Anagrams of certainly
Word certainly has
673 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of certainly.
- interlay
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verb (used with object),
to lay between; interpose.
- literacy
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noun,
the quality or state of being literate, especially the ability to read and write.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- latency
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noun,
the state of being latent.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- anticly
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adverb,
in an antic manner.
- reality
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noun,
the state or quality of being real.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- nectary
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- centri-
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- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- 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.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- cyanite
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noun,
Mineralogy. kyanite.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- larceny
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noun,
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- clarity
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noun,
clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- lyrate
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adjective,
Botany. (of a pinnate leaf) divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.
- nytril
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noun,
a synthetic, long-chain polymer fiber that produces a soft, elastic fabric.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- cantle
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- litany
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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.
- nearly
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adverb,
all but; almost:
- nitery
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noun,
a nightclub.
- nycti-
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- Elyria
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noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- nicety
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noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- elytra
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noun,
plural of elytron.
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- recti-
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- re-lay
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verb (used with object),
to lay again.
- Cleary
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noun,
Beverly, born 1916, U.S. author.
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- realty
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- cerat-
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- centr-
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- Carney
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noun,
carny.
- centi-
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- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- lenity
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noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- lycine
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noun,
betaine.
- Lycian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Lycia.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- actin-
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- Tyrian
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adjective,
of or relating to ancient Tyre or its people.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- lectin
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- tilery
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noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- intra-
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- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- inter.
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- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- acetyl
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adjective,
containing the acetyl group.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- lancer
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noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Yentai
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Yantai.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lairy
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Leary
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adjective,
leery1 .
- Iran.
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- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Clare
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- lect.
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- Crane
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noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- intr.
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- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Clary
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- learn
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Italy
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noun,
a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Capital: Rome.
- Ital.
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- clear
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- leant
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- layer
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noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- Clite
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- latry
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- Latin
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Clint
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- lact-
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- Lenca
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- later
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- laten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Recit
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- cleat
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Lacey
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noun,
a town in W Washington.
- cline
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Icel.
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- Crile
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noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- natl.
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- ency.
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- encl.
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- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- entry
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- neral
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noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- linac
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- yenta
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noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- liney
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adjective,
liny.
- Lycia
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noun,
an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- lt-yr
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- litre
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noun,
liter.
- yearn
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verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- lytic
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adjective,
of, noting, or pertaining to lysis or a lysin.
- liner
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- liter
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- lyric
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noun,
a lyric poem.
- iatry
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- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Early
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noun,
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- crit.
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- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- linty
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adjective,
full of or covered with lint:
- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- inlay
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noun,
inlaid work.
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rainy
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adjective,
characterized by rain:
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- incr.
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- elint
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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.
- eclat
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- incl.
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- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- nitr-
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- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Lerna
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noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- licet
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- rect.
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- laity
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- tera-
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- alter
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
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- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- ancre
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adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- telic
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adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- ante-
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- anti-
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- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- alien
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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.
- teary
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adjective,
of or like tears.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Clair
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noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Arlen
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noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Taney
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noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- Arnel
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- artel
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- taler
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noun,
thaler.
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Riley
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noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Alyce
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- 30-30
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- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trial
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noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- acet-
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- acity
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- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trail
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Tracy
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noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- aeri-
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- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Tyner
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noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- tinea
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Ailey
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noun,
Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Tyler
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noun,
tiler (def 2).
- Tiler
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tical
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
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noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- alert
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- caine
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noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Ariel
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Caryn
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noun,
a female given name.
- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- ricey
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adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- renal
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adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- cert.
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- Carin
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noun,
a female given name.
- reni-
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- ceria
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Caren
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noun,
a female given name.
- cent.
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- Carie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cetin
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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.
- Celt.
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abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Celia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Caryl
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Carny
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carne
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noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Canty
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adjective,
cheerful; lively.
- Carey
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noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- Cant.
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- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- riyal
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- Cyril
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noun,
Saint ("Apostle of the Slavs") a.d. 827–869, Greek missionary to the Moravians.
- Relay
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noun,
a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- cine-
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- cyan-
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- relic
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noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Tyre
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noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- ryal
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noun,
rose noble.
- Lani
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- Lane
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noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lent
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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.
- Rena
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- tern
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noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- rial
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noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rel.
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- tier
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noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- reit
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noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Ryan
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noun,
a male given name.
- Rein
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noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Leta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- liar
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noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- ter.
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- tirl
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noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- tile
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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.
- Lari
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lean
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- tire
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- late
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- Lear
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Tiny
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adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- rely
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- Tyne
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noun,
tine.
- lea.
-
- Tine
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- TINA
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noun,
a female given name.
- Lena
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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.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- tri-
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- NIRA
-
- lin.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- NCTE
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- rit.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- 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.
- NTIA
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ten.
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- lit.
-
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lyte
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 1080
-
- tRNA
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- 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.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Can.
-
- enc.
-
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- enl.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- etc.
-
- 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.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- atic
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- art.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- crat
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Yale
-
noun,
Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- ant.
-
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Ice.
-
- cyl.
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- ctr.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clay
-
noun,
a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- cyte
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- ect-
-
- cat.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- ical
-
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- ancy
-
- 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.
- 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.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- acr-
-
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- ile-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Aire
-
- inae
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Inc.
-
- acyl
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- int.
-
- intl
-
- aet.
-
- Ire.
-
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- ance
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- alt.
-
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Lacy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- ae.
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- CLR
-
- CLI
-
- CEA
-
- AEC
-
- acy
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- TLC
-
- tlr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- CIA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- CIE
-
- cle
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- AIC
-
- Ar.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ac-
-
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TIA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALC
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- TCA
-
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ANC
-
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TAL
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- cl.
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- 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.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- ca.
-
- 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.
- cr.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- RNA
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ity
-
- CRT
-
- ite
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- IRC
-
- IRL
-
- LTA
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ltr
-
- REA
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- NYC
-
- Ia.
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- LCT
-
- ETR
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ety
-
- ne-
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ERT
-
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- in.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- il-
-
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- ine
-
- yer
-
- ial
-
- ier
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- Ir.
-
- YCL
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- La.
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- ec-
-
- 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).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Re.
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ean
-
- NRC
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NRA
-
- NYA
-
- en-
-
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- nr.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- eir
-
- ECA
-
- Lt.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ery
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- TN
-
- L.
-
- ly
-
- le
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TL
-
- LC
-
- 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.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- 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.
- L2
-
- L1
-
- yr
-
- N.
-
- yl
-
- R.
-
- t.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ey
-
- NL
-
- ry
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- T1
-
- CE
-
- ty
-
- TC
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- Yi
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noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- ye
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pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- YA
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noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- YT
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- ln
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- i.
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- LR
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NC
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- NI
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- NY
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- ic
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- Y.
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- EI
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