Anagrams of Castiglione
Word Castiglione has
1582 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Castiglione.
- antilogies
-
noun,
a contradiction in terms or ideas.
- socialite
-
noun,
a socially prominent person.
- octangles
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noun,
octagon.
- legations
-
noun,
a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- agonistic
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adjective,
combative; striving to overcome in argument.
- ligations
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noun,
the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
- gelations
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noun,
solidification by cold; freezing.
- isolating
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- coastline
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noun,
the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
- intaglios
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noun,
incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- Gilsonite
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noun,
an extremely pure asphalt particularly valuable for the manufacture of paints and varnishes.
- nostalgic
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adjective,
experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
- inelastic
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adjective,
not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- sciential
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adjective,
having knowledge.
- Anglicist
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noun,
an authority on the English language or English literature.
- sectional
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noun,
a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- societal
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- tangelos
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noun,
a hybrid citrus fruit, Citrus tangelo, that is a cross between the grapefruit and the tangerine and is cultivated in several varieties.
- egoistic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
- lignites
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noun,
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- ciliates
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- silicate
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- logician
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noun,
a person who is skilled in logic.
- silicone
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noun,
any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- antilogs
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noun,
antilogarithm.
- agnostic
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noun,
a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience. Synonyms: disbeliever, nonbeliever, unbeliever; doubter, skeptic, secularist, empiricist; heathen, heretic, infidel, pagan.
- legation
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noun,
a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- lections
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- ligation
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noun,
the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- coatings
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noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- stealing
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noun,
the act of a person who steals.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- octangle
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noun,
octagon.
- coagents
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noun,
a joint agent.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- cognates
-
noun,
a person or thing cognate with another.
- logistic
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noun,
symbolic logic.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- coinages
-
noun,
the act, process, or right of making coins.
- colistin
-
noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- tailings
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noun,
the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- congeals
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verb (used with or without object),
to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing:
- Angelico
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noun,
Fra [frah;; Italian frah] /frɑ;; Italian frɑ/ (Show IPA), (Giovanni da Fiesole) 1387–1455, Italian painter.
- aglisten
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adjective,
refulgent; glistening.
- isocline
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noun,
a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- latigoes
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noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- gelation
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noun,
solidification by cold; freezing.
- gasoline
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noun,
a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- intaglio
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noun,
incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- genitals
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plural noun,
genitalia.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- lactones
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- gelatins
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- sailing
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noun,
the activity of a person or thing that sails.
- 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.
- Gleason
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noun,
Jackie (Herbert John Gleason"The Great One") 1916–87, U.S. comedian and actor.
- citoles
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noun,
cittern.
- onstage
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adverb,
on or onto the stage (opposed to offstage): .
- glances
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noun,
a quick or brief look.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- gitalin
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noun,
a mixture of glycosides from Digitalis purpurea, used chiefly in the management of congestive heart failure.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- closing
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noun,
the end or conclusion, as of a speech.
- coagent
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noun,
a joint agent.
- iolites
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noun,
cordierite.
- coating
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noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- cognate
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noun,
a person or thing cognate with another.
- isation
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- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- coignes
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- scaling
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noun,
the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
- 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.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- ignites
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verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- incages
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- Sno-Cat
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- slating
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noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- atingle
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adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- singlet
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noun,
a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- silicon
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noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- coinage
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noun,
the act, process, or right of making coins.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- 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.
- casting
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noun,
the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- Seconal
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- Gnostic
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a member of any of certain sects among the early Christians who claimed to have superior knowledge of spiritual matters, and explained the world as created by powers or agencies arising as emanations from the Godhead.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- ceiling
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noun,
the overhead interior surface of a room.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- glisten
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noun,
a glistening; sparkle.
- in-goal
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noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Nogales
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noun,
a town in S Arizona.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- Legnica
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noun,
a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
- lignite
-
noun,
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- lactose
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noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- ligates
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- elision
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noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- eloigns
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verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- liaison
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noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- lentigo
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noun,
a freckle or other pigmented spot.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- lenitic
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adjective,
lentic.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- etalons
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- lasting
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noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- galiots
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noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- Galenic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing galena.
- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- 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.
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- latigos
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- isoline
-
noun,
isogram.
- colitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- genito-
-
- nilgais
-
noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- congeal
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verb (used with or without object),
to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing:
- genital
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- congest
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verb (used with object),
to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog:
- Nicolai
-
noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- costing
-
noun,
cost accounting.
- Cotinga
-
noun,
any of several songbirds constituting the family Cotingidae of chiefly tropical New World regions.
