Anagrams of anteorbital
Word anteorbital has
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that can be made by using the letters of anteorbital.
- alteration
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noun,
the act or process of altering; the state of being altered:
- torbanite
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noun,
Petrology. a dark-brown oil shale containing a large amount of carbonaceous matter.
- trilobate
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adjective,
having three lobes.
- anabolite
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noun,
a product of anabolic action.
- rationale
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noun,
the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something.
- battalion
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noun,
Military. a ground force unit composed of a headquarters and two or more companies or similar units.
- trainable
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adjective,
capable of being trained.
- natrolite
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noun,
a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 10 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- Barletta
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noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- ablation
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noun,
the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery.
- baronial
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adjective,
pertaining to a baron or barony or to the order of barons.
- tailbone
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noun,
the coccyx.
- alterant
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noun,
something that produces alteration.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- Alberoni
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noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- libretto
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noun,
the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition.
- rational
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noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- rat-tail
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noun,
grenadier (def 4).
- betatron
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noun,
an accelerator in which electrons are accelerated to high energies by an electric field produced by a changing magnetic field.
- tolerant
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adjective,
inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:
- notarial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- baritone
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noun,
a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
- Latinate
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adjective,
of, like, pertaining to, or derived from Latin.
- Brattain
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noun,
Walter Houser [hou-zer] /ˈhaʊ zər/ (Show IPA), 1902–1987, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1956.
- abattoir
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noun,
a slaughterhouse.
- Taborite
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noun,
(in the 15th century) a member of the militant body of Hussites maintaining a strict literal interpretation of the Scriptures.
- trotline
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noun,
a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
- orbitale
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noun,
Craniometry, Cephalometry. the lowermost point on the lower margin of the left orbit, located instrumentally on the skull or by palpation on the head.
- Laborite
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noun,
a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- Atabrine
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- biretta
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noun,
a stiff square cap with three or four upright projecting pieces extending from the center of the top to the edge, worn by ecclesiastics.
- Alberta
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noun,
a province in W Canada. 255,285 sq. mi. (661,190 sq. km). Capital: Edmonton.
Abbreviation: Alba., Alta.
- Alberti
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noun,
Leon Battista [le-awn baht-tee-stah] /lɛˈɔn bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1404–72, Italian architect, artist, musician, and poet.
- librate
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verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- bitonal
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adjective,
marked by or using bitonality.
- Taranto
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noun,
Ancient Tarentum. a fortified seaport in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: founded by the Greeks in the 8th century b.c.; naval base.
- Bettina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- Alebion
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noun,
a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- Tarlton
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noun,
Richard, died 1588, English actor.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- attrib.
-
- alinota
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noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- reboant
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adjective,
resounding or reverberating loudly.
- Lateran
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noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- orbital
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noun,
Physics, Chemistry.
a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital)
the electron in that state.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- Tibetan
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noun,
a member of the people native to or inhabiting Tibet.
- Balaton
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noun,
a lake in W Hungary: the largest lake in central Europe. About 50 miles (80 km) long; 230 sq. mi. (596 sq. km).
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- Laotian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- tertial
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- arnatto
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noun,
annatto (def 2).
- notable
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noun,
a prominent, distinguished, or important person.
- arietta
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noun,
a short aria.
- Barnett
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noun,
a male given name.
- baronet
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noun,
a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- ratable
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adjective,
capable of being rated or appraised.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- Latrobe
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noun,
Benjamin Henry, 1764–1820, U.S. architect and engineer, born in England.
- Oberlin
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noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- antero-
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- bittern
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noun,
any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern) of North America, and B. stellaris, of Europe.
- labiate
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noun,
a labiate plant.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- abettor
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noun,
a person who abets.
- aerobia
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noun,
aerobe.
- Britton
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noun,
Nathaniel Lord, 1859–1934, U.S. botanist.
- trental
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noun,
a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
- Aeolian
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noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- brittle
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noun,
a confection of melted sugar, usually with nuts, brittle when cooled:
- Britten
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noun,
(Edward) Benjamin, 1913–76, English composer and pianist.
- triable
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- Trianta
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noun,
Trianda.
- Loretta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Bonaire
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- ablator
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noun,
See under ablation (def 3).
