Anagrams of vicar-general
Word vicar-general has
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- vicegeral
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adjective,
of or relating to a vicegerent or a vicegerent's position.
- air-lance
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noun,
a lance using an air blast.
- viceregal
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adjective,
of or relating to a viceroy.
- grievance
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noun,
a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress:
- carrageen
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noun,
Irish moss.
- Carnival
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noun,
a traveling amusement show, having sideshows, rides, etc.
- Valencia
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noun,
Guillermo León [gee-yer-maw le-awn] /giˈyɛr mɔ lɛˈɔn/ (Show IPA), 1909–71, Colombian diplomat and statesman: president 1962–66.
- raveling
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noun,
something raveled out, as a thread drawn or separated from a knitted or woven fabric.
- racinage
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noun,
decorative treatment of leather with colors and acids to produce a branchlike effect.
- enlarger
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noun,
an apparatus used for making projection prints, having a head for holding, illuminating, and projecting a film negative and a bed for holding a sheet of sensitized printing paper.
- larrigan
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noun,
a knee-high boot of oiled leather with a moccasin foot, worn by lumbermen and trappers.
- carriage
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noun,
a wheeled vehicle for conveying persons, as one drawn by horses and designed for comfort and elegance.
- Cavalier
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noun,
a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cleavage
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noun,
the act of cleaving or splitting.
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- larcener
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noun,
a person who commits larceny.
- Algerine
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noun,
Algerian.
- Carnegie
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noun,
Andrew, 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
- geranial
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noun,
See under citral.
- alienage
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noun,
the state of being an alien.
- Verlaine
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1844–96, French poet.
- clearing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that clears; the process of becoming clear.
- Angelica
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noun,
Also called archangel. any plant belonging to the genus Angelica, of the parsley family, especially A. archangelica, cultivated in Europe for its aromatic odor and medicinal root and for its stalks, which are candied and eaten.
- vicarage
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noun,
the residence of a vicar.
- ligeance
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noun,
Chiefly Law. the territory subject to a sovereign or liege lord.
- recliner
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noun,
a person or thing that reclines.
- Algerian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Algeria.
- canaigre
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noun,
a plant, Rumex hymenosepalus, of the buckwheat family, found from Oklahoma to California, having clustered, tuberous roots that yield tannin.
- galvanic
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adjective,
pertaining to or produced by galvanism; producing or caused by an electric current.
- Valerian
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noun,
any plant of the genus Valeriana, as the common valerian V. officinalis, having small, fragrant flowers of white, lavender, or pink and a root that is used medicinally.
- vernicle
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noun,
veronica1 .
- variance
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noun,
the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
- Erlanger
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noun,
Joseph, 1874–1965, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.
- regalia
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plural noun,
the ensigns or emblems of royalty, as the crown or scepter.
- Algeria
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noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Capital: Algiers.
- Algarve
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noun,
a coastal region of S Portugal. 1958 sq. mi. (5070 sq. km).
- clarain
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noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- Valence
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noun,
Chemistry.
the quality that determines the number of atoms or groups with which any single atom or group will unite chemically.
the relative combining capacity of an atom or group compared with that of the standard hydrogen atom. The chloride ion, Cl–, with a valence of one, has the capacity to unite with one atom of hydrogen or its equivalent, as in HCl or NaCl.
- valance
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noun,
a short curtain or piece of drapery that is hung from the edge of a canopy, from the frame of a bed, etc.
- clanger
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noun,
a person or thing that clangs.
- Galenic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing galena.
- galerie
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noun,
gallery (def 8).
- Galvani
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noun,
Luigi [loo-ee-jee] /luˈi dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1737–98, Italian physiologist whose experiments led to the discovery that electricity can result from chemical action.
- arraign
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verb (used with object),
to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment.
- veliger
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noun,
a larval stage of certain mollusks, intermediate between the trochophore and the adult form.
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- clavier
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- anelace
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noun,
a short sword having a double-edged blade tapering sharply to a point: worn by civilians from the 13th to the 16th centuries.
- Anglice
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adverb,
in English; as the English would say it; according to the English way: .
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- elaenia
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noun,
any of numerous tropical American flycatchers of the genus Elaenia, having short crests and small bills.
- cringle
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noun,
an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.
- elegiac
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noun,
an elegiac or distich verse.
- Elinvar
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- Angelic
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adjective,
of or belonging to angels:
- craving
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noun,
great or eager desire; yearning.
- Vernier
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noun,
Also, vernier scale. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale.
- enclave
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noun,
a country, or especially, an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country.
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- evangel
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noun,
the good tidings of the redemption of the world through Jesus Christ; the gospel.
- engrave
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verb (used with object),
to chase (letters, designs, etc.) on a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood:
- cranial
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adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- enlarge
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verb (used with object),
to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to:
- velaria
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noun,
an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- Erigena
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noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- caravel
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noun,
a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
- cleaver
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noun,
a heavy, broad-bladed knife or long-bladed hatchet, especially one used by butchers for cutting meat into joints or pieces.
- Legnica
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noun,
a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
- valeric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- cienaga
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noun,
a swamp or marsh, especially one formed and fed by springs.
- cervine
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adjective,
resembling or characteristic of deer; deerlike.
- arrange
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verb (used with object),
to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly:
- Grecian
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noun,
a Greek.
- cave-in
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noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- realgar
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noun,
arsenic disulfide, As 2 S 2 , found in nature as an orange-red mineral and also produced artificially: used in pyrotechnics.
- gracile
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adjective,
gracefully slender.
- carving
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noun,
the act of fashioning or producing by cutting into or shaping solid material, as wood.
- arrival
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noun,
an act of arriving; a coming:
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- Acrilan
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- acreage
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noun,
extent or area in acres; acres collectively.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- glacier
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noun,
an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- carnage
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noun,
the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre.
- railage
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noun,
an amount charged for transporting goods by rail.
- Carling
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noun,
a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
- vinegar
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noun,
a sour liquid consisting of dilute and impure acetic acid, obtained by acetous fermentation from wine, cider, beer, ale, or the like: used as a condiment, preservative, etc.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Navarre
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noun,
a former kingdom in SW France and N Spain.
- average
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noun,
a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean:
- earring
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noun,
an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear.
- vaginal
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adjective,
Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to or involving the vagina.
- leaving
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noun,
something that is left; residue.
- Laveran
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noun,
Charles Louis Alphonse [sharl lwee al-fawns] /ʃarl lwi alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1845–1922, French physician and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1907.
- geneal.
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- learner
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noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- agravic
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adjective,
pertaining to a state or region in which the effect of gravity is zero.
- ravelin
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- lineage
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noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- general
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noun,
Military.
U.S. Army and Air Force. an officer ranking above a lieutenant general and below a general of the army or general of the air force.
U.S. Army. an officer of any of the five highest ranks: a brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, or general of the army.
U.S. Marine Corps. an officer holding the highest rank in the corps.
(in numerous armies) an officer in the highest, second, or third highest rank, as one ranking immediately below a field marshal in the British army.
- avarice
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noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- generic
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noun,
a generic term.
- narial
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adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- cringe
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noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Cervin
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noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- crenel
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Carian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- linger
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- Ealing
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- career
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noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- earing
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- cereal
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noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- carnal
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adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- Nagari
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noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- claver
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- caving
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noun,
spelunking.
- caviar
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noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- cavern
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noun,
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
- Celine
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noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Cleave
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verb (used with object),
to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.
- carven
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adjective,
carved.
- Craven
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noun,
a coward.
- clever
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adjective,
mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- carvel
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noun,
caravel.
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Carrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carrel
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noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- regale
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noun,
a sumptuous feast.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Carver
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noun,
George Washington, 1864?–1943, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- regnal
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adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Gliere
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noun,
Reinhold Moritzovich [rahyn-hawlt maw-ryi-tsuh-vyich] /ˈraɪn hɔlt ˈmɔ ryɪ tsə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, Russian composer.
- graven
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verb,
a past participle of grave3 .
- gravel
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noun,
small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
- grani-
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- Graiae
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plural noun,
Graeae.
- Graeae
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plural noun,
three old sea goddesses who had but one eye and one tooth among them and were the protectors of their sisters the Gorgons.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- larvae
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noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- Rivera
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noun,
Diego [dye-gaw] /ˈdyɛ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1957, Mexican painter.
- relier
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- glance
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noun,
a quick or brief look.
- glaive
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noun,
a sword or broadsword.
- glaire
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- lavage
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noun,
a washing.
- Lavern
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noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- graver
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noun,
any of various tools for chasing, engraving, etc., as a burin.
- greave
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the leg between the knee and the ankle, usually composed of front and back pieces.
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- reveal
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- revile
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- lacing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- irreg.
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- irreal
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adjective,
unreal.
- lagena
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noun,
an outpocketing of the saccule of birds, reptiles, and bony fishes corresponding to the cochlear duct of mammals.
- relive
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verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- Grieve
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verb (used with object),
to distress mentally; cause to feel grief or sorrow:
- incage
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- lancer
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noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Langer
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noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- ringer
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noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- rivage
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noun,
a bank, shore, or coast.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Geneva
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noun,
Hollands.
- varier
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noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- encage
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verb (used with object),
to confine in or as in a cage; coop up.
- Levine
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noun,
Jack, 1915–2010, U.S. painter.
- Erivan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- Erevan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- envier
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noun,
a person who feels envy.
- enrage
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verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Ervine
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noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- Elvira
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- 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.
- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- erring
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adjective,
going astray; in error; wrong.
- Erving
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noun,
Julius Winfield ("Dr. J") born 1950, U.S. basketball player.
- genera
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noun,
a plural of genus.
- Garcia
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noun,
Jerome John ("Jerry") 1942–95, U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
- leaven
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noun,
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- vagile
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adjective,
endowed with or having freedom of movement.
- vagina
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the passage leading from the uterus to the vulva in certain female mammals. Compare oviduct.
a sheathlike part or organ.
- gavial
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noun,
a large crocodilian, Gavialis gangeticus, of India and Pakistan, having elongated, garlike jaws: an endangered species.
- Garner
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noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- garlic
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noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- Reiner
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noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- Valera
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noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- Galena
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noun,
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
- Lenaea
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noun,
a festival in ancient Athens in honor of Dionysus, celebrated at the beginning of February and comprising a public banquet followed by the performance of comedies.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Gaelic
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noun,
a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
- Lerner
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noun,
Alan Jay, 1918–86, U.S. lyricist and librettist.
- evince
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verb (used with object),
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- levier
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noun,
a person who levies.
- careen
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noun,
a careening.
- 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;
- Laager
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noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- Nergal
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noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- agric.
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- argali
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noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered.
- agnail
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noun,
hangnail.
- aglare
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adjective, adverb,
glaring; blazing:
- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Ariane
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noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Ariege
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noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- agaric
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noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- ravage
-
noun,
havoc; ruinous damage:
- Arleen
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noun,
a female given name.
- Nerval
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noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- aerial
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noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arnica
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- racial
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adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- Aegina
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- Aegean
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noun,
the. Aegean Sea.
- arrive
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noun,
a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- raring
-
adjective,
very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:
- ravine
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noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Raglan
-
noun,
a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Alvira
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elvira.
- alvine
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adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- Reagan
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noun,
Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
- 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.
- Angela
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noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “messenger.”.
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- alevin
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noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- Anglia
-
noun,
Latin name of England.
- raving
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noun,
Usually, ravings.
irrational, incoherent talk:
wildly extravagant or outrageous talk; bombast.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- Anglic
-
noun,
the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
- alegar
-
noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- Anlage
-
noun,
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- Verner
-
noun,
Karl Adolph [kahrl ah-dolf] /kɑrl ˈɑ dɒlf/ (Show IPA), 1846–96, Danish linguist.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- Vernal
-
adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- Vergil
-
noun,
(Publius Vergilius Maro) 70–19 b.c, Roman poet: author of The Aeneid.
- Argive
-
noun,
a native of Argos.
- vineal
-
adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- Calvin
-
noun,
John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- navig.
-
- Verger
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a church official who serves as sacristan, caretaker, usher, and general attendant.
- Ranger
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- Verein
-
noun,
a union, association, or society.
- Venice
-
noun,
Italian Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice.
- venial
-
adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- avenge
-
verb (used with object),
to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for:
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- galea
-
noun,
Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- Iran.
-
- Invar
-
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- Leger
-
noun,
ledger (def 4).
- gavel
-
noun,
a small mallet used by the presiding officer of a meeting, a judge, etc., usually to signal for attention or order.
- Gavin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Gavle
-
noun,
a seaport in E Sweden.
- g-cal
-
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- lagan
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- revel
-
noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- Alvar
-
noun,
a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- virga
-
noun,
streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- Evang
-
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- algia
-
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- Algar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- algae
-
plural noun,
any of numerous groups of chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single-celled forms to multicellular forms 100 feet (30 meters) or more long, distinguished from plants by the absence of true roots, stems, and leaves and by a lack of nonreproductive cells in the reproductive structures: classified into the six phyla Euglenophyta, Crysophyta, Pyrrophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.
- Lever
-
noun,
Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
Compare machine (def 4b).
- Leven
-
noun,
Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- vagal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a vagus nerve.
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- relig
-
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- Icel.
-
- glave
-
noun,
glaive.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- larva
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- aeri-
-
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- lang.
-
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- grave
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- aceae
-
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- Greer
-
noun,
Germaine, born 1939, Australian feminist and writer.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- Genl.
-
- incr.
-
- River
-
noun,
a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
- vice-
-
- leave
-
noun,
permission to do something:
- incl.
-
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- 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.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Agena
-
noun,
a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- 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.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- Given
-
noun,
an established fact, condition, factor, etc.
- 30-30
-
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Agave
-
noun,
any of numerous American plants belonging to the genus Agave, of the agave family, species of which are cultivated for economic or ornamental purposes: A. arizonica, of central Arizona, is an endangered species.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- anal.
-
- Naval
-
adjective,
of or relating to warships:
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- reni-
-
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- clave
-
noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- Clava
-
noun,
the two or more enlarged distal segments that form the bulbous end of a clavate antenna.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Arnel
-
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- cine-
-
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Reger
-
noun,
Max [mahks] /mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1873–1916, German composer and pianist.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- argal
-
noun,
argol.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Cleve
-
noun,
Per Teodor [par tey-aw-dawr] /pær ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1840–1905, Swedish chemist.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Narva
-
noun,
a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- veni-
-
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- avail
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- Negev
-
noun,
a partially reclaimed desert region and district in S Israel, bordering on the Sinai Peninsula. 4700 sq. mi. (12,173 sq. km). Capital: Beersheba.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Vener
-
noun,
Vänern.
- venge
-
verb (used with object),
to avenge.
- Verge
-
noun,
the edge, rim, or margin of something:
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- avian
-
adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Cavan
-
noun,
a county in Ulster, in the N Republic of Ireland. 730 sq. mi. (1890 sq. km).
- Avila
-
noun,
a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- angi-
-
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- vari-
-
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- 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.
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- lign-
-
- Angl.
-
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Varna
-
noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- elver
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- encl.
-
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Liege
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- regle
-
noun,
a groove or channel for guiding a sliding door.
- Engel
-
noun,
Lehman [ley-muh n] /ˈleɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1910–1982, U.S. conductor and composer.
- Engle
-
noun,
Paul (Hamilton) 1908–91, U.S. poet and educator.
- engr.
-
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- never
-
Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- 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.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- nerve
-
noun,
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- Eagle
-
noun,
any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations.
Compare bald eagle, golden eagle.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- ling.
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- vegan
-
noun,
a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- 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.
- veena
-
noun,
vina.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- 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.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- lea.
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- 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.
- NCAA
-
- nav.
-
- 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.
- 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).
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- regr
-
- 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.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lani
-
- rel.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- NACA
-
- lin.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nev.
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Reg.
-
- 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.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- RCVR
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- Lev.
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- leg.
-
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- lava
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- NIRA
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- 1080
-
- Rev.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- cava
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
- Cav.
-
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- avn.
-
- avg.
-
- Ave.
-
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cen.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Vega
-
noun,
Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra.
- 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.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- vel.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- clar
-
- cene
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- civ.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- Ven.
-
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- arr.
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- 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.
- vin-
-
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- viga
-
noun,
a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.
- aer-
-
- vil.
-
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- acr-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acea
-
- 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.
- AAEE
-
- 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.
- Virg
-
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agr.
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Arg.
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- ance
-
- Alva
-
noun,
Also, Alba. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth th e taw-le-th aw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
- Alg.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- Vic.
-
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- Aire
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- 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.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Glee
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- give
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Vaal
-
noun,
a river in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, flowing SW from the Transvaal to the Orange River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- IAEA
-
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Inc.
-
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Ire.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- inv.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- inae
-
- riv.
-
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- ile-
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- ign.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- iana
-
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Ger.
-
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- enl.
-
- Eng.
-
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- vang
-
noun,
a rope extending from the peak of a gaff to the ship's rail or to a mast, used to steady the gaff.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- elev
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- var.
-
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- Gal.
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- galv
-
- 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).
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- gave
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- val.
-
- Vala
-
noun,
a prophetess.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- VCR
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- VLA
-
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- RNR
-
- Va.
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- VGA
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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.
- REA
-
- RCA
-
- Ver
-
- RCN
-
- RNA
-
- veg
-
noun,
a vegetable.
- gl.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ean
-
- eir
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEG
-
- EEC
-
- ECG
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAA
-
- en-
-
- ea.
-
- Eg.
-
- CVA
-
- CLR
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIE
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ene
-
- CGI
-
- gi.
-
- GeV
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- GCR
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- GCE
-
- GCA
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- env
-
- Ga.
-
- evg
-
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ERV
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- CIA
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AIC
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AGC
-
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- AEC
-
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- ACV
-
- Aar
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AAE
-
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- AIA
-
- ag-
-
- ac-
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CEA
-
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- CAA
-
- cl.
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- Avi
-
- AVC
-
- a-v
-
- ALC
-
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANG
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GCI
-
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- LCA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NGC
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- NEC
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- NEA
-
- LCI
-
- La.
-
- ne-
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lg.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LNG
-
- NAA
-
- lv.
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- ier
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Gr.
-
- gre
-
- Re.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ial
-
- il-
-
- Ir.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- ing
-
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- 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.
- VL
-
- NL
-
- 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.
- NV
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- R.
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- NG
-
- NI
-
- VI
-
- NC
-
- L.
-
- VG
-
- VC
-
- V.
-
- RV
-
- GN
-
- i.
-
- GC
-
- ic
-
- gv
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- G.
-
- IG
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- rg
-
- LC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- CV
-
- N.
-
- LR
-
- ln
-
- CE
-
- le
-
- VR
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EV
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- VN
-