- longies
-
noun,
long underwear, especially for winter use.
- Genista
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- easting
-
noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- locates
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- eatings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- listing
-
noun,
a list; record; catalog.
- gelatin
-
noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- lacings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- linages
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- lingoes
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Anglist
-
noun,
Anglicist.
- Angelic
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adjective,
of or belonging to angels:
- tingles
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- actings
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- actino-
-
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- solicit
-
verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- soilage
-
noun,
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
- tiglons
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- talcose
-
adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- algetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or causing pain; painful.
- agonies
-
noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- tilings
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- antilog
-
noun,
antilogarithm.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Anglice
-
adverb,
in English; as the English would say it; according to the English way: .
- tailing
-
noun,
the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- tangelo
-
noun,
a hybrid citrus fruit, Citrus tangelo, that is a cross between the grapefruit and the tangerine and is cultivated in several varieties.
- agonist
-
noun,
a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
- tangles
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- stencil
-
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.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- coigns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- coigne
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- colent
-
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- 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.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- 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.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- gelati
-
noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- gestic
-
adjective,
pertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- ligate
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- steno-
-
- eloign
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- actin-
-
- ailing
-
adjective,
sickly; unwell.
- acting
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- stingo
-
noun,
strong beer.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- genit.
-
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- cogent
-
adjective,
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- nilgai
-
noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- logins
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- Gascon
-
noun,
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- logans
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- latigo
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- galiot
-
noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- tangle
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- egoist
-
noun,
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
- lingoe
-
noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- Galion
-
noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Galton
-
noun,
Sir Francis, 1822–1911, English scientist and writer.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- tangos
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- gaslit
-
noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- lacing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Ligeti
-
noun,
György Sándor [jawr-jee shahn-dawr,, dyawr-] /ˈdʒɔr dʒi ˈʃɑn dɔr,, ˈdyɔr-/ (Show IPA), 1923–2006, Austrian composer, born in Hungary.
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- 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.
- congas
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- ligase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- tiling
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- conges
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- lacto-
-
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- ligni-
-
- cteno-
-
- longes
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- longi-
-
- losing
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- Gaston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- lignes
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cosign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign as a cosigner.
- 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.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- soling
-
noun,
pitching.
- Signac
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- calgon
-
- agonic
-
adjective,
not forming an angle.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- incogs
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- 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.
- goalie
-
noun,
a goalkeeper.
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casing
-
noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- aniso-
-
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- gloats
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- socage
-
noun,
a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service.
- legato
-
adjective, adverb,
smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones.
- legion
-
noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- slogan
-
noun,
a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- icings
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- ignite
-
verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- legist
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- legits
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- Iletin
-
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- 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.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- aglets
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- incage
-
verb (used with object),
encage.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- angio-
-
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- Angelo
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- clangs
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- Gilson
-
noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cleans
-
- 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.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- stego-
-
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- Gaelic
-
noun,
a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
- ligno-
-
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- clings
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- clino-
-
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- 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.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- glints
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Anglos
-
noun,
a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
- Anglo-
-
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- tiglic
-
adjective,
of or derived from tiglic acid.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- ingots
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- celto-
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- gleans
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- tiglon
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Anglic
-
noun,
the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- centi-
-
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- 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.
- 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.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- aceto-
-
- glaces
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- glacis
-
noun,
a gentle slope.
- glance
-
noun,
a quick or brief look.
- Angles
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- scato-
-
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- 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.
- 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.
- lect.
-
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- init.
-
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- tonia
-
- inst.
-
- incl.
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- 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.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ilio-
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- icons
-
- icing
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- ician
-
- insol
-
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- lang.
-
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- lact-
-
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- ition
-
- Ital.
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- istic
-
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- sanit
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- 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.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scat-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- olig-
-
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- OIcel
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- oste-
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- sing.
-
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- Sino-
-
- sito-
-
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- 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.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Scot.
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- sect.
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- sigil
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- seti-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Icel.
-
- stge.
-
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tangs
-
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- ling.
-
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lign-
-
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Legis
-
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- teno-
-
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- licet
-
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- telo-
-
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- logic
-
noun,
the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference.
- 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.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noct-
-
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- octa-
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- naso-
-
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- Longs
-
- 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.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- 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.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- natl.
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Cong.
-
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- 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.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- encl.
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- ante-
-
- angi-
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Angl.
-
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- g-cal
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- 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.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- asco-
-
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- gains
-
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- coel-
-
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- contg
-
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- Cons.
-
- conge
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- conga
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- colat
-
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- 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: ¢.