- Abelian
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adjective,
of or relating to Niels Henrik Abel or his theorems.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- tabaret
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noun,
a durable silk or acetate fabric having alternating stripes of satin and moiré, for drapery and upholstery.
- bornite
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noun,
a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
- abalone
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noun,
a large mollusk of the genus Haliotis, having a bowllike shell bearing a row of respiratory holes, the flesh of which is used for food and the shell for ornament and as a source of mother-of-pearl.
- taborin
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noun,
a small tabor.
- taboret
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noun,
a low seat without back or arms, for one person; stool.
- brattle
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noun,
a clattering noise.
- triolet
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- natator
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noun,
a swimmer.
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- bottler
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noun,
a person, thing, or company that bottles.
- tabinet
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noun,
a fabric resembling poplin, made of silk and wool and usually given a watered finish.
- Aetolia
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noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- airboat
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noun,
Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- niobate
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noun,
any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
- tortile
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adjective,
twisted; coiled.
- blotter
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noun,
a piece of blotting paper used to absorb excess ink, to protect a desk top, etc.
- blatant
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adjective,
brazenly obvious; flagrant:
- blatter
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noun,
the act or sound of blattering.
- Bleriot
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noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1872–1936, French aviator, pioneer aeronautical engineer, and inventor.
- bloater
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noun,
a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- barit.
-
- Bonita
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noun,
a female given name.
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- terat-
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- rotate
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Breton
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
- taenia
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noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- barite
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- riblet
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noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- Boreal
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adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- tabret
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noun,
a small tabor.
- borate
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noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- borane
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noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- Barnet
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- inter.
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- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- intra-
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- bitten
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noun,
an act of biting.
- tinter
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- branle
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- Blaine
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noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- bottle
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noun,
a portable container for holding liquids, characteristically having a neck and mouth and made of glass or plastic.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- bailor
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- banter
-
noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- tablet
-
noun,
a number of sheets of writing paper, business forms, etc., fastened together at the edge; pad.
- rabato
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noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- tetra-
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- intro.
-
- birota
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noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- rotten
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adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Talbot
-
noun,
a hound with long pendent ears.
- boiler
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- ratton
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noun,
a rat.
- Benita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Benoit
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noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- rebato
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noun,
rabato.
- Berlin
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- boater
-
noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- Belton
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noun,
a town in W Missouri.
- boatel
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noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- 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.
- Tartan
-
noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- bettor
-
noun,
a person who bet.
- rattle
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- Rattan
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noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Barton
-
noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Bronte
-
noun,
Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
- battel
-
noun,
an account with or terminal bill from a college of Oxford University for board, kitchen, and buttery expenses.
- batten
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noun,
a small board or strip of wood used for various building purposes, as to cover joints between boards, reinforce certain doors, or supply a foundation for lathing.
- batter
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noun,
Printing.
a damaged area on the face of type or plate.
the resulting defect in print.
- battle
-
noun,
a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces:
- bolita
-
noun,
a form of numbers pool.
- Briton
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- Beloit
-
noun,
a city in S Wisconsin.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- Tantra
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noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- Beaton
-
noun,
Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- binate
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adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- iatro-
-
- Braila
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 203,983.
- Attila
-
noun,
("Scourge of God") a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.
- attorn
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- aeron.
-
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- Aintab
-
noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- toilet
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noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- albeit
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conjunction,
although; even if:
- Arabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arable
-
noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- Arbela
-
noun,
an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters of Darius III before his defeat by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela 331 b.c.
- latter
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- anatto
-
noun,
annatto.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- albite
-
noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- litten
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adjective,
lighted1 .
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- litter
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- Littre
-
noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- 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.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- nitro-
-
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- tonlet
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- labio-
-
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- lobate
-
adjective,
having a lobe lobes; lobed.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- oblate
-
noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Abelia
-
noun,
any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Abelia, of the honeysuckle family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers.
- ablate
-
verb (used with object),
to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.:
- ablare
-
adverb, adjective,
blaring:
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- tribo-
-
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- labret
-
noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- abient
-
adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- aboral
-
adjective,
opposite to or away from the mouth.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- tobira
-
noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- Albert
-
noun,
Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- tribal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- Brit.
-
- natl.
-
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Britt
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Nabal
-
noun,
a wealthy Calebite, husband of Abigail, who refused rightful tribute to King David for protecting Nabal's flocks. I Sam. 25.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Nebr.
