Anagrams of vestibular
Word vestibular has
1145 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of vestibular.
- verbalist
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noun,
a person skilled in the use of words.
- vibrates
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verb (used with object),
to cause to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, swing, or oscillate.
- baluster
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noun,
Architecture. any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.
- librates
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verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- Libertas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of liberty.
- subviral
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adjective,
of or relating to any macromolecule smaller in size or possessing a lesser degree of organization than a comparable intact viral particle.
- suitable
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adjective,
such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
- uralites
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- abristle
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adverb, adjective,
in a bristling state:
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- librate
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verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- bristle
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noun,
one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
- blister
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noun,
a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- travels
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- Alberti
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noun,
Leon Battista [le-awn baht-tee-stah] /lɛˈɔn bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1404–72, Italian architect, artist, musician, and poet.
- albites
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- bluster
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noun,
boisterous noise and violence:
- Setubal
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noun,
Bay of, an inlet of the Atlantic, in W Portugal. 20 miles (32 km) long; 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- labrets
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noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- Breslau
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noun,
German name of Wrocław.
- barites
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- veritas
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noun,
truth.
- stuiver
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noun,
stiver (def 1).
- Astilbe
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noun,
any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- subtile
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adjective,
subtle.
- bustier
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noun,
a woman's close-fitting, sleeveless, strapless top, often elasticized, usually having boning or facing to give it shape, and worn as a blouse.
- sublate
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verb (used with object),
to deny or contradict; negate.
- estival
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adjective,
pertaining or appropriate to summer.
- varlets
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noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- burials
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noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- verbals
-
noun,
Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- stabler
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noun,
a person who runs a horse stable.
- valuers
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noun,
British. an appraiser.
- stabile
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noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- terbias
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- Lietuva
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noun,
Lithuanian name of Lithuania.
- surveil
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verb (used with object),
to place under surveillance.
- rutiles
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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.
- rituals
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- rivulet
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noun,
a small stream; streamlet; brook.
- abusive
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adjective,
using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language:
- balteus
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noun,
(on an Ionic capital) the horizontal band connecting the volutes on either side.
- Vistula
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noun,
a river in Poland, flowing N from the Carpathian Mountains past Warsaw into the Baltic near Danzig. About 650 miles (1050 km) long.
- riblets
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noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- 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.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- virtual
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adjective,
being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such:
- revisal
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noun,
the act of revising; revision.
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- bestial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the form of a beast:
- vibrate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, swing, or oscillate.
- triable
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- terbia
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- beauts
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noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- Beirut
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Lebanon.
- turves
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noun,
plural of turf.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Blairs
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noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- ultra-
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- burial
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noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- Ulster
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noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- Buriat
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noun,
Buryat.
- buries
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noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- Buster
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noun,
a person who breaks up something:
- ultras
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noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- baster
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noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- bustle
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noun,
thriving or energetic activity; stir; ferment.
- Butler
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noun,
the chief male servant of a household, usually in charge of serving food, the care of silverware, etc.
- Tarbes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- brutal
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adjective,
savage; cruel; inhuman:
- Tulear
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noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- brules
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noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- travel
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- biuret
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noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 2 H 5 O 2 N 3 ⋅H 2 O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating.
- Blaise
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noun,
a male given name.
- bitser
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noun,
a mongrel dog.
- biters
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noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- blares
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- tribal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- blears
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noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- bleats
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noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- bistre
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noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- tables
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noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- blites
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noun,
sea blite.
- bister
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noun,
bistre.
- bluets
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noun,
Usually, bluets. Also called innocence, Quaker-ladies. any of several North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, a low-growing plant having four-petaled blue and white flowers.
- bruits
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- blurts
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noun,
an abrupt utterance.
- birles
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verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- trails
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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.
- brails
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noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- tubers
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noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- braise
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- Brasil
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noun,
Brazil.
- bestir
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verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- tilers
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- brevi-
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- Tulare
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noun,
a city in central California.
- bruise
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noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- Travis
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noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- breast
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- tabers
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noun,
tabor.
- livres
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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.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- salver
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noun,
a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- Libera
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noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- libers
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noun,
phloem.
- libras
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noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- salute
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noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- Lieut.
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- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- liters
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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.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- livers
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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.
- 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.
- Leavis
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noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- result
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noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- rebuts
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verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- riblet
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noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- ravels
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noun,
a tangle or complication.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ritual
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- rustle
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noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- rabies
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noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- rivals
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noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- rivets
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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.
- rubies
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noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- lustre
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- luster
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- saurel
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noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- lavers
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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.
