Anagrams of cantilever
Word cantilever has
915 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of cantilever.
- ventricle
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noun,
Zoology. any of various hollow organs or parts in an animal body.
- reclinate
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adjective,
bending or curved downward.
- Intervale
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noun,
a low-lying tract of land along a river.
- interlace
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verb (used with object),
to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
- Verlaine
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1844–96, French poet.
- relevant
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adjective,
bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent:
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- levirate
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noun,
the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
- relative
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noun,
a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- Levanter
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noun,
a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- vernicle
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noun,
veronica1 .
- vertical
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noun,
something vertical, as a line or plane.
- creative
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adjective,
having the quality or power of creating.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- cervelat
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noun,
a type of smoked sausage made of beef or pork, fat, and seasonings: originally made of brains.
- entrelac
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noun,
a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- enactive
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adjective,
having power to enact or establish, as a law.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- reactive
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adjective,
tending to react.
- interval
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noun,
an intervening period of time:
- ventral
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adjective,
of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- cleaver
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noun,
a heavy, broad-bladed knife or long-bladed hatchet, especially one used by butchers for cutting meat into joints or pieces.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- 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.
- Valence
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noun,
Chemistry.
the quality that determines the number of atoms or groups with which any single atom or group will unite chemically.
the relative combining capacity of an atom or group compared with that of the standard hydrogen atom. The chloride ion, Cl–, with a valence of one, has the capacity to unite with one atom of hydrogen or its equivalent, as in HCl or NaCl.
- valeric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- Elinvar
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- ventri-
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- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- treacle
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- ventail
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noun,
the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
- Venetic
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noun,
an Indo-European language of NE Italy, possibly belonging to the Italic branch, known from inscriptions from the 4th to 2nd centuries b.c.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- veinlet
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noun,
a small vein.
- reticle
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noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- centri-
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- Calvert
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noun,
Charles (3rd Baron Baltimore) 1637–1715, English colonial administrator in America: governor (1661–75) and proprietor (1675–89) of Maryland (grandson of George Calvert).
- cervine
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adjective,
resembling or characteristic of deer; deerlike.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- lectern
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- venatic
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adjective,
of or relating to hunting.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- clavier
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- Venetia
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noun,
an ancient district in NE Italy: later a Roman province bounded by the Alps, the Po River, and the Adriatic Sea.
- Avertin
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- cave-in
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noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- naivete
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noun,
the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- 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.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- veteran
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noun,
a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like:
- elative
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noun,
an elative case.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- nervate
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adjective,
(of leaves) having veins.
- leviter
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) lightly.
- enclave
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noun,
a country, or especially, an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country.
- electr-
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- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- ravelin
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- Electra
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noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- cereal
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noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- cerate
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- Cervin
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noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- tenrec
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- Levite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Levi.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- levier
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noun,
a person who levies.
- cerat-
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- Center
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Elvira
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- Celine
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noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- valent
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- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- elect.
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- centi-
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- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- tenace
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- centr-
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- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- cetane
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Centre
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Ecevit
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noun,
Bülent [by-lent] /büˈlɛnt/ (Show IPA), 1925–2006, Turkish journalist and political leader: prime minister 1974, 1978–80, 1998–2002.
- travel
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- tavern
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noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- Ervine
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noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- valine
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noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Levine
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noun,
Jack, 1915–2010, U.S. painter.
- Erivan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Craven
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noun,
a coward.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- crenel
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- Erevan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- clever
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adjective,
mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- evince
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verb (used with object),
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- 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.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- enter-
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- envier
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noun,
a person who feels envy.
- Levant
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noun,
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- claver
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Cleave
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verb (used with object),
to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.
- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- revile
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- tercel
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- Cavite
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noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- alvine
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adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- recti-
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- verite
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noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- Verein
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noun,
a union, association, or society.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- leaven
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noun,
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- A-line
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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.
- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- ventr-
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- Arleen
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noun,
a female given name.
- Arlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- relive
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verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- Venite
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noun,
the 95th Psalm (94th in the Vulgate and Douay), used as a canticle at matins or morning prayers.
- Venice
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noun,
Italian Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice.
- venial
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adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- Veneti
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noun,
Also, Venetia. Also called Veneto [ve-ne-taw] /ˈvɛ nɛ tɔ/ (Show IPA). a region in NE Italy. 7095 sq. mi. (18,375 sq. km).
