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- ethnologies
-
noun,
a branch of anthropology that analyzes cultures, especially in regard to their historical development and the similarities and dissimilarities between them.
- theologians
-
noun,
a person versed in theology, especially Christian theology; divine.
- aetiologies
-
noun,
etiology.
- single-shot
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adjective,
(of a firearm) requiring loading before each shot; not having or using a cartridge magazine.
- lightnesses
-
noun,
the state or quality of being light in weight:
- histologies
-
noun,
the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- anthologies
-
noun,
a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors, usually in the same literary form, of the same period, or on the same subject:
- slingshots
-
noun,
a Y -shaped stick with an elastic strip between the prongs for shooting stones and other small missiles.
- telegonies
-
noun,
a former belief that a sire can influence the characteristics of the progeny of the female parent and subsequent mates.
- ethologies
-
noun,
the study of animal behavior with emphasis on the behavioral patterns that occur in natural environments.
- leontiasis
-
noun,
a lionlike facial distortion.
- etiologies
-
noun,
Pathology.
the study of the causes of diseases.
the cause or origin of a disease.
- holinesses
-
noun,
the quality or state of being holy; sanctity.
- astonishes
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verb (used with object),
to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze:
- telegnosis
-
noun,
supernatural or occult knowledge; clairvoyance.
- Singhalese
-
adjective, noun,
Sinhalese.
- hailstones
-
noun,
a pellet of hail.
- ateleiosis
-
noun,
ateliosis.
- isolations
-
noun,
an act or instance of isolating.
- theogonies
-
noun,
the origin of the gods.
- gentilesse
-
noun,
the quality of being gentle.
- theologian
-
noun,
a person versed in theology, especially Christian theology; divine.
- theologies
-
noun,
the field of study and analysis that treats of God and of God's attributes and relations to the universe; study of divine things or religious truth; divinity.
- eaglestone
-
noun,
a concretionary lump of ironstone about the size of a walnut, formerly believed to be carried by eagles to their nests as a magical aid in laying eggs.
- Sinologist
-
noun,
a person who specializes in Sinology.
- giantesses
-
noun,
an imaginary female being of human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- nostalgies
-
noun,
nostalgia.
- antilogies
-
noun,
a contradiction in terms or ideas.
- sitologies
-
noun,
the branch of medicine dealing with nutrition and dietetics.
- essentials
-
noun,
a basic, indispensable, or necessary element; chief point:
- gasolines
-
noun,
a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- anglesite
-
noun,
a mineral, lead sulfate, PbSO 4 , found in massive deposits and in colorless or variously tinted crystals: a minor ore of lead.
- essonites
-
noun,
Mineralogy. a variety of grossularite garnet.
- eisegesis
-
noun,
an interpretation, especially of Scripture, that expresses the interpreter's own ideas, bias, or the like, rather than the meaning of the text.
- alienists
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- glassines
-
noun,
a strong, thin, glazed, semitransparent paper, often made into small bags, used for packaging foods, for book jackets, etc.
- athelings
-
noun,
a man of royal blood; a prince.
- lightness
-
noun,
the state or quality of being light in weight:
- ateliosis
-
noun,
a form of infantilism caused by pituitary malfunction, characterized by a childish face and voice and associated physical underdevelopment, but not affecting intelligence.
- hessonite
-
noun,
essonite.
- isolation
-
noun,
an act or instance of isolating.
- oilstones
-
noun,
a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
- Gilsonite
-
noun,
an extremely pure asphalt particularly valuable for the manufacture of paints and varnishes.
- stealings
-
noun,
the act of a person who steals.
- insolates
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- glossinas
-
noun,
tsetse fly.
- eighteens
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus eight.
- anetholes
-
noun,
a white, crystalline powder, C 10 H 12 O, having a sweet taste, obtained from anise or fennel oils or synthesized: used chiefly in perfumes, dentifrices, flavoring, synthesis of anisaldehyde, and in medicine as an antiseptic and carminative.
- inositols
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
- sightless
-
adjective,
unable to see; blind.
- Eastleigh
-
noun,
a borough in Hampshire, S England.
- natheless
-
adverb,
nevertheless.
- sightsees
-
verb (used without object),
to go about seeing places and things of interest:
- slingshot
-
noun,
a Y -shaped stick with an elastic strip between the prongs for shooting stones and other small missiles.
- gelations
-
noun,
solidification by cold; freezing.
- isolating
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- essential
-
noun,
a basic, indispensable, or necessary element; chief point:
- gehlenite
-
noun,
a mineral, aluminum calcium silicate, occurring in prismatic crystals varying in color from gray-green to brown.
- egestions
-
noun,
the process of egesting; the voiding of the refuse of digestion.
- neologies
-
noun,
neologism.
- ligations
-
noun,
the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
- glossitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the tongue.
- selenites
-
noun,
Mineralogy. a variety of gypsum, found in transparent crystals and foliated masses.
- hailstone
-
noun,
a pellet of hail.
- halitosis
-
noun,
a condition of having offensive-smelling breath; bad breath.
- ensilages
-
noun,
the preservation of green fodder in a silo or pit.
- esthesias
-
noun,
capacity for sensation or feeling; sensitivity.
- isinglass
-
noun,
a pure, transparent or translucent form of gelatin, obtained from the air bladders of certain fish, especially the sturgeon: used in glue and jellies and as a clarifying agent.
- hooligans
-
noun,
a ruffian or hoodlum.
- aetheling
-
noun,
atheling.
- elongates
-
adjective,
extended; lengthened.
- isogonals
-
noun,
isogonal line.
- shielings
-
noun,
a pasture or grazing ground.
- noiseless
-
adjective,
accompanied by or making little or no noise; silent; quiet:
- honesties
-
noun,
the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- Sinhalese
-
noun,
a member of the Sinhalese people.
- histogens
-
noun,
a region in a plant in which tissues differentiate.
