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Word brilliances has
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- bisellia
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noun,
an ancient Roman seat of honor for two persons.
- calibers
-
noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- airbills
-
noun,
air waybill.
- air-line
-
adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- airlines
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- biserial
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adjective,
of or relating to the correlation between two sets of measurements, one set of which is limited to one of two values.
- Claribel
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noun,
a female given name.
- brailles
-
noun,
Louis [loo-is,, loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu ɪs,, ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1809–52, French teacher of the blind.
- carbines
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- bilinear
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having reference to two lines:
- Bernicia
-
noun,
a 6th- and 7th- century Anglian kingdom, merged with Deira to form the kingdom of Northumbria, in present-day NE England and SE Scotland.
- Scriabin
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noun,
Aleksandr Nikolaevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1872–1915, Russian composer and pianist.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- Carlisle
-
noun,
John Griffin [grif-in] /ˈgrɪf ɪn/ (Show IPA), 1835–1910, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1883–89.
- liberals
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noun,
a person of liberal principles or views, especially in politics or religion.
- iberians
-
noun,
one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Europe, from whom the Basques are supposed to be descended.
- binaries
-
noun,
a whole composed of two.
- Sinclair
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noun,
Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
- brisance
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noun,
the shattering effect of a high explosive.
- brasilin
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noun,
brazilin.
- inscribe
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verb (used with object),
to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
- basilic
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adjective,
kingly; royal.
- Liberal
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noun,
a person of liberal principles or views, especially in politics or religion.
- lancers
-
noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Cabeiri
-
noun,
Cabiri.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Cellini
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noun,
Benvenuto [ben-vuh-noo-toh,, -nyoo-;; Italian ben-ve-noo-taw] /ˌbɛn vəˈnu toʊ,, -ˈnyu-;; Italian ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1500–71, Italian, metalsmith, sculptor, and autobiographer.
- carbine
-
noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- eclairs
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Ercilla
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noun,
Alonso de [ah-lawn-saw th e] /ɑˈlɔn sɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1533–94, Spanish epic poet; soldier in the conquest of Chile.
- Brescia
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noun,
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
- rallies
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noun,
a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- airline
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- ralline
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
- Lesbian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- caribes
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noun,
piranha.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- inliers
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noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- berlins
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- scleral
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adjective,
sclerotic (def 1).
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- Benicia
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- recalls
-
noun,
an act of recalling.
- Leclair
-
noun,
Jean Marie [zhahn ma-ree] /ʒɑ̃ maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1697–1764, French violinist and composer.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- callers
-
noun,
a person or thing that calls.
- Liberia
-
noun,
a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- bacilli
-
noun,
any rod-shaped or cylindrical bacterium of the genus Bacillus, comprising spore-producing bacteria.
- risible
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adjective,
causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.
- Braille
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noun,
Louis [loo-is,, loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu ɪs,, ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1809–52, French teacher of the blind.
- Israeli
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- 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.
- Salieri
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noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- silicle
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noun,
a short silique.
- brinies
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noun,
ocean.
- Cabrini
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noun,
Saint Frances Xavier ("Mother Cabrini") 1850–1917, U.S. nun, born in Italy; founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
- ascribe
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verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- Siberia
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noun,
Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- Bellini
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noun,
Gentile [jen-tee-le] /dʒɛnˈti lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1427?–1507, Venetian painter (son of Jacopo): teacher of Giorgione and Titian.
- caliber
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- airbill
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noun,
air waybill.
- branles
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- Serbian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- Iberian
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noun,
one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Europe, from whom the Basques are supposed to be descended.
- cleans
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- lilies
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noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- lineal
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adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- ricins
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- C-bias
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noun,
grid bias.
- cellar
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noun,
a room, or set of rooms, for the storage of food, fuel, etc., wholly or partly underground and usually beneath a building.
- L-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Bailie
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noun,
(in Scotland) a municipal officer or magistrate, corresponding to an English alderman.
- ceibas
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noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- liners
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Barnes
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noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- bairns
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- caribe
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noun,
piranha.
- Belial
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noun,
Theology. the spirit of evil personified; the devil; Satan.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- branle
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- Blaise
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noun,
a male given name.
- blancs
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noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- blares
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- blears
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noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- blinis
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plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- cables
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Brasil
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noun,
Brazil.
- rabies
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noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- braces
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noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Cabiri
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noun,
a group of gods, probably of Eastern origin, worshiped in mysteries in various parts of ancient Greece, the cult centers being at Samothrace and Thebes.
- Cabell
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noun,
James Branch, 1879–1958, U.S. novelist, essayist, and critic.
- brails
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noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- cabers
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- brains
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Blairs
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noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- blains
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- recall
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noun,
an act of recalling.
- Billie
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noun,
a male given name, form of William.
- Berlin
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- brills
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noun,
a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Caribs
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- braise
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Blaine
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noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- raisin
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- birles
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verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- calli-
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- nebris
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noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- Calles
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noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- caller
-
noun,
a person or thing that calls.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- libels
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noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- 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.
