Anagrams of cantilevers
Word cantilevers has
1891 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of cantilevers.
- interlaces
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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.
- cantilever
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noun,
any rigid structural member projecting from a vertical support, especially one in which the projection is great in relation to the depth, so that the upper part is in tension and the lower part in compression.
- levirates
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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.
- ventricle
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noun,
Zoology. any of various hollow organs or parts in an animal body.
- 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.
- iterances
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noun,
iteration.
- clarinets
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- levanters
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noun,
a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- cervelats
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noun,
a type of smoked sausage made of beef or pork, fat, and seasonings: originally made of brains.
- virescent
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adjective,
turning green.
- vernicles
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noun,
veronica1 .
- versatile
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adjective,
capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.:
- larcenies
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noun,
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- latencies
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noun,
the state of being latent.
- creatines
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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.
- valencies
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noun,
valence.
- centiares
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- reliances
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- reclinate
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adjective,
bending or curved downward.
- treenails
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- verticals
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noun,
something vertical, as a line or plane.
- relatives
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noun,
a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- invertase
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noun,
an enzyme, occurring in yeast and in the digestive juices of animals, that causes the inversion of cane sugar into invert sugar.
- naivetes
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noun,
the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- silencer
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noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- sirvente
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noun,
a medieval poem or song of heroic or satirical character, as composed by a troubadour.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- ventails
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noun,
the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
- veinlets
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noun,
a small vein.
- Verlaine
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1844–96, French poet.
- ventrals
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adjective,
of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal.
- ateliers
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- vernicle
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noun,
veronica1 .
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- ravelins
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- versicle
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noun,
a little verse.
- reactive
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adjective,
tending to react.
- realties
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- vertical
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noun,
something vertical, as a line or plane.
- reclines
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- vertices
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noun,
a plural of vertex.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- 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.
- centiles
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- Levanter
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noun,
a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean.
- cleavers
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noun,
a North American plant, Galium aparine, of the madder family, having short, hooked bristles on the stems and leaves and bearing very small white flowers.
- elatives
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noun,
an elative case.
- enactive
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adjective,
having power to enact or establish, as a law.
- treacles
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- entrelac
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noun,
a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
- tiercels
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noun,
tercel.
- eternals
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- creative
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adjective,
having the quality or power of creating.
- 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.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- telerans
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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.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- Leinster
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noun,
a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- lecterns
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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.
- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- vesicant
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noun,
a vesicant agent or substance.
- centrals
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- cervelat
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noun,
a type of smoked sausage made of beef or pork, fat, and seasonings: originally made of brains.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- cistvaen
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noun,
cist2 .
- interval
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noun,
an intervening period of time:
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- claviers
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- cleanser
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noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- reenlist
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verb (used with or without object),
to enlist again.
- Vaseline
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- vesicate
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verb (used with object),
to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.
- relative
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noun,
a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- visceral
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adjective,
of or relating to the viscera.
- salience
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- relevant
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adjective,
bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent:
- sarcenet
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noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- retinals
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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.
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- sclerite
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noun,
any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- cerates
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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.
- sternal
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adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- 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.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- reveals
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- centres
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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.
- centri-
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- 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.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- revisal
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noun,
the act of revising; revision.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- cervine
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adjective,
resembling or characteristic of deer; deerlike.
- inverse
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noun,
an inverted state or condition.
- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- cetanes
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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.
- citrals
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- inverts
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- Laertes
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noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- varices
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noun,
plural of varix.
- reviles
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- varlets
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noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- sterile
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adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- leviter
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) lightly.
- license
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- carvels
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noun,
caravel.
- liernes
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- cartels
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- linters
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- veinlet
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noun,
a small vein.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- lectins
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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.
- clarets
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- leaners
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- leavens
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noun,
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- Celesta
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- 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.
- 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.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- leister
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- cave-in
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noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- 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.
- levants
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noun,
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- leviers
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noun,
a person who levies.
- actives
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- clavers
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- 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.
- enslave
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verb (used with object),
to make a slave of; reduce to slavery:
- enviers
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noun,
a person who feels envy.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- saltern
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noun,
a saltworks.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Elinvar
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- elative
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noun,
an elative case.
- 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.
- elaters
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- transl.
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- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- travels
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- treacle
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- 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.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- Scarlet
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- tensive
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adjective,
stretching or straining.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- lisente
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noun,
plural of sente.
- clavier
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- valines
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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;
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- cleanse
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- 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.