- lionesses
-
noun,
a female lion.
- englishes
-
noun,
the people of England collectively, especially as distinguished from the Scots, Welsh, and Irish.
- sheetings
-
noun,
the act of covering with or forming into a sheet or sheets.
- enologies
-
noun,
oenology.
- enlistees
-
noun,
a person who enlists for military service.
Compare draftee.
- holsteins
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noun,
Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
- gasolenes
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noun,
gasoline.
- legations
-
noun,
a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- slashings
-
noun,
a slash.
- intaglios
-
noun,
incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- selenates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of selenic acid.
- stainless
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adjective,
having no stain; spotless.
- shealings
-
noun,
shieling.
- oogenesis
-
noun,
the origin and development of the ovum.
- loathings
-
noun,
strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- isohaline
-
noun,
a line on a map of the ocean connecting all points of equal salinity.
- genitals
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plural noun,
genitalia.
- sneeshes
-
noun,
snuff1 (def 9).
- giantess
-
noun,
an imaginary female being of human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- isolates
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- shieling
-
noun,
a pasture or grazing ground.
- astonish
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verb (used with object),
to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze:
- isogonal
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noun,
isogonal line.
- lashings
-
noun,
an abundance; plenty (usually followed by of):
- Laoighis
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the central Republic of Ireland. 623 sq. mi. (1615 sq. km). County seat: Port Laoighise.
- isogloss
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noun,
(in the study of the geographical distribution of dialects) a line on a map marking the limits of an area within which a feature of speech occurs, as the use of a particular word or pronunciation.
- genoises
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noun,
a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or made into petits fours for serving.
- neoliths
-
noun,
a Neolithic stone implement.
- isolines
-
noun,
isogram.
- gentiles
-
noun,
a person who is not Jewish, especially a Christian.
- noteless
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adjective,
not noted; undistinguished; unnoticed.
- assholes
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noun,
anus.
- teniasis
-
noun,
taeniasis.
- atheling
-
noun,
a man of royal blood; a prince.
- isotones
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- soilages
-
noun,
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
- assignee
-
noun,
a person to whom some right or interest is transferred, either for his or her own enjoyment or in trust.
- seatings
-
noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- easiness
-
noun,
the quality or condition of being easy.
- enhaloes
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verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- gainless
-
adjective,
unprofitable.
- Leighton
-
noun,
Frederick (Baron Leighton of Stretton) 1830–96, English painter and sculptor.
- loathing
-
noun,
strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- gaieties
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noun,
the state of being joyous, vivacious, or cheerful.
- gahnites
-
noun,
a dark-green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl 2 O 4 .
- elisions
-
noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- slashing
-
noun,
a slash.
- elongate
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adjective,
extended; lengthened.
- litanies
-
noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- lenities
-
noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- singlets
-
noun,
a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
- enlistee
-
noun,
a person who enlists for military service.
Compare draftee.
- legatine
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or authorized by a legate.
- ethanols
-
noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- lineages
-
noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- ensilage
-
noun,
the preservation of green fodder in a silo or pit.
- lignites
-
noun,
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- Esthonia
-
noun,
Estonia.
- esthesis
-
noun,
sensation; feeling.
- esthesia
-
noun,
capacity for sensation or feeling; sensitivity.
- estheses
-
noun,
sensation; feeling.
- lightens
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verb (used with object),
to give light to; illuminate:
- essonite
-
noun,
Mineralogy. a variety of grossularite garnet.
- ligation
-
noun,
the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
- legation
-
noun,
a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- legatees
-
noun,
a person to whom a legacy is bequeathed.
- eastings
-
noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- eighteen
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus eight.
- sightsee
-
verb (used without object),
to go about seeing places and things of interest:
- lastings
-
noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- gelation
-
noun,
solidification by cold; freezing.
- gelatins
-
noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- lathings
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noun,
the act or process of applying lath.
- latigoes
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- egalites
-
noun,
equality.
- egestion
-
noun,
the process of egesting; the voiding of the refuse of digestion.
- Lothians
-
noun,
a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- sleights
-
noun,
skill; dexterity.
- gastness
-
noun,
terror or fright.
- eighties
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times eight.
- elegists
-
noun,
the author of an elegy.
- gasoline
-
noun,
a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- Taliesin
-
noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- silesias
-
noun,
a lightweight, smoothly finished, twilled fabric of acetate, rayon, or cotton, for garment linings.
- gasolene
-
noun,
gasoline.
- gasohols
-
noun,
a mixture of gasoline and ethyl alcohol, generally containing no more than 10 percent alcohol, used as an alternative fuel for some automobiles.
- elastins
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- lean-tos
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- elations
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- leasings
-
noun,
lying; falsehood.
- slatings
-
noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- galoshes
-
noun,
a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.
- shelties
-
noun,
Shetland pony.
- tangelos
-
noun,
a hybrid citrus fruit, Citrus tangelo, that is a cross between the grapefruit and the tangerine and is cultivated in several varieties.
- Sisseton
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
- Ossetian
-
noun,
an Osset.
- halogens
-
noun,
any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals.
- selenate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of selenic acid.
- selenite
-
noun,
Mineralogy. a variety of gypsum, found in transparent crystals and foliated masses.
- Othoniel
-
noun,
Othniel.
- Togolese
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Republic of Togo.
- ostioles
-
noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- hostiles
-
noun,
a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
- alienees
-
noun,
a person to whom property is alienated.
- alienist
-
noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- osteosis
-
noun,
the formation of bony tissue, usually infiltrating connective tissue.
- hotlines
-
noun,
hot line.
- songless
-
adjective,
devoid of song; lacking the power of a song, as a bird.
- hooligan
-
noun,
a ruffian or hoodlum.
- stoolies
-
- Goossens
-
noun,
Sir Eugene, 1893–1962, English composer and conductor.
- soloists
-
noun,
a person who performs a solo.
