Anagrams of ventilator
Word ventilator has
864 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of ventilator.
- trivalent
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adjective,
Chemistry. having a valence of three.
- natrolite
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noun,
a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 10 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.
- interval
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noun,
an intervening period of time:
- Tiverton
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noun,
a town in SE Rhode Island.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- volitant
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adjective,
engaged in or having the power of flight.
- rotative
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adjective,
rotating or pertaining to rotation.
- Voltaire
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noun,
(François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- tolerant
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adjective,
inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- 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.
- trotline
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noun,
a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
- overlain
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verb,
past participle of overlie.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- velation
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noun,
pronunciation with velar articulation.
- ventail
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noun,
the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- ventral
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adjective,
of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- antero-
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- ventri-
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- ventro-
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- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- 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.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- Elinvar
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- tortile
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adjective,
twisted; coiled.
- violate
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verb (used with object),
to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- 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.
- ravelin
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- Avertin
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- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- trental
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noun,
a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
- Trevino
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noun,
Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
- triolet
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- 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.
- 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.
- volante
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adverb, adjective,
moving lightly and quickly.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- violent
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adjective,
acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force:
- Loretta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- levator
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that raises a part of the body.
Compare depressor.
- Leavitt
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noun,
Henrietta, 1868–1921, U.S. astronomer.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- tertial
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- 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.
- variole
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noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- 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.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- Tarlton
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noun,
Richard, died 1588, English actor.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Littre
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noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- Oliver
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noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- Trento
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noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- litter
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noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- litten
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adjective,
lighted1 .
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Lottie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- 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.
- vineal
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adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- Erivan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- native
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- vario-
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- Vanier
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noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Elvira
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- viator
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noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- Vatter
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noun,
a lake in S Sweden. 80 miles (130 km) long; 733 sq. mi. (1900 sq. km).
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- natter
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- ventr-
-
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- valent
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- loaner
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- latent
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adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- invert
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- valine
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noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- intro.
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- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- intra-
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- venial
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adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- iatro-
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- inter.
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- nitro-
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- trivet
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noun,
a small metal plate with short legs, especially one put under a hot platter or dish to protect a table.
- latten
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noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- norite
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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.
- notate
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- latter
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Triton
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- laevo-
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- varlet
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noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- Vernal
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adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- Verona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Lavern
-
noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- Nerval
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noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- travel
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- Levant
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noun,
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- toilet
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noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- attorn
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- renvoi
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noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- attire
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- 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.
- revolt
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noun,
the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- tonlet
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noun,
a skirt of plates.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- rotate
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Volant
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noun,
Also called volant piece. Armor. a reinforcing piece for the brow of a helmet.
- 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.
- Averno
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noun,
a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- talent
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noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- alvine
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adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- tavern
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noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- A-line
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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.
- alevin
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noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- terat-
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- aeron.
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- tetra-
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- tinter
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Averil
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noun,
a male given name.
- rotten
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adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- ravine
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noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- rattle
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratite
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- avoir.
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- Violet
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noun,
any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers.
Compare violet family.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ratton
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noun,
a rat.
- vittle
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noun,
victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- Loire
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noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- tater
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noun,
potato.
- Tavel
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noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- tarot
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noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- trail
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- LORAN
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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.
- Loren
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- tanto
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adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Otter
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noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Lorin
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorne
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noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Lotta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- Lotte
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noun,
angler (def 3).
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- lovat
-
noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- Lover
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noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- Torte
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noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- telo-
-
- valet
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noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- titer
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noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Levin
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noun,
lightning.
- levo-
-
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- valor
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- overt
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adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- liter
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litre
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noun,
liter.
- toti-
-
- trove
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- Terni
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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.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- liven
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verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- liver
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noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- tera-
-
- tenor
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noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- over-
-
- teno-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- ovate
-
adjective,
egg-shaped.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- novel
-
noun,
a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
- Novia
-
noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- orial
-
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- oaten
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adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- 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.
- trial
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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.
- reni-
-
- Olean
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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.
- Olive
-
noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- renal
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adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- 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.
- natl.
-
- Trent
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noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- 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.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- Oveta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tonia
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
-
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- 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.
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- vitta
-
noun,
Botany. a tube or receptacle for oil, occurring in the fruits of most plants of the parsley family.
- vino-
-
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- atto-
-
- intr.
-
- Ital.
-
- Venlo
-
noun,
a city in SE Netherlands.
- 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.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- invt.
-
- Invar
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ileo-
-
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- Evatt
-
noun,
Herbert Vere [veer] /vɪər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1966, Australian lawyer and statesman: president of the General Assembly of the United Nations 1948–49.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- 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.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- volti
-
verb (imperative),
turn; turn over: a direction to turn the page.
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- 30-30
-
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- ative
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- ation
-
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- 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
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- 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.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- areo-
-
- 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.
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- veni-
-
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- 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.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- vari-
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- riv.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- art.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- RONA
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rit.
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- avn.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- rel.
-
- Ave.
-
- lea.
-
- 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.
- attn
-
- ator
-
- 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.
- 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.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- Rev.
-
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- att.
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- Lev.
-
- aet.
-
- 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.
- volt
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- aer-
-
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- 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.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tion
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Tit.
-
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- 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.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- 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.
- var.
-
- tel-
-
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- ant.
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
-
- 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.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- lin.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- alt.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Lat.
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- 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.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- inae
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Ven.
-
- tRNA
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- int.
-
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- intl
-
- not-
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- NTIA
-
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- vet.
-
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- ile-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Nov.
-
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- val.
-
- nav.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Veno
-
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- 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.
- 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.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itol
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neo-
-
- inv.
-
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- 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.
- tron
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Nev.
-
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- trit
-
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- trav
-
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- ovi-
-
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- 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:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- 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).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Vat.
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 1080
-
- 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:
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- Ont.
-
- vin-
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- vil.
-
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- ole-
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- tri-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- vel.
-
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- vo.
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- Va.
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- VTO
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- vol
-
- Vte
-
- Vt.
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- TVA
-
- TNT
-
- tr.
-
- tlr
-
- VOR
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- VOA
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- 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.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- tlo
-
- tra
-
- VLA
-
- Ver
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- Tro
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- 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.
- ior
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- 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 = .
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILO
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ITV
-
- La.
-
- Ia.
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- LTA
-
- 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.
- LON
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- TIA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Lt.
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ial
-
- io-
-
- lv.
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ATV
-
- at.
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- 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.
- aor
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Avi
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ae.
-
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- a-v
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ETV
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- ERV
-
- ERT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- env
-
- eo-
-
- en-
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eir
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ltr
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ROA
-
- ov-
-
- OIt
-
- Ola
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orv
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- 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.
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- Re.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- REA
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RNA
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- OIr
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- 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:
- 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.
- NIA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nr.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- NRA
-
- TAL
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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.
- AO
-
- TL
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- VN
-
- TN
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- VL
-
- RV
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- N.
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- EV
-
- L1
-
- VI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- LR
-
- V.
-
- NI
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- TT
-
- le
-
- NL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- L2
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- RO
-
- O.
-
- L.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- 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.
- ol
-
- VR
-
- R.
-
- i.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NV
-