- 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.
- tenaces
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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.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- tenrecs
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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.
- tensile
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adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- estival
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adjective,
pertaining or appropriate to summer.
- 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.
- crenels
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- viscera
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plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- evinces
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verb (used with object),
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- cravens
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noun,
a coward.
- tercels
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- valeric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- clivers
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noun,
cleavers.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- electr-
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- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- relicts
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- versine
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noun,
versed sine.
- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- venatic
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adjective,
of or relating to hunting.
- silence
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- Alceste
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noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- Antlers
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Ventris
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noun,
Michael George Francis, 1922–56, English architect and linguist.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- sectile
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adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- servile
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adjective,
slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning:
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- natives
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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.:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- ventral
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adjective,
of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal.
- ravelin
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- veteran
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noun,
a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like:
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- several
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noun,
several persons or things; a few; some.
- alevins
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noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- venters
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the abdomen or belly.
a bellylike cavity or concavity.
a bellylike protuberance.
- versant
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noun,
a slope of a mountain or mountain chain.
- Avertin
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- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- nervate
-
adjective,
(of leaves) having veins.
- ventail
-
noun,
the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Servite
-
noun,
a member of an order of mendicant friars, founded in Florence in 1233, engaged in fostering devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- Sievert
-
noun,
the standard unit in the International System of Units (SI) of dose equivalent having the same biological effect as one joule of x-rays per kilogram of recipient mass (or one gray):
Abbreviation: Sv.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- ventri-
-
- Service
-
noun,
an act of helpful activity; help; aid:
- silvern
-
adjective,
made of or like silver.
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- naivete
-
noun,
the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
- veriest
-
adverb,
in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly:
- restive
-
adjective,
impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- veritas
-
noun,
truth.
- servant
-
noun,
a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
- article
-
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.
- vesicle
-
noun,
a small sac or cyst.
- relates
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- verites
-
noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- Vereins
-
noun,
a union, association, or society.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- cantles
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- rescale
-
verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- relents
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- careens
-
noun,
a careening.
- vesical
-
adjective,
of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
- recline
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- relive
-
verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- selen-
-
- tenace
-
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.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- evites
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- evicts
-
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.
- ravels
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- everts
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Evarts
-
noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- tenrec
-
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.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- evince
-
verb (used with object),
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- Erevan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- salver
-
noun,
a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Elvira
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- elvers
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- recti-
-
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- Seaver
-
noun,
(George) Thomas ("Tom"; "Tom Terrific") born 1944, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Ravens
-
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.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- escent
-
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Ervine
-
noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- ervils
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Erivan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- 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.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- envies
-
noun,
a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.
- envier
-
noun,
a person who feels envy.
- ravins
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- enter-
-
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leavis
-
noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- Levant
-
noun,
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- Lester
-
noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- starve
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- retina
-
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.
- navels
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- navies
-
noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- Silvan
-
noun,
a person dwelling in a woodland region.
- lectin
-
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.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- leaves
-
noun,
plural of leaf.
- native
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- leaven
-
noun,
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- lavers
-
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.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- Lavern
-
noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- levier
-
noun,
a person who levies.
- reveal
-
noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- slaver
-
noun,
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
- Slavic
-
noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), and South Slavic (Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene).
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- sleave
-
noun,
anything matted or raveled.
- livens
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- livers
-
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.
- livres
-
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.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- sliver
-
noun,
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- snivel
-
noun,
weak, whining, or pretended weeping.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Levite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Levi.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Levins
-
noun,
lightning.
- Levine
-
noun,
Jack, 1915–2010, U.S. painter.
- levies
-
noun,
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Nerval
-
noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Servia
-
noun,
former name of Serbia.
- tavern
-
noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- invest
-
verb (used with object),
to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- scler-
-
- invert
-
noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- invars
-
- intra-
-
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- revise
-
noun,
an act of revising.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- inter.
-
- instr.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- serval
-
noun,
a long-limbed, nocturnal African cat, Felis serval, about the size of a bobcat, having a tawny coat spotted with black: now rare in many former habitats.