- goloshes
-
noun,
galosh.
- toeshoes
-
noun,
a dance slipper fitted with a thick, reinforced toe to enable the ballet dancer to toe-dance.
- goliaths
-
noun,
the giant warrior of the Philistines whom David killed with a stone from a sling. I Sam. 17:48–51.
- toenails
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Goethals
-
noun,
George Washington, 1858–1928, U.S. major general and engineer: chief engineer of the Panama Canal 1907–14; governor of the Canal Zone 1914–16.
- inositol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
- sestinas
-
noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- anethole
-
noun,
a white, crystalline powder, C 10 H 12 O, having a sweet taste, obtained from anise or fennel oils or synthesized: used chiefly in perfumes, dentifrices, flavoring, synthesis of anisaldehyde, and in medicine as an antiseptic and carminative.
- sagenite
-
noun,
a variety of rutile occurring as needlelike crystals embedded in quartz.
- seisings
-
noun,
seizing.
- gneisses
-
noun,
a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
- agenesis
-
noun,
absence of or failed development of a body part.
- hessians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Hesse.
- Tsinghai
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Qinghai.
- hessites
-
noun,
a rare mineral, silver telluride, Ag 2 Te, found in silver ores: sometimes contains gold.
- sea-lion
-
noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- sea-legs
-
plural noun,
the ability to adjust one's sense of balance to the motion of a ship at sea:
- stealing
-
noun,
the act of a person who steals.
- Hegelian
-
noun,
a person who accepts the philosophical principles of Hegel.
- toolings
-
noun,
work done with a tool or tools; tooled ornamentation, as on wood, stone, or leather.
- hissings
-
noun,
the act of emitting a hiss.
- histogen
-
noun,
a region in a plant in which tissues differentiate.
- stenosis
-
noun,
a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.
- histones
-
noun,
any of a group of five small basic proteins, occurring in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, that organize DNA strands into nucleosomes by forming molecular complexes around which the DNA winds.
- sailings
-
noun,
the activity of a person or thing that sails.
- sanities
-
noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- seilenos
-
noun,
Silenus.
- saltness
-
noun,
the state or quality of being salt or salty.
- Sthenias
-
noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- saltines
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- Hastings
-
noun,
Thomas, 1860–1929, U.S. architect.
- aglisten
-
adjective,
refulgent; glistening.
- Holiness
-
noun,
the quality or state of being holy; sanctity.
- agonists
-
noun,
a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
- salients
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Holstein
-
noun,
Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
- tailings
-
noun,
the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- soothing
-
adjective,
that soothes:
- one-shot
-
noun,
a magazine, brochure, or the like that is published only one time, with no subsequent issues intended, usually containing articles and photographs devoted to one topical subject.
- sheenies
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- glistens
-
noun,
a glistening; sparkle.
- Shang-ti
-
noun,
the chief of the ancient Chinese gods.
- oilstone
-
noun,
a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
- shealing
-
noun,
shieling.
- anisoles
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- intaglio
-
noun,
incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- Iolanthe
-
noun,
an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- glossies
-
noun,
slick1 (def 9).
- sheeting
-
noun,
the act of covering with or forming into a sheet or sheets.
- antheses
-
noun,
the period or act of expansion in flowers, especially the maturing of the stamens.
- anthesis
-
noun,
the period or act of expansion in flowers, especially the maturing of the stamens.
- glassine
-
noun,
a strong, thin, glazed, semitransparent paper, often made into small bags, used for packaging foods, for book jackets, etc.
- sheitans
-
noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- antilogs
-
noun,
antilogarithm.
- Angolese
-
noun,
a member of any of the tribes residing in Angola.
- shanties
-
noun,
a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
- insolate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- Glossina
-
noun,
tsetse fly.
- solions
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- Leotine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stashes
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- genteel
-
adjective,
belonging or suited to polite society.
- isogons
-
noun,
a polygon having all angles equal.
- ethnol.
-
- ethions
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- lesions
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- hastens
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- genito-
-
- Lesotho
-
noun,
a monarchy in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 11,716 sq. mi. (30,344 sq. km). Capital: Maseru.
- Sitsang
-
noun,
Tibet (def 1).
- ethenes
-
noun,
ethylene (def 2).
- sthenia
-
noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- tangelo
-
noun,
a hybrid citrus fruit, Citrus tangelo, that is a cross between the grapefruit and the tangerine and is cultivated in several varieties.
- geneal.
-
- Gleason
-
noun,
Jackie (Herbert John Gleason"The Great One") 1916–87, U.S. comedian and actor.
- soliton
-
- instils
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- slashes
-
noun,
a sweeping stroke, as with a knife, sword, or pen.
- telegas
-
noun,
a Russian cart of rude construction, having four wheels and no springs.
- hansels
-
noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- Genista
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- lengths
-
noun,
the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end:
- genital
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- Stiegel
-
noun,
Henry William, 1729–85, German iron and glass manufacturer in America.
- telesis
-
noun,
deliberate, purposeful utilization of the processes of nature and society to obtain particular goals.
- etoiles
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- haslets
-
noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- hassles
-
noun,
a disorderly dispute.
- lentigo
-
noun,
a freckle or other pigmented spot.
- hoagies
-
noun,
a hero sandwich.
- lessees
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., to whom a lease is granted.
- isohels
-
noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- hessite
-
noun,
a rare mineral, silver telluride, Ag 2 Te, found in silver ores: sometimes contains gold.
- steelie
-
noun,
a playing marble made of steel.
- glasses
-
noun,
a hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substance produced by fusion, usually consisting of mutually dissolved silica and silicates that also contain soda and lime, as in the ordinary variety used for windows and bottles.
- gnashes
-
noun,
an act of gnashing.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- isation
-
- Heloise
-
noun,
1101?–64, French abbess: pupil of and secretly married to Pierre Abélard.
Compare Abélard.
