Anagrams of urogenital
Word urogenital has
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that can be made by using the letters of urogenital.
- regulation
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noun,
a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- granulite
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noun,
a metamorphic rock composed of granular minerals of uniform size, as quartz, feldspar, or pyroxene, and showing a definite banding.
- neuroglia
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noun,
a class of cells in the brain and spinal cord that form a supporting structure for the neurons and provide them with insulation.
- trialogue
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noun,
a discussion or conversation in which three persons or groups participate.
- argento-
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- aureolin
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noun,
a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
- legation
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noun,
a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- regional
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noun,
Often, regionals. a regional competition or tournament:
- gelation
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noun,
solidification by cold; freezing.
- tung-oil
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noun,
a yellow drying oil derived from the seeds of a tung tree, Aleurites fordii, used in varnishes, linoleum, etc.
- trigonal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or shaped like a triangle; having three angles; triangular.
- retinula
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noun,
a group of elongate neural receptor cells forming part of an arthropod compound eye: each retinula cell leads to a nerve fiber passing to the optic ganglion.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- line-out
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noun,
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- geraniol
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noun,
a colorless or pale-yellow terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, with a geraniumlike odor, found in rose oil, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in perfumes and flavors.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- integral
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noun,
an integral whole.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- Triangle
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noun,
a closed plane figure having three sides and three angles.
- ligature
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noun,
the act of binding or tying up:
- Touraine
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noun,
a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
- outrange
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verb (used with object),
to have a longer or greater range than.
- Rantoul
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noun,
a city in E Illinois.
- Tournai
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noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- antilog
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noun,
antilogarithm.
- antero-
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- tragion
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- genital
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- genito-
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- lounger
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noun,
a person or thing that lounges.
- rainout
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noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- Tuonela
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noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- 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.
- Anguier
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1604–69, and his brother Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1614–86, French sculptors.
- louring
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adjective,
lowering.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- languor
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noun,
lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.
- languet
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noun,
any of various small tongue-shaped parts, processes, or projections.
- alunite
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- gelatin
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- outring
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in ringing; ring louder than.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- lentigo
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noun,
a freckle or other pigmented spot.
- trigone
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noun,
Also, trigonum. Anatomy.
a triangular part or area.
the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
- outrage
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noun,
an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- outrang
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verb,
simple past tense of outring.
- tringle
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noun,
a narrow, straight molding, as a fillet.
- outline
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- outlier
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noun,
something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
- ergotin
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noun,
any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
- eulogia
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noun,
Also called antidoron, holy bread. Eastern Church. blessed bread given to the congregation during vespers or at the end of the liturgy.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- 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.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- atingle
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adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- Renault
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- legator
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noun,
a person who bequeaths; a testator.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Ortegal
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noun,
Cape, a cape in NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Gautier
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noun,
Théophile [tey-aw-feel] /teɪ ɔˈfil/ (Show IPA), 1811–72, French poet, novelist, and critic.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Langreo
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noun,
a city in N Spain.
- genitor
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noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- Tourane
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noun,
former name of Danang.
- Gournia
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noun,
a village in NE Crete, near the site of an excavated Minoan town and palace.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- in-goal
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noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- Goneril
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the elder of Lear's two faithless daughters.
- rigolet
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noun,
a small stream; rivulet.
- unitage
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noun,
specification of the amount making up a unit in a system of measurement.
- neutro-
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- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- neutral
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noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- 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.
- tangelo
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noun,
a hybrid citrus fruit, Citrus tangelo, that is a cross between the grapefruit and the tangerine and is cultivated in several varieties.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- Negrito
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noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- ringlet
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noun,
a curled lock of hair.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- granule
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noun,
a little grain.
- uranite
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- taurine
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- tegular
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a tile.
- tearing
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noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- routine
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- routing
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noun,
the scheduling of the route or itinerary of people, freight, etc.
- Gretna
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noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- inter.
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- rating
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- Tongue
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noun,
Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Tagore
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noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- ruling
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noun,
an authoritative decision, as one by a judge on a debated point of law.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- rutile
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Gunite
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noun,
a mixture of cement, sand or crushed slag, and water, sprayed over reinforcement as a lightweight concrete construction.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- englut
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verb (used with object),
to gulp down.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- Gainer
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- gratin
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noun,
au gratin.
- ligure
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noun,
a precious stone, probably the jacinth. Ex. 28:19.
- rugate
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adjective,
wrinkle; rugose.
- intra-
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- ligate
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- ignore
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- ingate
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- torula
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noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- Lieut.