-
- Brett
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- in-lb
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- 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.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- intr.
-
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- rabal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- Ital.
-
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orial
-
- Brale
-
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- Laban
-
noun,
the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
- labia
-
noun,
plural of labium.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- 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.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- reni-
-
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- ileo-
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- OBrit
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Balao
-
noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- banal
-
adjective,
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Balt.
-
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- Tibet
-
noun,
Also, Thibet. Also called Sitsang, Xizang. Official name Tibet Autonomous Region. an administrative division of China, N of the Himalayas: prior to 1950 a theocracy under the Dalai Lama; the highest country in the world, average elevation about 16,000 feet (4877 meters). 471,660 sq. mi. (1,221,599 sq. km). Capital: Lhasa.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Alta.
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Alban
-
noun,
Saint, 3rd century a.d, first English martyr.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- teno-
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- tera-
-
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Bart.
-
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- baro-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- 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.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- alto-
-
- BLitt
-
- telo-
-
- Arab.
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- areo-
-
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Arnel
-
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- 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.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Tobit
-
noun,
a book of the Apocrypha.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- ation
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- anal.
-
- anat.
-
- atto-
-
- tonia
-
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Abate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- blent
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- bloat
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- tabla
-
noun,
a small drum or pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- 30-30
-
- botel
-
noun,
boatel.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- 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.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- aero-
-
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- Betti
-
noun,
Ugo [oo-gaw] /ˈu gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1953, Italian poet and dramatist.
- Betta
-
noun,
fighting fish.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- toti-
-
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- 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.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- aeri-
-
- biol.
-
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- biont
-
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- tron
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- NOAA
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- 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.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- NLRB
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- TRIB
-
- tRNA
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- neo-
-
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tri-
-
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- trit
-
- NIRA
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- tab.
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rit.
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- RONA
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tel-
-
- ten.
-
- NRAB
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tion
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Tit.
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Ont.
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ole-
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Tob.
-
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- 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.
- NTIA
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ter.
-
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- RIBA
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- 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.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- bott
-
noun,
bot2 .
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- bot.
-
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- BLit
-
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- bitt
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Bol.
-
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Aire
-
- bio-
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inae
-
- ile-
-
- ible
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- IATA
-
- iana
-
- IAEA
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- btl.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- 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.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Ire.
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Ala.
-
- attn
-
- ator
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- att.
-
- art.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alb.
-
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alt.
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- bin-
-
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- bet.
-
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- bal.
-
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- batt
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- bar.
-
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- lea.
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lib.
-
- Lat.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lab.
-
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- 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.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- 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.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LitB
-
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- 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.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 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:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- abl.
-
- itol
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- abr.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- TBO
-
- TIA
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TBA
-
- ITA
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- OTA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- abn
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- al.
-
- Tro
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Re.
-
- 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.
- 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 = .
- ine
-
- an.
-
- OTB
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- 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.
- IBN
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ier
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- il-
-
- Tbi
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ite
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ote
-
- ILO
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- in.
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- Br.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ar.
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- be-
-
- tra
-
- LTA
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- NbE
-
- NBA
-
- IRL
-
- 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.
- AIA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- NEA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ltr
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ab-
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NAA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- IRO
-
- ne-
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- bl.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- tr.
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- 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:
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ior
-
- ATB
-
- ATA
-
- Ir.
-
- LON
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- TNB
-
- TNT
-
- IOT
-
- at.
-
- 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.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- BIE
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- BTE
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- eo-
-
- ETR
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Bt.
-
- ROA
-
- BRT
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- abt
-
- ONR
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ONI
-
- EAA
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- La.
-
- ae.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ERT
-
- Lt.
-
- en-
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- AEA
-
- RNA
-
- eir
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- ETO
-
- EbN
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Bn.
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ble
-
- AAE
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- BLA
-
- ob.
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- ot-
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ib.
-
- BRE
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RBI
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- io-
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Ola
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- Ia.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- obl
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Aar
-
- ial
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- REA
-
- TAL
-
- OBE
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TN
-
- O.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- ol
-
- le
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- R.
-
- NL
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- LR
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NB
-
- NI
-
- L.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TL
-
- t.
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BO
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TB
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RI
-
- EI
-
- RO
-
- Eb
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- RN
-
- 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.
- TT
-