- gisants
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- Stassen
-
noun,
Harold Edward, 1907–2001, U.S. politician and university president.
- essoins
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- liaises
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- liaison
-
noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- solates
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Hessian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Hesse.
- Sistine
-
adjective,
of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
- genoise
-
noun,
a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or made into petits fours for serving.
- glassie
-
noun,
glassy (def 4).
- iolites
-
noun,
cordierite.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- histone
-
noun,
any of a group of five small basic proteins, occurring in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, that organize DNA strands into nucleosomes by forming molecular complexes around which the DNA winds.
- ethanol
-
noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- healing
-
noun,
the act or process of regaining health:
- ethanes
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- lessens
-
verb (used with object),
to make less; reduce.
- Lessing
-
noun,
Doris (May) 1919–2013, British novelist in Africa; born in Persia; Nobel Prize in Literature 2007.
- lashing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that lashes.
- hissing
-
noun,
the act of emitting a hiss.
- soilage
-
noun,
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
- telsons
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- etalons
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Genoese
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Genoa.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- insight
-
noun,
an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding:
- halting
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- gahnite
-
noun,
a dark-green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl 2 O 4 .
- inhales
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- genesis
-
noun,
an origin, creation, or beginning.
- teasels
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- ingates
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- gessoes
-
noun,
gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Songhai
-
noun,
a member of a group of peoples living along the Niger River in the area of Timbuktu and Gao in Mali and in adjacent areas of Niger and Burkina Faso.
- tansies
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- sleight
-
noun,
skill; dexterity.
- soloist
-
noun,
a person who performs a solo.
- glosses
-
noun,
a superficial luster or shine; glaze:
- gossans
-
noun,
a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.
- ignites
-
verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- stooges
-
noun,
an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
- isotone
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- soothes
-
verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- latigos
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- ingesta
-
plural noun,
substances ingested.
- gitalin
-
noun,
a mixture of glycosides from Digitalis purpurea, used chiefly in the management of congestive heart failure.
- slights
-
- goatish
-
adjective,
of or like a goat.
- tahinis
-
noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- gentles
-
adjective,
kindly; amiable:
- in-goal
-
noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- lasting
-
noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- Gentoos
-
noun,
a Hindu.
- Goliath
-
noun,
the giant warrior of the Philistines whom David killed with a stone from a sling. I Sam. 17:48–51.
- snashes
-
noun,
insolence; impertinence.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- sloshes
-
noun,
watery mire or partly melted snow; slush.
- gelatin
-
noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- lathing
-
noun,
the act or process of applying lath.
- ingests
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- geishas
-
noun,
a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
- sleighs
-
noun,
a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
- stolons
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- stingos
-
noun,
strong beer.
- insists
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- galiots
-
noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- legatee
-
noun,
a person to whom a legacy is bequeathed.
- hostage
-
noun,
a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
- legates
-
noun,
an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
- halites
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- tailing
-
noun,
the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- legists
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- gliosis
-
noun,
an increase in the size and number of astrocytes of the brain.
- halogen
-
noun,
any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals.
- tangles
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- instals
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- Gentile
-
noun,
a person who is not Jewish, especially a Christian.
- Staines
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- galoots
-
noun,
an awkward, eccentric, or foolish person.
- hostels
-
noun,
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- glossas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the tongue.
- glosso-
-
- insoles
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- isoline
-
noun,
isogram.
- hotline
-
noun,
hot line.
- lassoes
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- gasohol
-
noun,
a mixture of gasoline and ethyl alcohol, generally containing no more than 10 percent alcohol, used as an alternative fuel for some automobiles.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- teenage
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a teenager.
- slating
-
noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- hostile
-
noun,
a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
- leashes
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- leasing
-
noun,
lying; falsehood.
- hostess
-
noun,
a woman who receives and entertains guests in her own home or elsewhere.
- stogies
-
noun,
a long, slender, roughly made, inexpensive cigar.
- glisten
-
noun,
a glistening; sparkle.
- isatins
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- tensile
-
adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- Hengelo
-
noun,
a city in the E Netherlands.
- ostosis
-
noun,
the formation of bone; ossification.
- nasties
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- siestas
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- Othniel
-
noun,
a judge of Israel. Judges 3:9.
- Senegal
-
noun,
a republic in W Africa: independent member of the French Community; formerly part of French West Africa. 76,084 sq. mi. (197,057 sq. km). Capital: Dakar.
- Sienese
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Siena.
- senegas
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- negates
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- eaglets
-
noun,
a young eagle.
- ostiole
-
noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- easting
-
noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- alienee
-
noun,
a person to whom property is alienated.
- alights
-
adverb, adjective,
provided with light; lighted up.
- neolith
-
noun,
a Neolithic stone implement.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- nestles
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- tiglons
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- Ossetia
-
noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- shoo-in
-
noun,
a candidate, competitor, etc., regarded as certain to win.
- easiest
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- seleno-
-
- osselet
-
noun,
a hard nodule on the leg of a horse, especially one on the inner side of the knee or the outer side of the fetlock.
- Lothian
-
noun,
a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- agonies
-
noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- agonist
-
noun,
a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
- losings
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Silesia
-
noun,
a lightweight, smoothly finished, twilled fabric of acetate, rayon, or cotton, for garment linings.
- silents
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- silanes
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- egoists
-
noun,
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
- lotions
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- Selenga
-
noun,
a river in N central Asia, flowing E and N through the NW Mongolian People's Republic through the Buryat Autonomous Republic in the SE Russian Federation to Lake Baikal. About 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- egalite
-
noun,
equality.
- silages
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- seising
-
noun,
seizing.
- sailing
-
noun,
the activity of a person or thing that sails.
- signets
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- oleates
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- signees
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- signals
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- eatings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- atingle
-
adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- nightie
-
noun,
a nightgown.
- loosens
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- Onitsha
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria, on the Niger River.
