Anagrams of articulates
Word articulates has
1 exact anagrams and 1283 other words
that can be made by using the letters of articulates.
- strait-lace
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verb (used with object),
to bind, confine, or restrain with or as if with laces.
- Scarlatti
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noun,
Alessandro [ah-luh-sahn-droh;; Italian ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ ləˈsɑn droʊ;; Italian ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), 1659–1725, Italian composer.
- tailraces
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noun,
the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
- rusticate
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verb (used with object),
to send to or domicile in the country.
- cartelist
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noun,
a member of a cartel or an advocate of cartelization.
- urticates
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verb (used with object),
to sting with or as if with nettles.
- literatus
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noun,
singular of literati.
- Sterculia
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noun,
any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
- actuaries
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noun,
Insurance. a person who computes premium rates, dividends, risks, etc., according to probabilities based on statistical records.
- latreutic
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adjective,
of or relating to latria.
- Eustacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- auricles
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- actuates
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verb (used with object),
to incite or move to action; impel; motivate:
- lactates
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noun,
an ester or salt of lactic acid.
- cultrate
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adjective,
sharp-edged and pointed, as a leaf.
- ariettas
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noun,
a short aria.
- tailrace
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noun,
the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
- Austral.
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- uralites
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- curtails
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noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- altruist
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noun,
a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoist).
- titulars
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noun,
a person who bears a title.
- cut-rate
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noun,
a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.
- aristate
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adjective,
Botany. having aristae; awned.
- Lucretia
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noun,
Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
- suricate
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noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- saturate
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noun,
a saturated fat or fatty acid.
- tertials
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- Lauretta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Escurial
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noun,
Escorial.
- tractile
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adjective,
capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
- Scituate
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noun,
a town in E Massachusetts.
- cuittles
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verb (used with object),
to wheedle, cajole, or coax.
- lustrate
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verb (used with object),
to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- clutters
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noun,
a disorderly heap or assemblage; litter:
- urticate
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verb (used with object),
to sting with or as if with nettles.
- citrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- cristate
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adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- rat-tail
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noun,
grenadier (def 4).
- teacarts
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noun,
tea wagon.
- Clairaut
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noun,
Alexis Claude [a-lek-see klohd] /a lɛkˈsi kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1713–65, French mathematician.
- cattails
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noun,
any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, especially T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers.
- clatters
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noun,
a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:
- utricles
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- castrate
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noun,
a castrated person or animal.
- Statice
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- Statler
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noun,
Ellsworth Milton, 1863–1928, U.S. hotel-chain developer.
- Eurasia
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noun,
Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- crustal
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adjective,
of or relating to a crust, as of the earth.
- artiste
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noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- titular
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noun,
a person who bears a title.
- stature
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noun,
the height of a human or animal body.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- clarets
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- Astarte
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noun,
an ancient Semitic deity, goddess of fertility and reproduction worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
- citrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- startle
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noun,
a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
- arietta
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noun,
a short aria.
- lariats
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- teacart
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noun,
tea wagon.
- lactate
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noun,
an ester or salt of lactic acid.
- lactase
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noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- Lacerta
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noun,
the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- citrals
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- starlit
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adjective,
lighted by the stars:
- situate
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adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- catties
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- starlet
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noun,
a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- cattail
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noun,
any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, especially T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers.
- astatic
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adjective,
unstable; unsteady.
- stratal
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adjective,
of a stratum or strata.
- astrict
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verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- clutter
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noun,
a disorderly heap or assemblage; litter:
- Aurelia
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noun,
moon jellyfish.
- auricle
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- cluster
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noun,
a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
- curtate
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adjective,
shortened; reduced; abbreviated.
- curtals
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noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- curtail
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noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- Austria
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noun,
a republic in central Europe. 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Capital: Vienna.
- arcuate
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adjective,
bent or curved like a bow.
- Carlita
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noun,
a female given name.
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- curates
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- caesura
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noun,
Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
- cuittle
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verb (used with object),
to wheedle, cajole, or coax.
- cutlers
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- cutlets
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noun,
a slice of meat, especially of veal, for broiling or frying.