- 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.
- ecto-
-
- econ.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ecol.
-
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clase
-
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- ation
-
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- 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.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- actg.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- actos
-
- Genl.
-
- algo-
-
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- geol.
-
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- acet-
-
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- gloat
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- IATSE
-
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- 30-30
-
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- gelts
-
noun,
money.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Ceto
-
- Ont.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Sat.
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 1080
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- aet.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- 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.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- 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.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- cis-
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- agit
-
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 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.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ACLS
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- 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.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Col.
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- cog.
-
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- clog
-
noun,
anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- ole-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tion
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Oct.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- Ice.
-
- NTIA
-
- 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.
- scil
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- SLIC
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- Alis
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- 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.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- atic
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- 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.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Soni
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- stg.
-
- Ste.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- alt.
-
- stlg
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- asc-
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- ano-
-
- soln
-
- ANSI
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- ant.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- cet-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Cels
-
- tel-
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- sec.
-
- ten.
-
- ance
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- sci.
-
- cen.
-
- agst
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- 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.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Alg.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Cal.
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Sig.
-
- Can.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Alco
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- AISI
-
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- ICAO
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- 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.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- itis
-
- lit.
-
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- eco-
-
- 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:
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Gen.
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- cts.
-
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- leg.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ins.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- est.
-
- int.
-
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- eso-
-
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- itol
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- log-
-
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- ect-
-
- etc.
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- 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.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Eng.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- enl.
-
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- 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.
- Ens.
-
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- geo-
-
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- enc.
-
- 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.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- 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.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- ELAS
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Gal.
-
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- ile-
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Con.
-
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- 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.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- ical
-
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Lani
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- 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.
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ign.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- gon-
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- 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).
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- 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.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- lea.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- 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.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- ANC
-
- ANG
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lt.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ITC
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ite
-
- GCA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- GCE
-
- STI
-
- GCI
-
- GCT
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITA
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ist
-
- La.
-
- STL
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- in.
-
- ILO
-
- Tng
-
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- ae.
-
- ILS
-
- AEC
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- GTS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AGC
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- GTO
-
- GTC
-
- gt.
-
- GSC
-
- GSA
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- ac-
-
- ag-
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- al.
-
- an.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- IAS
-
- ics
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- 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.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- 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.
- IOC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- ALC
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- TCA
-
- IOT
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- TAL
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- ise
-
- Ges
-
- Isl
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TCS
-
- ine
-
- gl.
-
- ing
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- TGN
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- Agt
-
- 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.
- AIC
-
- 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.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ETS
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- ctg
-
- Eg.
-
- cle
-
- LON
-
- ONI
-
- CLI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- eo-
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSO
-
- OLG
-
- CSA
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- Lot
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noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Ola
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- ose
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- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- LSC
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- SAG
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noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- ECA
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- ec-
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- LNG
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- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- LOC
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- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- LOE
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- SAE
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- ea.
-
- GAO
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noun,
a city in E Mali.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- So.
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- OTS
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- ean
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- ote
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- OTA
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- ot-
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- OIt
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- Clo
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- CIE
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- nog
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noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- ne-
-
- NEA
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- NEC
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- NEG
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noun,
a photographic negative.
- NES
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- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NGC
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- NSC
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- NGO
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noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NIA
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- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NIG
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verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NOC
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- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NSA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- LSI
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- CNS
-
- oil
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noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- LST
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- oic
-
- LTA
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- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- NCO
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- CNO
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- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Oc.
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- OCS
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- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- OTC
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- OSA
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ECG
-
- cs.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ESL
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- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ct.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- cl.
-
- Esc
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- ESA
-
- CAI
-
- 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.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ETO
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- SLA
-
- 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).
- ASI
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ase
-
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- Ga.
-
- ASN
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- Aso
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- SLE
-
- ast
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- gi.
-
- at.
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- ATC
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- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Co.
-
- ons
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- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- CEO
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- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sc.
-
- CEA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- lg.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- EIS
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Les
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- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- CGI
-
- CGS
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- en-
-
- se-
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- CIA
-
- Sgt
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- O.
-
- TC
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- IG
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- le
-
- GC
-
- AO
-
- OG
-
- SN
-
- 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.
- ln
-
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SL
-
- NC
-
- 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.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TG
-
- t.
-
- GN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- ol
-
- L.
-
- LC
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ic
-
- NG
-
- L1
-
- NI
-
- CE
-
- L2
-
- TL
-
- S.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SA
-
- SG
-
- OA
-
- G.
-
- i.
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- TN
-