- sheitel
-
noun,
a wig worn by certain Orthodox Jewish married women in keeping with an old rabbinical precept that forbids a woman to leave her hair uncovered in the sight of a man other than her husband.
- onstage
-
adverb,
on or onto the stage (opposed to offstage): .
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- antilog
-
noun,
antilogarithm.
- Sheitan
-
noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- sheilas
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Antheil
-
noun,
George, 1900–59, U.S. composer.
- tisanes
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- anstoss
-
noun,
(in the philosophy of Fichte) any of the six successive steps by which the absolute ego attains self-knowledge.
- sestina
-
noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- Angeles
-
noun,
a city in the Philippines, on S central Luzon.
- anoesis
-
noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- tinsels
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- Onassis
-
noun,
Aristotle Socrates, 1906–75, Greek businessman, born in Turkey.
- shantis
-
noun,
peace.
- ologies
-
noun,
any science or branch of knowledge.
- Anglist
-
noun,
Anglicist.
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- tingles
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- osseins
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- Sesotho
-
noun,
the Bantu language of Lesotho; Sotho.
- seniles
-
noun,
a senile person.
- nilgais
-
noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- tilings
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- sensate
-
adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- shingle
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings.
- assoils
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- Nogales
-
noun,
a town in S Arizona.
- assigns
-
noun,
Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
- sheltas
-
noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- sessile
-
adjective,
Botany. attached by the base, or without any distinct projecting support, as a leaf issuing directly from the stem.
- asshole
-
noun,
anus.
- session
-
noun,
the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business:
- assents
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- toeshoe
-
noun,
a dance slipper fitted with a thick, reinforced toe to enable the ballet dancer to toe-dance.
- ooliths
-
noun,
any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
- Althing
-
noun,
the parliament of Iceland, consisting of an upper and a lower house.
- oolites
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- Shelton
-
noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- seisins
-
noun,
seizin.
- English
-
noun,
the people of England collectively, especially as distinguished from the Scots, Welsh, and Irish.
- linages
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- ensiles
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- Sassoon
-
noun,
Siegfried (Loraine) [seeg-freed law-reyn,, loh-] /ˈsig frid lɔˈreɪn,, loʊ-/ (Show IPA), 1886–1967, English poet and novelist.
- loesses
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- loathes
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- elision
-
noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- sanseis
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- tonsils
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Elohist
-
noun,
a writer of one of the major sources of the Hexateuch, in which God is characteristically referred to as Elohim rather than Yahweh.
- singles
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- eloigns
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- sateens
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- lithias
-
noun,
Chemistry. lithium oxide.
- lineage
-
noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- lignite
-
noun,
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- enolate
-
noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- lineate
-
adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- ageless
-
adjective,
not aging or appearing to age.
- enlists
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- singlet
-
noun,
a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
- seethes
-
noun,
the act of seething.
- tooling
-
noun,
work done with a tool or tools; tooled ornamentation, as on wood, stone, or leather.
- lingoes
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- listing
-
noun,
a list; record; catalog.
- listens
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- enisles
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- sinless
-
adjective,
free from or without sin.
- lisente
-
noun,
plural of sente.
- lioness
-
noun,
a female lion.
- entasis
-
noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- saltish
-
adjective,
somewhat salty.
- seasons
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- elegant
-
adjective,
tastefully fine or luxurious in dress, style, design, etc.:
- longies
-
noun,
long underwear, especially for winter use.
- elegies
-
noun,
a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
- seeings
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- lighten
-
verb (used with object),
to give light to; illuminate:
- longish
-
adjective,
somewhat long.
- theines
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- loiasis
-
noun,
infestation with the parasitic eye worm, Loa loa, of the subcutaneous tissues and orbit: endemic in West Africa.
- salines
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- seating
-
noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- logions
-
noun,
a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
- elegist
-
noun,
the author of an elegy.
- eoliths
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- ligases
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- ligates
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- Hengist
-
noun,
died a.d. 488? chief of the Jutes: with his brother Horsa led the Teutonic invasion of southern Britain c440.
- entoils
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- elegits
-
noun,
a writ of execution against a judgment debtor's goods, property, or land, held by the judgment creditor until payment of the debt, as from rents on the land.
- setons
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- steels
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- setose
-
adjective,
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
- senses
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- oligo-
-
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- solons
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- hisses
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- Osages
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- hinges
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- Sestos
-
noun,
an ancient Thracian town on the Hellespont opposite Abydos: Xerxes crossed the Hellespont here when he began his invasion of Greece.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- seethe
-
noun,
the act of seething.
- inhale
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Steele
-
noun,
Sir Richard, 1672–1729, English essayist, journalist, dramatist, and political leader; born in Ireland.
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Hilton
-
noun,
Conrad (Nicholson) 1887–1979, U.S. hotel owner and developer.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- oolith
-
noun,
any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- seeing
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- insist
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- ingots
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- stego-
-
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- soothe
-
verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- saloon
-
noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- stasis
-
noun,
the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- stages
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Selene
-
noun,
the Greek goddess of the moon.
Compare Thyone.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- selen-
-
- selahs
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- hogans
-
noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- Salish
-
noun,
a member of any of various North American Indian peoples speaking a Salishan language.
- hosing
-
noun,
an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- seisin
-
noun,
seizin.
- honest
-
adjective,
honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair:
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- hogtie
-
verb (used with object),
to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- seises
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- hoises
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- hoists
-
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- hosels
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Iletin
-
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- sasins
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- Ilesha
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- sashes
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- histo-
-
- ignite
-
verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- igloos
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- holies
-
noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- sooths
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- hostas
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- osteo-
-
- Sothis
-
noun,
the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.
- Hsiang
-
noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Hunan province in southern China.
- sotols
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Hotien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- hostel
-
noun,
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- senega
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- shales
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- lieges
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- sleigh
-
noun,
a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
- looses
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- sleets
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- leases
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- loosen
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- leasts
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- losses
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- slates
-
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.