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- clatter
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noun,
a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:
- tertial
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- strati-
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- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- Telstar
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- sulcate
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adjective,
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- cartels
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- Tacitus
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noun,
Publius Cornelius [puhb-lee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c55–c120, Roman historian.
- tactile
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- tactual
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adjective,
of or relating to the sense of touch.
- cuttles
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noun,
cuttlefish.
- attires
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- cutties
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noun,
a short spoon.
- secular
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noun,
a layperson.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- Lusatia
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noun,
a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
- rituals
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- Lautrec
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noun,
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
- litters
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noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- Scutari
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noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- recusal
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noun,
the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- 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.
- actuate
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verb (used with object),
to incite or move to action; impel; motivate:
- scatter
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noun,
the act of scattering.
- Leuctra
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noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
- relicts
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- Scarlet
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- turista
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noun,
tourista.
- scalare
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noun,
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- acetals
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noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- satiate
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adjective,
satiated.
- Alcaeus
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noun,
flourished c600 b.c, Greek poet of Mytilene.
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- rattles
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- scutate
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adjective,
Botany. formed like a round buckler.
- trisect
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verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- utricle
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- scutter
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verb (used without object), noun,
scurry.
- latrias
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- rutiles
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- lattice
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noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- scuttle
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noun,
a deep bucket for carrying coal.
- laurate
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noun,
a salt or ester of lauric acid.
- relucts
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- uracils
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noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- tarsia
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noun,
intarsia.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- curite
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- sacral
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adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- tarsal
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noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- ratite
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ratals
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noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Tarlac
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noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rustle
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noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- rutile
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- Rascal
-
noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- cuesta
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noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- culets
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noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- Creusa
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noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- lascar
-
noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- rattle
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- result
-
noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- reluct
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- Citrus
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- ritual
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- taters
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noun,
potato.
- utters
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adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- Tatius
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noun,
a Sabine king who, following the rape of the Sabine women, attacked Rome and eventually ruled with Romulus.
- riatas
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noun,
a lariat.
- Cetura
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noun,
Keturah.
- cesura
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noun,
caesura.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- craals
-
noun,
kraal.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- reatas
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noun,
riata.
- recti-
-
- Cletus
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noun,
Anacletus.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- tatars
-
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.
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Cutler
-
noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- scler-
-
- Icarus
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noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- Laurie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- cerat-
-
- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- stater
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noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- Lettic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- Leucas
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noun,
Levkas.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- statue
-
noun,
a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
- Lieut.
-
- scalar
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noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- lauric
-
adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- silure
-
plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- latter
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- lauras
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- Iseult
-
noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- cutlet
-
noun,
a slice of meat, especially of veal, for broiling or frying.
- luetic
-
adjective,
syphilitic.
- Lurcat
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- cuttle
-
noun,
cuttlefish.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- Cutter
-
noun,
a person who cuts, especially as a job, as one who cuts fabric for garments.
- luster
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- tactus
-
noun,
the basic metrical unit in medieval music.
- suttle
-
adjective,
a frequent misspelling of subtle.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- lustre
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- lutist
-
noun,
a lute player; lutenist.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- curtal
-
noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- lucres
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Sutter
-
noun,
John Augustus, 1803–80, U.S. frontiersman: owner of Sutter's Mill.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- strata
-
noun,
a plural of stratum.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- litter
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- sutler
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- Stuart
-
noun,
a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.
- 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.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Lucite
-
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Ulster
-
noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Turtle
-
noun,
any reptile of the order Testudines, comprising aquatic and terrestrial species having the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal carapace and a ventral plastron.
- ultra-
-
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- ultras
-
noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- uracil
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- Uralic
-
noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- calesa
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- Aeacus
-
noun,
a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
- Attica
-
noun,
a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Attius
-
noun,
Lucius, Accius, Lucius.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- 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.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- austr-
-
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- attars
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- tetra-
-
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- terat-
-
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- causal
-
adjective,
of, constituting, or implying a cause.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- urials
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- cattle
-
noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- acetal
-
noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- acuate
-
adjective,
sharpened; pointed.
