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- insist
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- 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.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- lagena
-
noun,
an outpocketing of the saccule of birds, reptiles, and bony fishes corresponding to the cochlear duct of mammals.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Attlee
-
noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- Alicia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- 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.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Alissa
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- clasts
-
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.
- Alsace
-
noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- class.
-
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- clangs
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- cleans
-
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- tangle
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- cestas
-
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.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- centi-
-
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Tilsit
-
noun,
former name of Sovetsk.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- ailing
-
adjective,
sickly; unwell.
- tiling
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- easels
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- tiglic
-
adjective,
of or derived from tiglic acid.
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- eaglet
-
noun,
a young eagle.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Alette
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- taigas
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- testis
-
noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- clings
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- testes
-
noun,
plural of testis.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Casals
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-bloh;; Spanish pah-vlaw] /ˈpɑ bloʊ;; Spanish ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1973, Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer; in France after 1936; in Puerto Rico after 1956.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- tenets
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Cantal
-
noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- calesa
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- assail
-
verb (used with object),
to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- assign
-
noun,
Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- telega
-
noun,
a Russian cart of rude construction, having four wheels and no springs.
- teleg.
-
- Ateste
-
noun,
ancient name of Este.
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- Attica
-
noun,
a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
- Attila
-
noun,
("Scourge of God") a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- casing
-
noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- Angela
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “messenger.”.
- tastes
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- censes
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- 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.
- Anglia
-
noun,
Latin name of England.
- 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.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- angsts
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- tasset
-
noun,
either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- cattle
-
noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- castes
-
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.
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- Anlage
-
noun,
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- Cassia
-
noun,
Also called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- stilts
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- elect.
-
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Aeneas
-
noun,
a Trojan hero, the reputed ancestor of the Romans: protagonist of the Aeneid.
- encage
-
verb (used with object),
to confine in or as in a cage; coop up.
- stints
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- aaliis
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- stings
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- acetal
-
noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- steles
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- agates
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- Engels
-
noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1820–95, German socialist in England: collaborated with Karl Marx in systematizing Marxism.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- elegit
-
noun,
a writ of execution against a judgment debtor's goods, property, or land, held by the judgment creditor until payment of the debt, as from rents on the land.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- 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.
- steels
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- agnail
-
noun,
hangnail.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- aglets
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- Aegean
-
noun,
the. Aegean Sea.
- tinct.
-
- agists
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- acting
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- escent
-
- Aegina
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- agnate
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- 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.
- egests
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- actin-
-
- Egesta
-
noun,
matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- 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.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Salas
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- sanit
-
- 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.
- anis-
-
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- 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.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- actg.
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- salsa
-
noun,
a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- assn.
-
- asst.
-
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- 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.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- tele-
-
- 30-30
-
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- Lassa
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Lhasa.
- salts
-
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.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Legis
-
- aceae
-
- leges
-
noun,
plural of lex.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- acet-
-
- lect.
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- ASEAN
-
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- sect.
-
- 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.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- 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.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alas.
-
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Agena
-
noun,
a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- algae
-
plural noun,
any of numerous groups of chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single-celled forms to multicellular forms 100 feet (30 meters) or more long, distinguished from plants by the absence of true roots, stems, and leaves and by a lack of nonreproductive cells in the reproductive structures: classified into the six phyla Euglenophyta, Crysophyta, Pyrrophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scags
-
noun,
heroin.
- nests
-
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.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 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.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- 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.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- 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.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- scat-
-
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- algia
-
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Angl.
-
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- anal.
-
- anat.
-
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Liege
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- licet
-
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- sagan
-
noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- alti-
-
- sagas
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- Sans.
-
- angas
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- sages
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- 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).
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- angi-
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- sates
-
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.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- 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.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- seats
-
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.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- ling.
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- lign-
-
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- Agate
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Alta.
-
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- 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.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- stat.
-
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- slags
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- gists
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Eagle
-
noun,
any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations.
Compare bald eagle, golden eagle.
- 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.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- 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.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- 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.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- gests
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- geste
-
noun,
gest.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Icel.
-
- 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.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- IATSE
-
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- 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.
- sing.
-
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- 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.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- sings
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- gleet
-
noun,
Pathology.
a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
- glees
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- 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.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- icing
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- galea
-
noun,
Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood.
- Stets
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- galas
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- encl.
-
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Engel
-
noun,
Lehman [ley-muh n] /ˈleɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1910–1982, U.S. conductor and composer.
- gains
-
- Engle
-
noun,
Paul (Hamilton) 1908–91, U.S. poet and educator.
- Gaeta
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- stge.
-
- Genl.