- legate
-
noun,
an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
- longi-
-
- longes
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- legato
-
adjective, adverb,
smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones.
- legion
-
noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- losing
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- logion
-
noun,
a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- lathes
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- lathis
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- sliest
-
adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- latigo
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- latish
-
adjective,
somewhat or rather late.
- legist
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- legits
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- siglos
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Persia, the 20th part of a daric.
- lights
-
noun,
something that makes things visible or affords illumination:
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- sisals
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- ligno-
-
- lesson
-
noun,
a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
- ligni-
-
- lignes
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- lethes
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- lessen
-
verb (used with object),
to make less; reduce.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Ligeti
-
noun,
György Sándor [jawr-jee shahn-dawr,, dyawr-] /ˈdʒɔr dʒi ˈʃɑn dɔr,, ˈdyɔr-/ (Show IPA), 1923–2006, Austrian composer, born in Hungary.
- ligate
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- ligase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- lesses
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- lessee
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., to whom a lease is granted.
- logins
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- Lithia
-
noun,
Chemistry. lithium oxide.
- logans
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- loathe
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- singes
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- length
-
noun,
the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end:
- lithos
-
noun,
lithography.
- slants
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- lingoe
-
noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- slangs
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- slings
-
- sigils
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- shiest
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- Shensi
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Shaanxi.
- sheols
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- noshes
-
noun,
a snack.
- shiels
-
noun,
shieling.
- nooses
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- isogon
-
noun,
a polygon having all angles equal.
- solans
-
noun,
a gannet.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Shiite
-
noun,
a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- shines
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- isohel
-
noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Shelta
-
noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- shoats
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Sheena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- Olathe
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- Shansi
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Shanxi.
- shanti
-
noun,
peace.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- sheens
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- solion
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- Sheets
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- Sheila
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- soling
-
noun,
pitching.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- Shinto
-
noun,
Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- negate
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- shotes
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- Neilah
-
noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- neighs
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- lashes
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- Lashio
-
noun,
a town in N Burma (Myanmar), NE of Mandalay: the SW terminus of the Burma Road.
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- lasses
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- lassos
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- sights
-
noun,
the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- nesses
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- sneesh
-
noun,
snuff1 (def 9).
- nilgai
-
noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- nights
-
noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- isseis
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- istles
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- snoots
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snoose
-
noun,
finely powdered tobacco; snuff.
- snaths
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- slogan
-
noun,
a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
- Sholes
-
noun,
Christopher Latham [ley-thuh m,, -th uh m] /ˈleɪ θəm,, -ðəm/ (Show IPA), 1819–90, U.S. inventor of the typewriter.
- lagoon
-
noun,
an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes.
Compare laguna.
- sloths
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- laighs
-
noun,
a small valley or hollow.
- shoots
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- no-hit
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- litho.
-
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Ghosts
-
noun,
a play (1881) by Henrik Ibsen.
- stools
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- egoist
-
noun,
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- egests
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- Egesta
-
noun,
matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
- Alonso
-
noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- thongs
-
noun,
a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- golosh
-
noun,
galosh.
- eights
-
noun,
crazy eights.
- te-hee
-
noun,
a titter; snicker.
- geisha
-
noun,
a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
- tahini
-
noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- theses
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- Goethe
-
noun,
Johann Wolfgang von [yoh-hahn vawlf-gahng fuh n] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈvɔlf gɑŋ fən/ (Show IPA), 1749–1832, German poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- goatee
-
noun,
a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- tiglon
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- goalie
-
noun,
a goalkeeper.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- anthol
-
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- Stones
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stooge
-
noun,
an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- eaglet
-
noun,
a young eagle.
- teleg.
-
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- alight
-
adverb, adjective,
provided with light; lighted up.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Essene
-
noun,
a member of a Palestinian sect, characterized by asceticism, celibacy, and joint holding of property, that flourished from the 2nd century b.c. to the 2nd century a.d.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- theol.
-
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Alioth
-
noun,
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.
- Eileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- gossan
-
noun,
a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Goshen
-
noun,
a pastoral region in Lower Egypt, occupied by the Israelites before the Exodus. Gen. 45:10.
- gooses
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- thesis
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- things
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- galoot
-
noun,
an awkward, eccentric, or foolish person.
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- Anglos
-
noun,
a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
- galiot
-
noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- angsts
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- Galion
-
noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- gestes
-
noun,
gest.
- Anglo-
-
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- easels
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- teleo-
-
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- tholes
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- Gilson
-
noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- galosh
-
noun,
a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.
- tholos
-
noun,
a circular building.
a small, round structure, as a lantern.
a circular subterranean tomb, lined with masonry.
- ethane
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- ethno-
-
- gnosis
-
noun,
knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.
- gneiss
-
noun,
a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
- Thess.
-
- ethene
-
noun,
ethylene (def 2).
- Angelo
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ethine
-
noun,
acetylene.
- Glossa
-
noun,
Anatomy. the tongue.
- gloss.
-
- gloats
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- ethion
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- glints
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- ethnog
-
- angio-
-
- Gessen
-
noun,
Goshen (def 1).
- ethnos
-
noun,
an ethnic group.
- gleets
-
noun,
Pathology.
a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
- Galton
-
noun,
Sir Francis, 1822–1911, English scientist and writer.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- tangle
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- gleans
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Angles
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- stolon
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- telega
-
noun,
a Russian cart of rude construction, having four wheels and no springs.
- hastes
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- steno-
-
- thiols
-
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- Tooele
-
noun,
a town in NW Utah.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- genets
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- tangos
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- Engels
-
noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1820–95, German socialist in England: collaborated with Karl Marx in systematizing Marxism.
- thegns
-
noun,
thane.
- Thales
-
noun,
c640–546? b.c, Greek philosopher, born in Miletus.