- Acarus
-
noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- actual
-
adjective,
existing in act or fact; real:
- Alsace
-
noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- casual
-
noun,
a worker employed only irregularly.
- astute
-
adjective,
of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious:
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Laura
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- treas
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- alti-
-
- Srta.
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Ital.
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Icel.
-
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- 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.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- Alta.
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- lact-
-
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- seti-
-
- Seric
-
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- sect.
-
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- aeri-
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- USLTA
-
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- 30-30
-
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Utter
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Recit
-
- acet-
-
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leuc-
-
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- scat-
-
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- lect.
-
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Trust
-
noun,
reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- sarc-
-
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Alas.
-
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- licet
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- IATSE
-
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- crit.
-
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Aural
-
adjective,
of or relating to an aura.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Aust.
-
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Teut.
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- caus.
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- tears
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cert.
-
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Tartu
-
noun,
a city in SE Estonia.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- 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.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- cata-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- tera-
-
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- clase
-
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- strut
-
noun,
the act of strutting.
- astr.
-
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- Sturt
-
noun,
violent quarreling.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- stat.
-
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- ster.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- 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.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- Ecua.
-
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- cit.
-
- tel-
-
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- USAR
-
- uria
-
- uret
-
- scil
-
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- SLIC
-
- sci.
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Rus.
-
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- taur
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- 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.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scr.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- trit
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- 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.
- USTC
-
- USRC
-
- Ste.
-
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Sra.
-
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- USIA
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USCA
-
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- str.
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- sur-
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Tues
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- saur
-
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- ter.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- tri-
-
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Tit.
-
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- sec.
-
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- 1080
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cur.
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- cule
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clar
-
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Cels
-
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- etc.
-
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ile-
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- IATA
-
- IAEA
-
- Eur.
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ELAS
-
- 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.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ect-
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- est.
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Aire
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- acr-
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- acea
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- ACLU
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- aer-
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- aut-
-
- Aus.
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- aur-
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- 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.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- att.
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- asc-
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Lat.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lea.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- rel.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- 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.
- TLC
-
- ast
-
- Aar
-
- SAR
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ATC
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ATA
-
- ase
-
- at.
-
- ASU
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- tlr
-
- AAU
-
- USC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- ASI
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ASR
-
- USR
-
- AAE
-
- ct.
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ac-
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- AIA
-
- al.
-
- LSC
-
- Ar.
-
- CAI
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- CAA
-
- cl.
-
- uti
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- UTC
-
- cs.
-
- TIA
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- cr.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ca.
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- AUA
-
- AUC
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- AIC
-
- RCA
-
- AEC
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- RSE
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tue
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RTS
-
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- ur-
-
- UAR
-
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- UCR
-
- UIT
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ult
-
- AEA
-
- Tu.
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- 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.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ARU
-
- 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.
- ARS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ACS
-
- SAE
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TTS
-
- SAA
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ALU
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- ure
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- ae.
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- 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.
- ITA
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- eu-
-
- Lt.
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- STI
-
- ESU
-
- STL
-
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- ics
-
- ITU
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- SLA
-
- ITC
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- SLE
-
- ite
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRL
-
- SLR
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- Ia.
-
- ier
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ial
-
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- La.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- il-
-
- Sr.
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IUS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ILS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- eir
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- cte
-
- CIE
-
- CTA
-
- 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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TCS
-
- CST
-
- TCA
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LCT
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- CRT
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- CRS
-
- cle
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- CLI
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- CLU
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- CLR
-
- CIA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ea.
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- sc.
-
- CEA
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- se-
-
- TAL
-
- LCA
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- LCI
-
- EAA
-
- 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.
- LR
-
- 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.
- 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.
- TC
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CE
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- T1
-
- L.
-
- UC
-
- S.
-
- t.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SL
-
- TT
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SU
-
- CU
-
- U.
-
- le
-
- TL
-
- LC
-
- UI
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- UL
-
- RI
-
- L2
-
- RU
-
- L1
-
- SA
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- i.
-
- ic
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.