- rivets
-
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.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- 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.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- sevier
-
noun,
John, 1745–1815, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier and politician: first governor of Tennessee.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Severn
-
noun,
a river in Great Britain, flowing from central Wales through W England into the Bristol Channel. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- revels
-
noun,
Hiram Rhoades [rohdz] /roʊdz/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, U.S. clergyman, educator, and politician: first black senator 1870–71.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- Steven
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Stevia
-
noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- Stevin
-
noun,
Simon [see-mawn] /ˈsi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1548–1620, Dutch mathematician and physicist.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- stiver
-
noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- revest
-
verb (used with object),
to vest (a person) again, as with ownership or office; reinvest; reinstate.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Nevers
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nièvre, in central France, on the Loire River: Romanesque church.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- revets
-
verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- revile
-
verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- strive
-
verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- svelte
-
adjective,
slender, especially gracefully slender in figure; lithe.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- rivals
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- Silver
-
noun,
Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- elect.
-
- Vanier
-
noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- claver
-
noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- valise
-
noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- civets
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- versal
-
adjective,
universal or whole.
- citral
-
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.
- arsen-
-
- cleans
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- Vernet
-
noun,
Claude Joseph [klohd zhaw-zef] /kloʊd ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1714–89, French painter.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Vernal
-
adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- verite
-
noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Varese
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Milan.
- Verein
-
noun,
a union, association, or society.
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- valine
-
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;
- verset
-
noun,
Prosody. a brief verse, especially from Scripture.
- venter
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the abdomen or belly.
a bellylike cavity or concavity.
a bellylike protuberance.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- Craven
-
noun,
a coward.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- alvine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- Valens
-
noun,
Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c328–378, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 364–378.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- valent
-
- vesica
-
noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- clevis
-
noun,
a U -shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted.
- Cleves
-
noun,
a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
- clever
-
adjective,
mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Cleave
-
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.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Anvers
-
noun,
French name of Antwerp.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- ventr-
-
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- veenas
-
noun,
vina.
- velate
-
adjective,
Biology. having a velum.
- velars
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Cavite
-
noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- cavils
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- cavies
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- cavers
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- cavern
-
noun,
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- carven
-
adjective,
carved.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Velsen
-
noun,
a seaport in W Netherlands.
- averse
-
adjective,
having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed:
- Veneti
-
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).
- varlet
-
noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- averts
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- Cervin
-
noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- Venite
-
noun,
the 95th Psalm (94th in the Vulgate and Douay), used as a canticle at matins or morning prayers.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Venice
-
noun,
Italian Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice.
- venial
-
adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- Calvin
-
noun,
John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
- cerate
-
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.
- cerat-
-
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Centre
-
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.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
-
- centi-
-
- Center
-
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.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- calves
-
noun,
plural of calf1 .
- vestal
-
noun,
vestal virgin.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- vineal
-
adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- vincas
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- active
-
noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- Ecevit
-
noun,
Bülent [by-lent] /büˈlɛnt/ (Show IPA), 1925–2006, Turkish journalist and political leader: prime minister 1974, 1978–80, 1998–2002.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- trans.
-
- vitals
-
plural noun,
those bodily organs that are essential to life, as the brain, heart, liver, lungs, and stomach.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- travel
-
noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- Travis
-
noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- actin-
-
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- vicars
-
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.
- carvel
-
noun,
caravel.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- alevin
-
noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- 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.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- alti-
-
- 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.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- natl.
-
- savin
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- 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.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- 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.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Cant.
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Vener
-
noun,
Vänern.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- sieve
-
noun,
an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- veni-
-
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- 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.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- nears
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- 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.
- reni-
-
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Visct
-
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- acet-
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- Vesta
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- 30-30
-
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- scat-
-
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- 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.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- 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.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- 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.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- sarc-
-
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- 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.
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- 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.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- rect.
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- revel
-
noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- revet
-
verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- vinas
-
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.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Arnel
-
- aeri-
-
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- vice-
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- ante-
-
- Recit
-
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- veter
-
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- sect.
-
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- 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.
- 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.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- 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.
- 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.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- verse
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a stanza.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anis-
-
- seven
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 6 plus 1.
- nitr-
-
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- vents
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- ative
-
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- seti-
-
- rents
-
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.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- sever
-
verb (used with object),
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- astr.
-
- Nevis
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- avens
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
- never
-
Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- avers
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- 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.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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).
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- verts
-
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.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Seric
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- serve
-
noun,
the act, manner, or right of serving, as in tennis.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- incl.
-
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- 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.
- tele-
-
- Cleve
-
noun,
Per Teodor [par tey-aw-dawr] /pær ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1840–1905, Swedish chemist.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Icel.