- hassle
-
noun,
a disorderly dispute.
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- hassel
-
noun,
Odd [awd] /ɔd/ (Show IPA), 1897–1981, Norwegian chemist: Nobel Prize 1969.
- Haslet
-
noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- antho-
-
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- genies
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- Elisha
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Eliseus [el-i-see-uh s] /ˌɛl ɪˈsi əs/ (Show IPA). a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century b.c., the successor of Elijah. II Kings 3–9.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- eloign
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- tosses
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- helots
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Helios
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sun, represented as driving a chariot across the heavens; identified by the Romans with Sol.
- helio-
-
- toshes
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- gelati
-
noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- Geisel
-
noun,
Theodor Seuss [soos] /sus/ (Show IPA), ("Dr. Seuss") 1904–91, U.S. humorist, illustrator, and author of children's books.
- Elsene
-
noun,
Dutch name of Ixelles.
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- Helene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Helena
-
noun,
Saint, c247–c330, mother of Constantine I.
- gelees
-
noun,
a jellied substance, especially a cosmetic gel or a jellied food.
- Aeetes
-
noun,
a king of Colchis, father of Medea and custodian of the Golden Fleece.
- steles
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- heists
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- tiling
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- Heinie
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- gashes
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- enhalo
-
verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- theine
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- Eogene
-
adjective, noun,
(formerly) Paleogene.
- halite
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Assisi
-
noun,
a town in E Umbria, in central Italy: birthplace of St. Francis of Assisi.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ailing
-
adjective,
sickly; unwell.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- gentle
-
adjective,
kindly; amiable:
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- hagio-
-
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- eolith
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- Gentoo
-
noun,
a Hindu.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- assign
-
noun,
Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
- stolas
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- haoles
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- agists
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- Gaston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- aglets
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- hanses
-
noun,
Hansa.
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- Hansel
-
noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- genit.
-
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- tasses
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- gaslit
-
noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- stingo
-
noun,
strong beer.
- assist
-
noun,
Sports.
Baseball. a play that helps to put out a batter or base runner.
Basketball, Ice Hockey. a play that helps a teammate in gaining a goal.
the official credit scored for such plays.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- stings
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- elegit
-
noun,
a writ of execution against a judgment debtor's goods, property, or land, held by the judgment creditor until payment of the debt, as from rents on the land.
- haloes
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- aniso-
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Eagle
-
noun,
any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations.
Compare bald eagle, golden eagle.
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- thong
-
noun,
a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- night
-
noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- nighs
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- shogs
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- ation
-
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- shoon
-
noun,
plural of shoe.
- shtg.
-
- shoos
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- shoot
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- Neth.
-
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- neigh
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- logo-
-
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Longs
-
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Logos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Philosophy. the rational principle that governs and develops the universe.
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- thegn
-
noun,
thane.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- sing.
-
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- thio-
-
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- sighs
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- sight
-
noun,
the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- naso-
-
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- sigil
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- thing
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- theo-
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- eight
-
noun,
a cardinal number, seven plus one.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Theos
-
- egest
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- signs
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- sages
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Selah
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- sagos
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- sails
-
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.
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- algo-
-
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- oste-
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- alti-
-
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- sates
-
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.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- seats
-
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.
- 30-30
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Sans.
-
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- tonia
-
- tono-
-
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- salts
-
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.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- segos
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- sanit
-
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- alto-
-
- shogi
-
noun,
the Japanese version of chess.
- noto-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- noso-
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- anti-
-
- anth-
-
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- ante-
-
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- shoes
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- shoal
-
noun,
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
- shins
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- asses
-
noun,
plural of ass1 .
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- asst.
-
- assn.
-
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- shalt
-
verb,
2nd person singular of shall.
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- olig-
-
- shags
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- Angl.
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- oleo-
-
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- angi-
-
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- seti-
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- onto-
-
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- ogees
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anigh
-
adverb,
nearby; close by.
- Shang
-
noun,
a Chinese dynasty whose dates are usually given as 1766–1122 b.c. and sometimes as 1523–1027 b.c.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Singh
-
- gleet
-
noun,
Pathology.
a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
- inst.
-
- gloat
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- glees
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- gnash
-
noun,
an act of gnashing.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Glass
-
noun,
a hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substance produced by fusion, usually consisting of mutually dissolved silica and silicates that also contain soda and lime, as in the ordinary variety used for windows and bottles.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- insol
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- goons
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- ileo-
-
- goose
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- ilio-
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- Stoss
-
noun,
Veit [fahyt] /faɪt/ (Show IPA), c1440–1533, German sculptor and painter.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- gono-
-
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- init.
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- gists
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- snash
-
noun,
insolence; impertinence.
- snogs
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- ition
-
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- gests
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- geste
-
noun,
gest.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- gesso
-
noun,
gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snags
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- sloth
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- laigh
-
noun,
a small valley or hollow.
- geol.
-
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- Ital.
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- ghees
-
noun,
a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- ghost
-
noun,
the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
- Ghent
-
noun,
a port in NW Belgium, at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys rivers: treaty 1814.
- Ghats
-
noun,
Eastern Ghats.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- ghast
-
adjective,
ghastly.
- ghain
-
noun,
the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- tangs
-
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Gosse
-
noun,
Sir Edmund William, 1849–1928, English poet, biographer, and critic.
- Goth.
-
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- hist.
-
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- heals
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- stge.
-
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- Hogan
-
noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- Hegel
-
noun,
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich [gey-awrk vil-helm free-drikh] /ˈgeɪ ɔrk ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1770–1831, German philosopher.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- 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.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- heels
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- Holst
-
noun,
Gustav Theodore [goo s-tahv] /ˈgʊs tɑv/ (Show IPA), 1874–1934, English composer.