- sutler
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noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- stable
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noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- Elbrus
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noun,
a mountain in the S Russian Federation, in the Caucasus range: the highest peak in Europe, 18,465 feet (5628 meters).
- eluvia
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noun,
a deposit of soil, dust, etc., formed from the decomposition of rock and found in its place of origin.
- Elvira
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- ervils
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noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- subtle
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adjective,
thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
- sublet
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noun,
a sublease.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- suable
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adjective,
liable to be sued; capable of being sued.
- Struve
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noun,
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von [free-drikh gey-awrk vil-helm fuh n] /ˈfri drɪx geɪˈɔrk ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/ (Show IPA), 1793–1864, Russian astronomer, born in Germany.
- barite
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- stiver
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noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- Evarts
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noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- Stevia
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noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- starve
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verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- Isabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- labret
-
noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- Serbia
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noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- serval
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noun,
a long-limbed, nocturnal African cat, Felis serval, about the size of a bobcat, having a tawny coat spotted with black: now rare in many former habitats.
- Servia
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noun,
former name of Serbia.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- silure
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- Iseult
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noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- Silver
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- situla
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noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- slaver
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noun,
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- sliver
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noun,
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- strive
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verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- barit.
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- vestal
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noun,
vestal virgin.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- urials
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noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- abseil
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noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- values
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noun,
relative worth, merit, or importance:
- austr-
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- velars
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noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Atreus
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noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- valuer
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noun,
British. an appraiser.
- usable
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adjective,
available or convenient for use:
- airbus
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noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- viable
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adjective,
capable of living.
- valise
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noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- varlet
-
noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- verbal
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noun,
Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
- albeit
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conjunction,
although; even if:
- Albers
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noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- alters
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- avulse
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verb (used with object),
to pull off or tear away forcibly:
- Albert
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noun,
Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- aurist
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noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- averts
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verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- albite
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- versal
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adjective,
universal or whole.
- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- Auster
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noun,
the south wind personified.
- virtue
-
noun,
moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
- artels
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- vitals
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plural noun,
those bodily organs that are essential to life, as the brain, heart, liver, lungs, and stomach.
- visual
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noun,
Usually, visuals.
the picture elements, as distinguished from the sound elements, in films, television, etc.
photographs, slides, films, charts, or other visual materials, especially as used for illustration or promotion. Compare audio, video.
- vaults
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noun,
an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
- urates
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- istle
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- alti-
-
- slier
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adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Arius
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noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Elura
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noun,
Ellora.
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- Altus
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noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- sluit
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noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- Elvis
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noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- alure
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noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- sural
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adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Surat
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noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Siret
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noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Aleut
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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.
- sutra
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noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- alist
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adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Silva
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noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- vault
-
noun,
an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
- sitar
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Srta.
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- alive
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Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- surv.
-
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- slate
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noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Ital.
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- alter
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- slurb
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noun,
a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Erbil
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noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- Evita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- evils
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noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- veils
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noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Arles
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noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Ariel
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- estab
-
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- stria
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noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- suave
-
adjective,
(of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- ster.
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- IATSE
-
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- veals
-
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.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- ruble
-
noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- 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.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- virtu
-
noun,
excellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like.
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- virus
-
noun,
an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.
- lubra
-
noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- lubes
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- abstr
-
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- 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.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- liver
-
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.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- 30-30
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- rebut
-
verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- sebi-
-
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- 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.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- vertu
-
noun,
virtu.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- verts
-
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.
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- seti-
-
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- Vesta
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- abuts
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- 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.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- aeri-
-
- Libau
-
noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- vibes
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- treas
-
- valet
-
noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Brit.
-
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- tiers
-
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.
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- bruit
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Brule
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- beaut
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- value
-
noun,
relative worth, merit, or importance:
- brute
-
noun,
a nonhuman creature; beast.
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- Tibur
-
noun,
ancient name of Tivoli.
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- ative
-
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- tubas
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- tuber
-
noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- blues
-
noun,
the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Bluet
-
noun,
Usually, bluets. Also called innocence, Quaker-ladies. any of several North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, a low-growing plant having four-petaled blue and white flowers.
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- tubes
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- blurt
-
noun,
an abrupt utterance.
- tubi-
-
- vairs
-
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).
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Brale
-
- Aust.
-
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- brave
-
noun,
a brave person.
- blest
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- uveas
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- tubal
-
adjective,
pertaining to a tube, as a Fallopian tube.
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- belts
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- BSRet
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Butes
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- varus
-
noun,
abnormal angulation of a bone or joint, with the angle pointing away from the midline.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- Blaeu
-
noun,
Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- 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.
- USLTA
-
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Bart.
-
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- astr.
-
- burls
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- tera-
-
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- built
-
noun,
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
- tears
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- vari-
-
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- Balt.
-
- burse
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- burst
-
noun,
an act or instance of bursting.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- avers
-
- vil.
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- USAR
-
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Tuba
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- TRIB
-
- vibe
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sab.
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- VLBI
-
- VLSI
-
- Rev.
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- Tues
-
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- tuis
-
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.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- uria
-
- uret
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- riv.
-
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- stub
-
noun,
a short projecting part.
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- str.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- var.
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- ter.
-
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- verb
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- sub-
-
- taur
-
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- Vul.
-
- tab.
-
- Suva
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Fiji, on Viti Levu island.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- Vat.
-
- vatu
-
noun,
a nickel-brass coin and monetary unit of Vanuatu.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- 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.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- 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.
- vas-
-
- sur-
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- SBLI
-
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- tri-
-
- saur
-
- uvea
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- SATB
-
- Sat.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- vet.
-
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- USIA
-
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 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.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- vers
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- val.
-
- 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).
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- trav
-
- 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.
- serv
-
- vel.
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- rets
-
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.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- bal.
-
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Eur.
-
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- ile-
-
- bar.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- est.
-
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- ible
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Lab.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- ates
-
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- Ire.
-
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- BLit
-
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- Bur.
-
- bul.
-
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- btl.
-
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- BSRT
-
- BSIT
-
- BSIR
-
- BSIE
-
- BSAE
-
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- Brut
-
noun,
any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brev
-
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- 1080
-
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ears
-
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.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- ELAS
-
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- 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.
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- bet.
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- buts
-
noun,
buts, reservations or objections:
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- but-
-
- Bust
-
noun,
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
- bus.
-
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Ave.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lit.
-
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- aet.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LitB
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Alb.
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Lib.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- aer-
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- RIBA
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- abl.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- ABLS
-
- abr.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abs-
-
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- luvs
-
noun,
love.
- Alis
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Lev.
-
- ARIS
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lea.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- art.
-
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- 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.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- alt.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ARU
-
- ASV
-
- at.
-
- ATB
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- USR
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ARS
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- BLA
-
- TSE
-
- ATV
-
- TSI
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- USV
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Tu.
-
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- ASU
-
- ast
-
- vb.
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- tra
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ase
-
- Vte
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Vt.
-
- ab-
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- VLA
-
- BIE
-
- al.
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- BLS
-
- ASI
-
- Br.
-
- ble
-
- ASR
-
- Ar.
-
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- av.
-
- abt
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- Bav
-
- UAE
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- ure
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- AIS
-
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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- UIT
-
- ALU
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- vs.
-
- ult
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- asb
-
- Va.
-
- ur-
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- uva
-
noun,
ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
- uts
-
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.
- uti
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- be-
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- USA
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- bi-
-
- BeV
-
- abv
-
- ae.
-
- tue
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- 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.
- USB
-
- 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.
- Ver
-
- a-v
-
- UAR
-
- tlr
-
- bl.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Avi
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TVA
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- tr.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- LTA
-
- SLE
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- SLR
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- IRS
-
- ISV
-
- lv.
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- SLA
-
- ITV
-
- IUS
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- RTS
-
- luv
-
noun,
love.
- ILS
-
- STB
-
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- ier
-
- RSV
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- rt.
-
- Sr.
-
- Ir.
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRB
-
- rte
-
- IRL
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- RSE
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- se-
-
- SAR
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- SBE
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- La.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Lt.
-
- lub
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ltr
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LST
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- ITU
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- BVE
-
- bvt
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- TAL
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- BVA
-
- ea.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- REA
-
- EBS
-
- 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.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- RBI
-
- BSE
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- BRE
-
- BRT
-
- BSL
-
- BSA
-
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- BST
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Bt.
-
- BTE
-
- bu.
-
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Tbi
-
- TBA
-
- eir
-
- LSI
-
- 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.
- ETS
-
- ESA
-
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- ESU
-
- Rs.
-
- STV
-
- ETR
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ETV
-
- eu-
-
- STL
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- RSA
-
- STI
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ERV
-
- ERT
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SVR
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- EIS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Re.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- R.
-
- RI
-
- 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.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- 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.
- VU
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RU
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- LR
-
- VL
-
- TL
-
- RV
-
- TB
-
- UB
-
- UV
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- U.
-
- SV
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- UL
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Eb
-
- EV
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- UI
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- S.
-
- L.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- le
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- 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.
- SU
-
- VR
-
- VI
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- UT
-
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.
- BV
-
noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- i.
-
- V.
-