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- Guinea
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noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- guitar
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noun,
a stringed musical instrument with a long, fretted neck, a flat, somewhat violinlike body, and typically six strings, which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- etalon
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- iatro-
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- inlaut
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noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- inorg.
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- ligno-
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- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- gaiter
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- glaire
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- Leguia
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noun,
Augusto Bernardino [ou-goos-taw ber-nahr-th ee-naw] /aʊˈgus tɔ ˌbɛr nɑrˈði nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1932, president of Peru 1908–12, 1919–30.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- goalie
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noun,
a goalkeeper.
- goaler
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noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- tauro-
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- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- retina
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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.
- latigo
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noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- tiglon
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noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- tegula
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noun,
(in certain insects) a scalelike lobe at the base of the forewing.
- gluten
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noun,
the tough, viscid, nitrogenous substance remaining when the flour of wheat or other grain is washed to remove the starch.
- giaour
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noun,
an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
- genit.
-
- lanugo
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noun,
a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- tergal
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adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- langur
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noun,
any of various slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Presbytis, of Asia, feeding on leaves, fruits, and seeds: several species are threatened or endangered.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Gloria
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noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- langue
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noun,
the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- girl-o
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Langer
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noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- goiter
-
noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- grani-
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- Galion
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noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- grano-
-
- galiot
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noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- galore
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adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- Galton
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noun,
Sir Francis, 1822–1911, English scientist and writer.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- lagune
-
noun,
lagoon (def 2).
- Garnet
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- legato
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adjective, adverb,
smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones.
- garote
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noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- region
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noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- intro.
-
- ritual
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- tangle
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- regula
-
noun,
(in a Doric entablature) a fillet, continuing a triglyph beneath the taenia, from which guttae are suspended.
- gelati
-
noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- Laurie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- legion
-
noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- Gunter
-
noun,
a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- agouti
-
noun,
any of several short-haired, short-eared, rabbitlike rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, of South and Central America and the West Indies, destructive to sugar cane.
- Nergal
-
noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- Turing
-
noun,
Alan Mathison [math-uh-suh n] /ˈmæθ ə sən/ (Show IPA), 1912–54, English mathematician, logician, and pioneer in computer theory.
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- nougat
-
noun,
a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- urano-
-
- Loring
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lounge
-
noun,
a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- longi-
-
- neuro-
-
- neurol
-
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Ugarit
-
noun,
an ancient city in Syria, N of Latakia, on the site of modern Ras Shamra: destroyed by an earthquake early in the 13th century b.c.; excavations have yielded tablets written in cuneiform and hieroglyphic script that reveal important information on Canaanite mythology.
- Ugrian
-
noun,
a member of any of the Ugrian peoples.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- luting
-
noun,
any of various readily molded substances for sealing joints, cementing objects together, or waterproofing surfaces.
- ungirt
-
adjective,
having a girdle loosened or removed.
- luteo-
-
- lutein
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- ultra-
-
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- lunger
-
noun,
a person who has chronic lung disease, especially tuberculosis.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- Angelo
-
noun,
a male given name.
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- orgeat
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- angio-
-
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- agron.
-
- Anglo-
-
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- Tuinal
-
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- trigon
-
noun,
a triangle.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- urino-
-
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- ragout
-
noun,
French Cookery. a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.
- lingua
-
noun,
the tongue or a part like a tongue.
- lingoe
-
noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- utero-
-
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- eloign
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- nitro-
-
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- 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.
- Outing
-
noun,
a pleasure trip, excursion, picnic, or the like:
- aeron.
-
- outage
-
noun,
an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity.
- Augier
-
noun,
Guillaume Victor Émile [gee-yohm veek-tawr ey-meel] /giˈyoʊm vikˈtɔr eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1820–89, French dramatist.
- urgent
-
adjective,
compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing:
- aerugo
-
noun,
verdigris.
- augite
-
noun,
a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.
- Tuareg
-
noun,
a Berber or Hamitic-speaking member of the Muslim nomads of the Sahara.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Ital.
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- natl.
-
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- neut.
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- nitr-
-
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- olig-
-
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- rogue
-
noun,
a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- naut.
-
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- rouge
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- intr.
-
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- Iglau
-
noun,
Jihlava.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- ileo-
-
- Irgun
-
noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Iran.
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- neur-
-
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- logue
-
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- ling.
-
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- 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.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- lign-
-
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- 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.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- lang.
-
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Luing
-
noun,
one of a breed of beef cattle developed on Luing Island off Scotland by interbreeding Shorthorn bulls and purebred West Highland cows.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- lunge
-
noun,
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Luger
-
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- reni-
-
- lungi
-
noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- relig
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- 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.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Regt.