-
- 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.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- IATSE
-
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- evens
-
- event
-
noun,
something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Evers
-
noun,
(James) Charles, born 1922, U.S. civil-rights leader.
- Evert
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- evict
-
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.
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- tera-
-
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- evite
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- incr.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- tears
-
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- 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.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- invt.
-
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- 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.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- clase
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- intr.
-
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Invar
-
- 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.
- evase
-
adjective,
widened at the top, as a vase or chimney flue.
- Evans
-
noun,
Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- Ital.
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- encl.
-
- treas
-
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- elves
-
noun,
plural of elf.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- 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.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- elver
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- 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.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- 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.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- crit.
-
- terns
-
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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- sanit
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- 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.
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- vairs
-
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).
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- veers
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- cert.
-
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leave
-
noun,
permission to do something:
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- 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.
- Steve
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Steven or Stephen.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cent.
-
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- ster.
-
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Laver
-
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.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- Leven
-
noun,
Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- 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.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- Srta.
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- veals
-
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.
- veena
-
noun,
vina.
- vari-
-
- licet
-
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- lect.
-
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- 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).
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- lact-
-
- veils
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scr.
-
- tRNA
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- 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.
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- vin-
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- Visc
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- trav
-
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- vel.
-
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- VLSI
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- scil
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- sci.
-
- tri-
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- SLIC
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- vees
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- 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.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- vil.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- vers
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Seve
-
noun,
the characteristic flavor and body of a wine.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tel-
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- var.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- vas-
-
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- vet.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- val.
-
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Vic.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- 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).
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Vict
-
- 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.
- serv
-
- str.
-
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 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.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- ter.
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Ven.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sec.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- Vat.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sra.
-
- lit.
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lani
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Can.
-
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- cen.
-
- Cels
-
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- Cav.
-
- CATV
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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).
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lat.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Lev.
-
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- 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.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- atic
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Ave.
-
- lin.
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- elev
-
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- avn.
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- 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.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- cene
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- 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.
- 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.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- est.
-
- 1080
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- cts.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- 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).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- ect-
-
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- enl.
-
- Ens.
-
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- 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.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- civ.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cis-
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ctr.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- ical
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ile-
-
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- inv.
-
- crat
-
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- Aire
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- riv.
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- NTIA
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- acr-
-
- RNAS
-
- NIRA
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Rev.
-
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- aer-
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- aet.
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ance
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- 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.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- nav.
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ARIS
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- 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.
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- art.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- NCTE
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- 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.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- 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.
- Nev.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- ACLS
-
- ANSI
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ant.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Vt.
-
- TSI
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- vs.
-
- VTC
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Va.
-
- Vte
-
- TVA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TSE
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EIS
-
- ean
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ec-
-
- av.
-
- 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.
- ECA
-
- Ar.
-
- ea.
-
- ACS
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- CVT
-
- CVA
-
- ac-
-
- EEC
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- eir
-
- VLA
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- at.
-
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Avi
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- 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.
- ca.
-
- ARS
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- AVC
-
- a-v
-
- ATV
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- ASV
-
- ATC
-
- Ver
-
- ANC
-
- CEA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CLI
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- ACV
-
- CNS
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- CLR
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- cle
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- AIC
-
- 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.
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- VCR
-
- ALC
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- il-
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- lv.
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SLE
-
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- SLA
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- SLR
-
- Sr.
-
- 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).
- LCA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- SVR
-
- SVC
-
- STV
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- STL
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- LCI
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- LCT
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- NES
-
- 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:
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- RSA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RNA
-
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- RSV
-
- rt.
-
- sc.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAR
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- NIA
-
- Re.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- RCS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RCT
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- 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).
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- 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.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- STI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ial
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- ETV
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- ics
-
- 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).
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- TIA
-
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Ir.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- tlr
-
- TLC
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- en-
-
- ene
-
- env
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ESR
-
- 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.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ERV
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- ine
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IRC
-
- ITC
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ISV
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- TCS
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ITV
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- TAL
-
- TCA
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- IRS
-
- IRL
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- L.
-
- t.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SV
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- NC
-
- NI
-
- LC
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- LR
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RV
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- 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.
- SL
-
- VL
-
- TN
-
- 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.
- VN
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- TL
-
- ln
-
- le
-
- RC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ic
-
- VR
-
- VI
-
- NL
-
- VC
-
- i.
-
- V.
-
- TC
-
- NV
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- CE
-
- SN
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- CV
-
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EV
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.