-
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- egest
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- gelts
-
noun,
money.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- 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.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- g-cal
-
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- 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.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- 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.
- gasts
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- ician
-
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- cata-
-
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- lagan
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- seti-
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- inst.
-
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 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.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- casas
-
noun,
Bartolomé de las [bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Ital.
-
- 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.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- lact-
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- istic
-
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- sigil
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- signs
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tangs
-
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- 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.
- 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.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- lang.
-
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clase
-
- 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.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- 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.
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- 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.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- init.
-
- 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: ¢.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- cent.
-
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- incl.
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 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.
- SASE
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- TSgt
-
- Sat.
-
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Tit.
-
- ten.
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- stg.
-
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Ste.
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- isls
-
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- sci.
-
- scil
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- sec.
-
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- 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.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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).
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- 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.
- stlg
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- Sig.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- SLIC
-
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- 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.
- tel-
-
- 1080
-
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- atic
-
- Glee
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- attn
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ates
-
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- att.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- IAEA
-
- iana
-
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- 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.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Cal.
-
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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:
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- 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.
- asis
-
- IATA
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- ANSI
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- 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.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ISSN
-
- ins.
-
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 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.
- itis
-
- ance
-
- Anas
-
- intl
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- ile-
-
- ical
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- ign.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ant.
-
- asc-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- 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.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Can.
-
- alt.
-
- enl.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- 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).
- Ens.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- ESIS
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- ect-
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- ELAS
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- cene
-
- est.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GATT
-
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- cat.
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- cen.
-
- 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).
- Cels
-
- ette
-
- Gal.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- 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.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- int.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- 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.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- NACA
-
- aet.
-
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- 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.
- agit
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agst
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- NTIA
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- AAEE
-
- 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):
- 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.
- NCAA
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- NCTE
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 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.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acea
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- cts.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- 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.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- leg.
-
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lani
-
- Ala.
-
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- Alis
-
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Alg.
-
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- AISI
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- 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.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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).
- 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.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TAL
-
- CST
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TSE
-
- CNS
-
- TSI
-
- CTA
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- cte
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ctg
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CSA
-
- TSS
-
- cle
-
- CIE
-
- ac-
-
- TNT
-
- Tng
-
- ag-
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- TLC
-
- AIA
-
- CLI
-
- CGI
-
- ANG
-
- CIA
-
- al.
-
- CGS
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- an.
-
- AAE
-
- ANC
-
- AEA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ATA
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Agt
-
- AIC
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- ASN
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- ASS
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noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ast
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- tee
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noun,
the letter T or t.
- at.
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- CAI
-
- ATC
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- CAA
-
- ait
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- 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.
- cs.
-
- ca.
-
- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- tin
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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.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ale
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noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- CEA
-
- Eg.
-
- ACS
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- ACT
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noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
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- 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.
- ASA
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noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ALC
-
- AEC
-
- TGN
-
- cee
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noun,
the letter C.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- 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:
- AES
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noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ase
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- TIA
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- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- TIC
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noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ASI
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- AGC
-
- tea
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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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Sgt
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- Lt.
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- LAC
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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).
- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- LCA
-
- 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).
- LCI
-
- LCT
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- 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.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- La.
-
- ite
-
- Les
-
- ILS
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- il-
-
- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- in.
-
- ITC
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ing
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
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- ist
-
- ITA
-
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ics
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NES
-
- 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:
- sc.
-
- NGC
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NEC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- SAA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEA
-
- lg.
-
- LSS
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LNG
-
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- ne-
-
- LTA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SCS
-
- NAA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Ia.
-
- ine
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- TTS
-
- Ga.
-
- ene
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ETS
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- STI
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GCA
-
- GCE
-
- GCI
-
- GCT
-
- Sta
-
- en-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SST
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- ean
-
- 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:
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ECA
-
- ECG
-
- EEC
-
- EEG
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EIS
-
- STL
-
- St.
-
- gi.
-
- SSN
-
- SLA
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- SLE
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- SSI
-
- 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.
- gl.
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- GSA
-
- GSC
-
- gt.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- GTC
-
- GTS
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- GTT
-
- Ges
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- SSE
-
- SSA
-
- SSC
-
- ss.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- IG
-
- NL
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- S.
-
- TL
-
- 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.
- SA
-
- L2
-
- SG
-
- TN
-
- SL
-
- le
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 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.
- ee
-
- TT
-
- TC
-
- L1
-
- GN
-
- NG
-
- SN
-
- ln
-
- LC
-
- N.
-
- G.
-
- 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.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NC
-
- NI
-
- L.
-
- i.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- t.
-
- TG
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- GC
-
- EI
-
- CE
-
- ic
-