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- creatinine
-
noun,
a crystalline end product of creatine metabolism, C 4 H 7 N 3 O, occurring in urine, muscle, and blood.
- licentiate
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noun,
a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
- incinerate
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verb (used with object),
to burn or reduce to ashes; cremate.
- centennial
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noun,
a 100th anniversary or its celebration; centenary.
- centiliter
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noun,
one 100th of a liter, equivalent to 0.6102 cubic inch, or 0.338 U.S. fluid ounce. Abbreviation: cl.
- interline
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adjective,
involving or indicating a transfer of passengers or freight from one carrier to another during travel or shipment:
- interlace
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verb (used with object),
to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
- inertance
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noun,
the effect of inertia in an acoustic system, an impeding of the transmission of sound through the system.
- intricate
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adjective,
having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved:
- itinerant
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noun,
a person who alternates between working and wandering.
- carnitine
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noun,
a dipolar compound that occurs in muscle and liver and is involved in the transport of fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane.
- itinerate
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verb (used without object),
to go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit, as a preacher or judge.
- nitratine
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noun,
soda niter.
- trainline
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noun,
a pipe or hose distributing compressed air through a train for operation of the brakes.
- internat.
-
- antlerite
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noun,
an emerald to blackish-green mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 3 (OH) 4 SO 4 , a major copper ore in Chile.
- nectarine
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noun,
a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
- reclinate
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adjective,
bending or curved downward.
- entertain
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verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse.
- triennial
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noun,
a third anniversary.
- encrinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- anticline
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noun,
an anticlinal rock structure.
- annectent
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adjective,
connecting or linking, as a group of animals transitional between two other species, families, classes, etc.
- triticale
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noun,
a hybrid produced by crossing wheat, Triticum aestivum, and rye, Secale cereale.
- internet
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noun,
a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually preceded by the). The Internet includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols.
- intranet
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noun,
a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the Internet.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- lanneret
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noun,
the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
- renitent
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adjective,
resisting pressure; resistant.
- antirent
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons.
- 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.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- internal
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noun,
Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
- tractile
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adjective,
capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- incenter
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noun,
the center of an inscribed circle; that point where the bisectors of the angles of a triangle or of a regular polygon intersect.
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- entrelac
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noun,
a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- entrance
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noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- raclette
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noun,
a dish made by heating a piece of cheese, as over a hearth, and scraping off the melted part onto a plate: served with boiled potatoes.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- literati
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plural noun,
persons of scholarly or literary attainments; intellectuals.
- tinnient
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adjective,
having a ringing or clinking sound.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- reticent
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adjective,
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
- literate
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noun,
a person who can read and write.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- narceine
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- retinite
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noun,
any of various fossil resins, especially one derived from brown coal.
- triennia
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noun,
a period of three years.
- linarite
-
noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- laterite
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noun,
a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- centri-
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- canteen
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- Carleen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Nanette
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann.
- incline
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noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- lenitic
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adjective,
lentic.
- lenient
-
adjective,
agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent:
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- cinerin
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noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- in-line
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adjective,
(of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- Electra
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noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- electr-
-
- Carline
-
noun,
an old woman.
- citrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- Teleran
-
noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- lectern
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- ailette
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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.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- Letitia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- ciliate
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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.
- nitrite
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- entrant
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noun,
a competitor in a contest.
- entreat
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verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- centner
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noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- entitle
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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:
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- nitrile
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- Ninette
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noun,
a female given name.
- tertial
-
noun,
a tertial feather.
- Ternate
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noun,
an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- airline
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- Laennec
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noun,
René Théophile Hyacinthe [ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] /rəˈneɪ teɪ ɔˈfil yaˈsɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- treacle
-
noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- interne
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Tenniel
-
noun,
Sir John, 1820–1914, English caricaturist and illustrator.
- lattice
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noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- Tennant
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noun,
Smithson, 1761–1815, English chemist: discoverer of osmium and iridium.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Annette
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noun,
a female given name, form of Anne.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- Titanic
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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.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- aniline
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noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- lantern
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noun,
a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- reticle
-
noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- iterate
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- Tartini
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- cleaner
-
noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- article
-
noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- intitle
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verb (used with object),
entitle.
- tactile
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- trental
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noun,
a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
- intrant
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noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- ratteen
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noun,
ratiné.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- clatter
-
noun,
a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:
- neritic
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adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- litten
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adjective,
lighted1 .
- crenel
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- Titian
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noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- tinter
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- litter
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Littre
-
noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- enter-
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- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- elect.
-
- latent
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adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- Nettle
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noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- intra-
-
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- irenic
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adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- terat-
-
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- tenter
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- tenace
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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.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- tenant
-
noun,
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
- latter
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Tenner
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noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- lanner
-
noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- neaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- 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.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Lettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laetitia.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- tannin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of a group of astringent vegetable principles or compounds, chiefly complex glucosides of catechol and pyrogallol, as the reddish compound that gives the tanning properties to oak bark or the whitish compound that occurs in large quantities in nutgalls (common tannin, tannic acid)
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- Lettic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- tetra-
-
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- letter
-
noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- Nicene
-
adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- Lenten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or suitable for Lent.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- inline
-
noun,
an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
- tercet
-
noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- intent
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- inter.
-
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- Iletin
-
- tinct.
-
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centi-
-
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- cerat-
-
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- recti-
-
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- 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.
- Alette
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- cattle
-
noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rennet
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Attlee
-
noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- Rennie
-
noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- rennin
-
noun,
a coagulating enzyme occurring in the gastric juice of the calf, forming the active principle of rennet and able to curdle milk.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- actin-
-
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- rattle
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- tera-
-
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Ital.
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- Arnel
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- licet
-
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- 30-30
-
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- intr.
-
- acet-
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- reni-
-
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Iran.
-
- ante-
-
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- alti-
-
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- 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.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- lect.
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- anti-
-
- natl.
-
- Nenni
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1980, Italian socialist leader and author.
- lact-
-
- Tenn.
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- tele-
-
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- aeri-
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- 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.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- 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.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- cine-
-
- encl.
-
- Recit
-
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- cert.
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- rect.
-
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- cent.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crit.
-
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- 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.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- incr.
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- incl.
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- init.
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Cant.
-
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- ician
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Icel.
-
- RIIA
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- rit.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- NCTE
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- NTIA
-
- rel.
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- NIRA
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- 1080
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- CERN
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- clar
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- 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.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- lit.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ect-
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tit.
-
- ctr.
-
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crat
-
- cat.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- tri-
-
- alt.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- aet.
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- aer-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- trit
-
- tRNA
-
- ance
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- atic
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- attn
-
- 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.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ann.
-
- att.
-
- art.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ant.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lani
-
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- 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.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- tel-
-
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- 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.
- intl
-
- Ice.
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- 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).
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- ette
-
- int.
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- ical
-
- ile-
-
- Inc.
-
- INRI
-
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- 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.
- inae
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- 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.
- enl.
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TCA
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- rte
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TLC
-
- tlr
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- rt.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TNT
-
- tr.
-
- TAL
-
- tra
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- RNA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eir
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEC
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ene
-
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- en-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- CNN
-
- il-
-
- Ir.
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ine
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- in.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ier
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETR
-
- ERT
-
- CRT
-
- CLR
-
- IRL
-
- AEC
-
- ALC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIC
-
- ae.
-
- ANC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- CLI
-
- CAI
-
- cle
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- cl.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- IRC
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ITA
-
- NRA
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- 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:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NNE
-
- nr.
-
- NRC
-
- LTA
-
- Re.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ltr
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LCI
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LCT
-
- LCA
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- 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.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lt.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- La.
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- t.
-
- RC
-
- 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.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- T1
-
- LC
-
- L2
-
- L.
-
- L1
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LR
-
- ic
-
- R.
-
- 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.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- NI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- CE
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TL
-
- TN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- le
-
- i.
-
- NL
-
- ln
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TT
-