- Helga
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “holy.”.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- henge
-
noun,
a Neolithic monument of the British Isles, consisting of a circular area enclosed by a bank and ditch and often containing additional features including one or more circles of upright stone or wood pillars: probably used for ritual purposes or for marking astronomical events, as solstices and equinoxes.
- Hesse
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, German novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1946.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- Helot
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- heli-
-
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- Helen
-
noun,
Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- helas
-
interjection,
alas!
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- hinge
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Gotha
-
noun,
a city in S Thuringia, in central Germany.
- Sotho
-
noun,
a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Lesotho and South Africa.
- hotel
-
noun,
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- Hagen
-
noun,
Walter, 1892–1969, U.S. golfer.
- soots
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- goths
-
noun,
one of a Teutonic people who in the 3rd to 5th centuries invaded and settled in parts of the Roman Empire.
- sooth
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- IATSE
-
- Soong
-
noun,
Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
- igloo
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- hosts
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- holts
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- hangs
-
- halts
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- hongs
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- halos
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- hoots
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- Stahl
-
noun,
Georg Ernst [gey-ork ernst] /geɪˈɒrk ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1660–1734, German chemist and physician.
- halo-
-
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- hales
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- Haiti
-
noun,
Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- Isth.
-
- slosh
-
noun,
watery mire or partly melted snow; slush.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- slags
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Ethel
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- sito-
-
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Esth.
-
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- telo-
-
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- gains
-
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- leges
-
noun,
plural of lex.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Legis
-
- tele-
-
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- 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.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Leigh
-
noun,
Vivien (Vivian Mary Hartley) 1913–67, English actress.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- slash
-
noun,
a sweeping stroke, as with a knife, sword, or pen.
- lang.
-
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- lgth.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Sino-
-
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- sinhs
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Engle
-
noun,
Paul (Hamilton) 1908–91, U.S. poet and educator.
- Engel
-
noun,
Lehman [ley-muh n] /ˈleɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1910–1982, U.S. conductor and composer.
- sings
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lith.
-
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- Lethe
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- esses
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- Liege
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- teno-
-
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Light
-
noun,
something that makes things visible or affords illumination:
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- lign-
-
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ling.
-
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- holo-
-
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Genl.
-
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- gasts
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- geese
-
noun,
a plural of goose.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- gelts
-
noun,
money.
- laths
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- Gelee
-
noun,
a jellied substance, especially a cosmetic gel or a jellied food.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- slogs
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- leash
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- the-
-
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- tanh
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Ste.
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- stg.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Soni
-
- Togo
-
noun,
Heihachiro [hey-hah-chee-raw] /ˈheɪ hɑˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Sig.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- 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.
- thi-
-
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- shag
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- soln
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- shog
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- stlg
-
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 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.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- ten.
-
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- tion
-
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- 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.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- 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.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- hol-
-
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- Hong
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- hgt.
-
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- Hos.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- IEEE
-
- ign.
-
- ile-
-
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- hal-
-
- gon-
-
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- goos
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- gosh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation or mild oath):
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Hag.
-
- hags
-
noun,
an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- HEAO
-
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- inae
-
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lea.
-
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leg.
-
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- isls
-
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- ISSN
-
- 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.
- itis
-
- itol
-
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- asis
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- 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.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- ANSI
-
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Eng.
-
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- enl.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aet.
-
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agit
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- agst
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AISI
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alg.
-
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- ghee
-
noun,
a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- geo-
-
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- 1080
-
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- Glee
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ESIS
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eth.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gal.
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gash
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Nah.
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- ole-
-
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- 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.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- OTOH
-
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- osis
-
- neo-
-
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neh.
-
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Ont.
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oto-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Sat.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- log-
-
- ogee
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- NTIA
-
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- not-
-
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- SASE
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- 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:
- lit.
-
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- lin.
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Sass
-
noun,
stewed fruit; fruit sauce.
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- ESL
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- ese
-
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- Ges
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- OEO
-
- ESA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOE
-
- oo-
-
- ETS
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- OIt
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- TGN
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Ola
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- ons
-
- OLG
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- SHA
-
- gi.
-
- Ga.
-
- ETO
-
- 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.
- Sgt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OHG
-
- OGO
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- oon
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- th-
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AHL
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tng
-
- tlo
-
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ag-
-
- TSI
-
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- ae.
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- Agh
-
- se-
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- Agt
-
- AHE
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ase
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OSS
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- ot-
-
- EIS
-
- OSO
-
- EEE
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ose
-
- en-
-
- ene
-
- OOT
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- EEG
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- SAE
-
- ASI
-
- So.
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ast
-
- at.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- OTS
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TIA
-
- Eg.
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- GHA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- IHS
-
- il-
-
- ILO
-
- Ia.
-
- ILS
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- ing
-
- INH
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- ial
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- SSI
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSS
-
- SSN
-
- SSE
-
- io-
-
- SSA
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- Hts
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- LON
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LNG
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- SLE
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Les
-
- SLA
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- lg.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- IOT
-
- LSS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- LTh
-
- ise
-
- ish
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- Isl
-
- LSI
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- ss.
-
- NES
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- GSA
-
- gt.
-
- GTO
-
- GTS
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- sho
-
- STL
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- OAS
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- OAO
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- OSA
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- TAL
-
- gl.
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- NSA
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- STI
-
- TSS
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NIA
-
- NHG
-
- NHS
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- NHL
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- NIH
-
- NHA
-
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- NHI
-
- sht
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- SN
-
- NH
-
- O.
-
- L2
-
- GN
-
- SA
-
- le
-
- AO
-
- 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.
- GH
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- 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.
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- OA
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- HL
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- OG
-
- ln
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- L1
-
- HG
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NG
-
- S.
-
- IG
-
- SL
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NL
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- G.
-
- ee
-
- NI
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- TL
-
- LH
-
- TG
-
- L.
-
- SG
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ol
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- i.
-
- h.
-
- N.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- EI
-
- TN
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .