Anagrams of victualers
Word victualers has
1234 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of victualers.
- lucrative
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adjective,
profitable; moneymaking; remunerative:
- vesicular
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adjective,
of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
- Sterculia
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noun,
any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
- victualer
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noun,
a person who furnishes victuals, especially a sutler.
- verticals
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noun,
something vertical, as a line or plane.
- auricles
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- uralites
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- cultivar
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noun,
a variety of plant that originated and persisted under cultivation.
- victuals
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noun,
victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- vertical
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noun,
something vertical, as a line or plane.
- culverts
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noun,
a drain or channel crossing under a road, sidewalk, etc.; sewer; conduit.
- Lucretia
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noun,
Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
- visceral
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adjective,
of or relating to the viscera.
- utricles
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- Escurial
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noun,
Escorial.
- curative
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noun,
a curative agent; remedy.
- claviers
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- curtails
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noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- suricate
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noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- Scarlet
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- curates
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- 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.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- utricle
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- auricle
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- culvert
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noun,
a drain or channel crossing under a road, sidewalk, etc.; sewer; conduit.
- culvers
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noun,
a dove or pigeon.
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Calvert
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noun,
Charles (3rd Baron Baltimore) 1637–1715, English colonial administrator in America: governor (1661–75) and proprietor (1675–89) of Maryland (grandson of George Calvert).
- 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.
- veritas
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noun,
truth.
- cluster
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noun,
a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
- uracils
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noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- varices
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noun,
plural of varix.
- 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.
- varlets
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noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- clavier
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- clivers
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noun,
cleavers.
- valuers
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noun,
British. an appraiser.
- clavers
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- citrals
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- clarets
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- valeric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- secular
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noun,
a layperson.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- stuiver
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noun,
stiver (def 1).
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- travels
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- crustal
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adjective,
of or relating to a crust, as of the earth.
- cursive
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noun,
a cursive letter or character.
- virtual
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adjective,
being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such:
- S-curve
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noun,
a curve shaped like an S .
- relicts
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- surveil
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verb (used with object),
to place under surveillance.
- relucts
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- Lietuva
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noun,
Lithuanian name of Lithuania.
- actives
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- carvels
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noun,
caravel.
- Scutari
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noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- estival
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adjective,
pertaining or appropriate to summer.
- cutlers
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- Leuctra
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noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- viscera
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plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- rituals
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- 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.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- revisal
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noun,
the act of revising; revision.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- cartels
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- Lautrec
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noun,
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
- vesical
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adjective,
of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
- victual
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noun,
victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- sulcate
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adjective,
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- curvets
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noun,
Dressage. a leap of a horse from a rearing position, in which it springs up with the hind legs outstretched as the forelegs descend.
- recusal
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noun,
the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- rivulet
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noun,
a small stream; streamlet; brook.
- curtail
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noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- curtals
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noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- Slavic
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noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), and South Slavic (Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene).
- cavils
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noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- setula
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noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- cavies
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noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- clavus
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noun,
Psychiatry. an intense headache in which the pain is likened to one that would be produced by a sharp object driven into the skull.
- cavers
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noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Cavite
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noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- 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.
- claver
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- cesura
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noun,
caesura.
- slaver
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noun,
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
- clause
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noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- uretic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- 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.
- civets
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noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- urates
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- lauric
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adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- Laurie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Citrus
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- Servia
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noun,
former name of Serbia.
- urials
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noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- situla
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noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- Cetura
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noun,
Keturah.
- 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.
- cerat-
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- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Uralic
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noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- cerias
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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.
- 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.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- silure
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- 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.
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Cuvier
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noun,
Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert [zhawrzh ley-aw-pawld krey-tyan frey-dey-reek da-gaw-ber] /ʒɔrʒ leɪ ɔˈpɔld kreɪˈtyɛ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik da gɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1769–1832, French naturalist: pioneer in the fields of paleontology and comparative anatomy.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- strive
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verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- Icarus
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noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Travis
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noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- 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.
- travel
-
noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- curtal
-
noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- curves
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noun,
a continuously bending line, without angles.
- curvet
-
noun,
Dressage. a leap of a horse from a rearing position, in which it springs up with the hind legs outstretched as the forelegs descend.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- Cutler
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Culver
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noun,
a dove or pigeon.
- evicts
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verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- Evarts
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noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- sutler
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- ticals
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- 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.
- Escaut
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noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- ervils
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- ericas
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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.
- curate
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- stiver
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noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- slicer
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- 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.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Cletus
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noun,
Anacletus.
- clevis
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noun,
a U -shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted.
- uracil
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noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- ultras
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noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- ultra-
-
- Ulster
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noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- sliver
-
noun,
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- sluice
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noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- turves
-
noun,
plural of turf.
- Creusa
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noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- culets
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noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- 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.
- starve
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verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Stevia
-
noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Leavis
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noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Elvira
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- vaults
-
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.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- velars
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- salver
-
noun,
a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- luster
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- Lurcat
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- luetic
-
adjective,
syphilitic.
- lucres
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Lucite
-
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- varlet
-
noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- livres
-
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.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- values
-
noun,
relative worth, merit, or importance:
- livers
-
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.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- austr-
-
- versal
-
adjective,
universal or whole.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- rivets
-
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.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- vitals
-
plural noun,
those bodily organs that are essential to life, as the brain, heart, liver, lungs, and stomach.
- ritual
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- visual
-
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.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- rivals
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- result
-
noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- virtue
-
noun,
moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- active
-
noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- reluct
-
verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- recti-
-
- vicars
-
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.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- vestal
-
noun,
vestal virgin.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- ravels
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- rustle
-
noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- vesica
-
noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- rutile
-
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.
- valuer
-
noun,
British. an appraiser.
- lustre
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- scler-
-
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- calvus
-
adjective,
(of a cumulonimbus cloud) having its upper portion changing from a rounded, cumuliform shape to a diffuse, whitish, cirriform mass with vertical striations.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- calves
-
noun,
plural of calf1 .
- carvel
-
noun,
caravel.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Lister
-
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.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Lieut.
-
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- valise
-
noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- avulse
-
verb (used with object),
to pull off or tear away forcibly:
- liters
-
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.
- averts
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- seti-
-
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- rect.
-
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- suave
-
adjective,
(of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.
- Recit
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- licet
-
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- IATSE
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- sect.
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- leuc-
-
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- surv.
-
- Seric
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- evict
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- 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.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- 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.
- 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.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Srta.
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Ital.
-
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- lact-
-
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- slate
-
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.
- 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.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Icel.
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- 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.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- scat-
-
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- 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.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- lect.
-
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- sarc-
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- ster.
-
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Siret
-
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.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- uveas
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- 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).
- 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.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- avers
-
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- value
-
noun,
relative worth, merit, or importance:
- Aust.
-
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- vari-
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- civet
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cert.
-
- USLTA
-
- 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.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- caus.
-
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- ative
-
- clase
-
- aeri-
-
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- 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.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- vice-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- virtu
-
noun,
excellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like.
- 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.
- acet-
-
- Visct
-
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- 30-30
-
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- vertu
-
noun,
virtu.
- varus
-
noun,
abnormal angulation of a bone or joint, with the angle pointing away from the midline.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- astr.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- 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.
- 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.
- veils
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- arces
-
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.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- 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.
- alti-
-
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Ecua.
-
- crit.
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- 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.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- 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.
- treas
-
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- tera-
-
- curve
-
noun,
a continuously bending line, without angles.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- tears
-
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- 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.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- 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.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- 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.
- 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.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- 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.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- vers
-
- Suva
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Fiji, on Viti Levu island.
- 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)
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- 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.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- taur
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- 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.
- Visc
-
- 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.
- riv.
-
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- VLSI
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tel-
-
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- 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.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- vet.
-
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- 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.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Vic.
-
- ter.
-
- Vict
-
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- vil.
-
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- Sat.
-
- USCA
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- serv
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- USAR
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- USIA
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sec.
-
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- USTC
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- SLIC
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- uret
-
- uria
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- USRC
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- saur
-
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- vas-
-
- 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.
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- Vat.
-
- trav
-
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- Vul.
-
- vatu
-
noun,
a nickel-brass coin and monetary unit of Vanuatu.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- vel.
-
- var.
-
- tri-
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Ste.
-
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scr.
-
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- 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.
- scil
-
- Tues
-
- sci.
-
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- uvea
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- 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).
- str.
-
- val.
-
- 1080
-
- sur-
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- aut-
-
- Ave.
-
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Cal.
-
- ile-
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- aur-
-
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- CATV
-
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Aus.
-
- 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.
- Eur.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- lacs
-
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).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- 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.
- cule
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- 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.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ELAS
-
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- ect-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- crat
-
- Cres
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cuve
-
noun,
a wine vat.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cur.
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Cav.
-
- est.
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- cet-
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cir.
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- civ.
-
- clar
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- 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.
- 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.
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- Aire
-
- 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.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- aer-
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- luvs
-
noun,
love.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- 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.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- 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.
- 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:
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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).
- Rev.
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rel.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- acr-
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- ACLU
-
- 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:
- lit.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Alis
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Lev.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- 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.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- ARIS
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lea.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- alt.
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CRT
-
- VLA
-
- CRS
-
- ac-
-
- TVA
-
- al.
-
- UAR
-
- USA
-
- Ar.
-
- 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.
- UAE
-
- ult
-
- UCR
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- UIT
-
- AUC
-
- av.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ase
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- CLU
-
- Vt.
-
- cl.
-
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- cte
-
- cr.
-
- Avi
-
- Ver
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- ARS
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cs.
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ct.
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Vte
-
- TSE
-
- CAI
-
- TSI
-
- 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.
-
- tue
-
- CTA
-
- 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.
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- VTC
-
- ASI
-
- CLR
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- ur-
-
- USR
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- CEA
-
- USC
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- a-v
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ARU
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ALC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ATV
-
- USV
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- uva
-
noun,
ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
- UTC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- 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
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- 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.
- Va.
-
- AVC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ca.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- VCR
-
- cle
-
- ALU
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- vs.
-
- ASR
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ast
-
- ure
-
- ATC
-
- ACV
-
- ASU
-
- CIE
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- CIA
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ASV
-
- ae.
-
- at.
-
- AEC
-
- CLI
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- SLA
-
- 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).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- 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).
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SLE
-
- IUS
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Sta
-
- ILS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRL
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- St.
-
- ITV
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ISV
-
- Sr.
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- SLR
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Les
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- RTS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- 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.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rte
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rt.
-
- RSV
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- SAE
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- LSC
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- 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.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- sc.
-
- LSI
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- LST
-
- ltr
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- luv
-
noun,
love.
- lv.
-
- SAR
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- STI
-
- Isl
-
- il-
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- STL
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- eir
-
- ERT
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ERV
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- TAL
-
- EIS
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- CVA
-
- CVT
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- tlr
-
- TLC
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ea.
-
- 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.
- ec-
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- ECA
-
- ESU
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ETV
-
- ier
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- STV
-
- IAS
-
- ial
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Ia.
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ITU
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- eu-
-
- LTA
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- SVC
-
- SVR
-
- L2
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- RV
-
- L1
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- EV
-
- SU
-
- 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.
- RU
-
- TL
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- 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.
- VR
-
- VL
-
- VI
-
- 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.
- VC
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CU
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- V.
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- VU
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- SL
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- CV
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- TC
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- SV
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- i.
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- ic
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- UL
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- LR
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- L.
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- UI
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- le
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- UV
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- UC
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- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- R.
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RC
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- U.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RI
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- LC
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- TV
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noun,
television.
- CE
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.