- Vernal
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adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- lancer
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noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- ravine
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noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- native
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noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Lavern
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noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- vineal
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adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- actin-
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- active
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- alevin
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noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Nerval
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noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- Vernet
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noun,
Claude Joseph [klohd zhaw-zef] /kloʊd ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1714–89, French painter.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- alerce
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noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Averil
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noun,
a male given name.
- venter
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the abdomen or belly.
a bellylike cavity or concavity.
a bellylike protuberance.
- velate
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adjective,
Biology. having a velum.
- varlet
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noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- carvel
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noun,
caravel.
- careen
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noun,
a careening.
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- lectin
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Calvin
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noun,
John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
- intra-
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- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- carven
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adjective,
carved.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- cantle
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- inter.
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- cavern
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noun,
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
- Vanier
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noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- reveal
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- invert
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Recit
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- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- incr.
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- laree
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noun,
lari.
- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- incl.
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- Reave
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verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- tele-
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- leant
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- ravin
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- elver
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noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- revet
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verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- revel
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noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Laver
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noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Teena
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noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Latin
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Reval
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noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- Icel.
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- enate
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- later
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Ravel
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noun,
a tangle or complication.
- encl.
-
- laten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- renal
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adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Evita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Iran.
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- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- riven
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verb,
a past participle of rive.
- Leven
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noun,
Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
- lect.
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- evict
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verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- Ital.
-
- reni-
-
- Evert
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noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- evite
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- event
-
noun,
something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lact-
-
- 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.
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- intr.
-
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- invt.
-
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- leave
-
noun,
permission to do something:
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Invar
-
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- Lever
-
noun,
Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
Compare machine (def 4b).
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- never
-
Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- Vener
-
noun,
Vänern.
- ative
-
- veni-
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Arnel
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- vari-
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- 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.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Cant.
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- veena
-
noun,
vina.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- vice-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- acet-
-
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- natl.
-
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- 30-30
-
- veter
-
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- nerve
-
noun,
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- alti-
-
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- 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.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- crit.
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- licet
-
- tera-
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- civet
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- valet
-
noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- cent.
-
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- 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.
- cert.
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- cine-
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- 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.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- clave
-
noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Cleve
-
noun,
Per Teodor [par tey-aw-dawr] /pær ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1840–1905, Swedish chemist.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Nev.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- NIRA
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- NTIA
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- 1080
-
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- Vat.
-
- var.
-
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- val.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- tRNA
-
- tri-
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- trav
-
- vel.
-
- Ven.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- vil.
-
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- vin-
-
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Vict
-
- Vic.
-
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- vet.
-
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- riv.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Rev.
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 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.
- 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.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ter.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- NCTE
-
- ile-
-
- int.
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cat.
-
- inv.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- CATV
-
- Cav.
-
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- intl
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cene
-
- Ave.
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- atic
-
- 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.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- avn.
-
- Ire.
-
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cen.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ctr.
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- crat
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- enl.
-
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- elev
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- ect-
-
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- cir.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- civ.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clar
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Lani
-
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- aet.
-
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- lin.
-
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Lev.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- alt.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- 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.
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- nav.
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acr-
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- 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.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- ance
-
- aer-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- 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.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- ant.
-
- lea.
-
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- art.
-
- 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.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- an.
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Ar.
-
- cte
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- CTA
-
- CRT
-
- ac-
-
- av.
-
- CLR
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CLI
-
- al.
-
- tra
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ATC
-
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Vte
-
- CVT
-
- CVA
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- at.
-
- TLC
-
- tlr
-
- tr.
-
- VTC
-
- Vt.
-
- VLA
-
- cle
-
- ATV
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- a-v
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- ALC
-
- CAI
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Ver
-
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- VCR
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANC
-
- AIC
-
- cl.
-
- AVC
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACV
-
- 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.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- ca.
-
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- TVA
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Va.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- Avi
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- 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.
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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).
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- ITV
-
- RCA
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- IRL
-
- 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.
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- RCN
-
- LCT
-
- ier
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- lv.
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nr.
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Re.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- 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.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- il-
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ETR
-
- TAL
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ERV
-
- ERT
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TCA
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ne-
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- env
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eir
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEC
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TIA
-
- ETV
-
- 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.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ial
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- Ia.
-
- RNA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NL
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- TL
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- ln
-
- EV
-
- LR
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- VN
-
- ee
-
- EI
-
- TN
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- NI
-
- 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.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- VL
-
- N.
-
- CV
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- V.
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- CE
-
- VC
-
- le
-
- TC
-
- L.
-
- VI
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- VR
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- RV
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- NV
-
- 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.