-
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- orig.
-
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Oreg.
-
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orial
-
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Lugar
-
noun,
Richard G(reen) born 1932, U.S. politician: senator 1977–2013.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- 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.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- 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.
- trig.
-
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- auto.
-
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ation
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Arnel
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- tungo
-
noun,
rat-kangaroo.
- tonia
-
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- togue
-
noun,
lake trout.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Euro-
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- 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.
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- engr.
-
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Unit.
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- unrig
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- agro-
-
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- uran-
-
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- algo-
-
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- Urgel
-
noun,
a town in NE Spain, SSW of Andorra: cathedral.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- 30-30
-
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- 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.
- areo-
-
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Angl.
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angi-
-
- 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).
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- ulent
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- ergo-
-
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- teno-
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- guano
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- guar.
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- grout
-
noun,
a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
- gruel
-
noun,
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- gloat
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- telo-
-
- grunt
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- glout
-
verb (used without object),
to scowl or frown.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- gluon
-
noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Guat.
-
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Gatun
-
noun,
a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
- Taegu
-
noun,
a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- guiro
-
noun,
a South American musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd with serrated surface that is scraped with a stick.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- Gaunt
-
noun,
John of, John of Gaunt.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- Genl.
-
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- guile
-
noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- guilt
-
noun,
the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability:
- geol.
-
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- Guin.
-
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Ont.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- ulto
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ungt
-
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- uret
-
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- not-
-
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- uria
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- uro-
-
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- ole-
-
- org.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- uni-
-
- RONA
-
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- NTIA
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- 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.
- rel.
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- 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).
- 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.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tion
-
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- Reg.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ter.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- ugli
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rit.
-
- taur
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- ten.
-
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- tri-
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tRNA
-
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- tron
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- trug
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- out-
-
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- 1080
-
- Gula
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- Eng.
-
- 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.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- itol
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- enl.
-
- Lani
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Ire.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- 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.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ator
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Aug.
-
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- 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.
- 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.
- aut-
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- leg.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- aur-
-
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- gro.
-
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gout
-
noun,
an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- 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.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- gon-
-
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- 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.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- glue
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- Eur.
-
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- inae
-
- ile-
-
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- ign.
-
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gal.
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Gaul
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- Ger.
-
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- geo-
-
- 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.
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Alg.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- alt.
-
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- lung
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- Lugo
-
noun,
a city in NW Spain.
- 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.
- luge
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- aer-
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- aet.
-
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agit
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- agr.
-
- ano-
-
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lit.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- art.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- log-
-
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- ant.
-
- Arg.
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- ANTU
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- 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.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- al.
-
- ur-
-
- tue
-
- Agt
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- 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.
- ag-
-
- uti
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- an.
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ae.
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- at.
-
- TGN
-
- TIA
-
- ARU
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Tro
-
- Tu.
-
- ure
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Ar.
-
- eir
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- UNO
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ETO
-
- ANG
-
- ERT
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ean
-
- ETR
-
- UIT
-
- 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.
- UAR
-
- en-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- UAE
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ult
-
- ALU
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- ung
-
- 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.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Tng
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- Une
-
- eo-
-
- gi.
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Ga.
-
- Eg.
-
- AOU
-
- aor
-
- eu-
-
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- gl.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- 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.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Re.
-
- lg.
-
- LNG
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- ite
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- 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.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- 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.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- REA
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- ot-
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- NRA
-
- OAU
-
- NEA
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NUL
-
- nr.
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- 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:
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NIA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- 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.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- ONI
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONR
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OIr
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- OLG
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- ITA
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- rte
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- il-
-
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- ier
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- rt.
-
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- in.
-
- Gr.
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- GTO
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ial
-
- gre
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRO
-
- TAL
-
- ILO
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gt.
-
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- IRL
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Ir.
-
- gul
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- IOU
-
- 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.
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- 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:
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- RNA
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- ROA
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROG
-
- ROI
-
- ing
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ine
-
- ITU
-
- ol
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- OA
-
- OG
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AO
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- 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.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NL
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- A.
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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.
- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TL
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- NI
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- GN
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- IG
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- GU
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- GO
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noun,
the act of going:
- G.
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- le
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RO
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RI
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- L2
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- L1
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L.
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- rg
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- RN
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NG
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- LR
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- T1
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- TG
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- N.
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- t.
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- i.
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- UL
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- R.
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- UI
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- TN
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- U.
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- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- RU
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
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- EI
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