- abseil
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noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- all-in
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adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- Scribe
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- siller
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noun,
silver.
- learns
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- labels
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noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- 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.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- liable
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adjective,
legally responsible:
- silica
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- labile
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adjective,
apt or likely to change.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Iberia
-
noun,
Also called Iberian Peninsula. a peninsula in SW Europe, comprising Spain and Portugal.
- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- scler-
-
- Scilla
-
noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Libera
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noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- libras
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noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- arsen-
-
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- alible
-
adjective,
nutritive; nourishing.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Iblis
-
noun,
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
- 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.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- ician
-
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- in-lb
-
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nebr.
-
- nears
-
- incr.
-
- incl.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- label
-
noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Icel.
-
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- libel
-
noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Libia
-
noun,
Libya.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- libri
-
noun,
plural of liber2 .
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- 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.
- clase
-
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- carb-
-
- 30-30
-
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- encl.
-
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- Nabis
-
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- Iran.
-
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- sarc-
-
- Arnel
-
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- 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.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- balls
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- rills
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- 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.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- aeri-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- alibi
-
noun,
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- Seric
-
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- sebi-
-
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- Bills
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Bella
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Isabella.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- blini
-
plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- reni-
-
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Brale
-
- Brill
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- rall.
-
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- sec.
-
- lea.
-
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- RIBA
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- SLIC
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Sra.
-
- Ire.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ISBN
-
- NRAB
-
- NLRB
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- 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.
- 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).
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lab.
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- NIRA
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- 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.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Sab.
-
- lin.
-
- RNAS
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- rel.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- ScBE
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- sci.
-
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- scil
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scr.
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- SBIC
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- 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.
- SBLI
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Lib.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- 1080
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- CBEL
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- BRCS
-
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- BSNA
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- BSIR
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ANSI
-
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- Cres
-
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- clar
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- 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.
- biri
-
noun,
bidi.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bell
-
noun,
a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- bin-
-
- Bill
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- bal.
-
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- BSIE
-
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- BSEc
-
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- BSCE
-
- Ball
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- BSAE
-
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- BASc
-
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bar.
-
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cis-
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ile-
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- enc.
-
- enl.
-
- abs-
-
- Ens.
-
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ical
-
- Ice.
-
- Ill.
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- abl.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- abr.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ABLS
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- aer-
-
- AISI
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Alb.
-
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- ACLS
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- ins.
-
- all-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Alis
-
- INRI
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- acr-
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- 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.
- ibis
-
noun,
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.
Compare sacred ibis.
- ible
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- inae
-
- ELAS
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Inc.
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- abn
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- Ar.
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- SRB
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Sr.
-
- ab-
-
- ac-
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- SLR
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- bec
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- BCS
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- SLA
-
- SLE
-
- BSC
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ALC
-
- 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.
- asb
-
- sb.
-
- SBA
-
- SBE
-
- ARS
-
- sc.
-
- 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).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ase
-
- SCB
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SAR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ACS
-
- bl.
-
- ae.
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- 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).
- RNA
-
- AEC
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- Bac
-
- Br.
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- be-
-
- ASI
-
- BCL
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- BCE
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ASR
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ASN
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- bi-
-
- NSC
-
- REA
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Les
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EbN
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- LCI
-
- EBS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- CLI
-
- CEA
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- CIA
-
- CIB
-
- CIE
-
- RCN
-
- CLR
-
- 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.
- CNS
-
- CRS
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- CSA
-
- CSR
-
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- LCA
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LLB
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- ise
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- LCL
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- La.
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- ISR
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- Isl
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- ILS
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- in.
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- ier
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- ISA
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
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- IRL
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- ine
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- Ir.
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- il-
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- LAC
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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).
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ESA
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- Esc
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- ESL
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- ESR
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- LAR
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ics
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- Ia.
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ial
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
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- ib.
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- IBN
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- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ll.
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- cle
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- CBS
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- BSA
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- NSA
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- NRC
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- NRA
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- nr.
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- BRE
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- BSL
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- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- RCS
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- BSE
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- nib
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noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
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- NES
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- BSN
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- ca.
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- IRC
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- Re.
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- CBE
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- BLA
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- RCA
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- RBI
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- RBC
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- BIE
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ble
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- Rab
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noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- BLL
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- BLS
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- Bn.
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- BNS
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- Bra
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noun,
brassiere.
- NEC
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- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- NEA
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- NAB
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verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NBC
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- NbE
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- CAI
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- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NBS
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- ne-
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- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- cl.
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- CAB
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noun,
a taxicab.
- cr.
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- cs.
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- LSI
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- LSC
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- NEB
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noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NBA
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- L.
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- B-
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- LC
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- NC
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- NI
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- L1
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- SN
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- NB
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- AI
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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.
- N.
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- A.
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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.
- LR
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- CE
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- L2
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- i.
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- CB
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- le
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- S.
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- SA
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- SL
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ln
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ic
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NL
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- Eb
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RI
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- RN
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- EI
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- BC
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