Anagrams of contraclockwise

Word contraclockwise has 3542 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of contraclockwise.

11 letter words you can make with contraclockwise

calc-sinter: noun, travertine.
water-clock: noun, a device, as a clepsydra, for measuring time by the flow of water.

10 letter words you can make with contraclockwise

corelation: noun, correlation.
iconoclast: noun, a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.
octonaries: noun, a group of eight; an ogdoad.
town-clerk: noun, a town official who keeps records and issues licenses.
close-knit: adjective, tightly united, connected, or organized.
consociate: adjective, noun, verb (used without object), associate.
water-cool: verb (used with object), to cool by means of water, especially by water circulating in pipes or a water jacket, as an engine or machine gun.

9 letter words you can make with contraclockwise

snakeroot: noun, any of various plants whose roots have been regarded as a remedy for snakebites, as the herb Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) having a medicinal rhizome and rootlets, and the white-flowered Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot) having a medicinal root.
sectional: noun, a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
acroleins: noun, a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
coenosarc: noun, the tubular tissue connecting the polyps of a hydroid colony.
coercions: noun, the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
creations: noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
carolines: noun, a female given name.
coleworts: noun, cole.
cast-iron: noun, an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
tonsorial: adjective, of or relating to a barber or barbering:
Canticles: noun, one of the nonmetrical hymns or chants, chiefly from the Bible, used in church services.
colocates: verb (used with or without object), to locate or be located in jointly or together, as two or more groups, military units, or the like; share or designate to share the same place.
Orleanist: noun, a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
sectorial: adjective, of or relating to a sector.
colorcast: noun, a television program broadcast in color.
isooctane: noun, the octane C 8 H 18 , used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel.
certosina: noun, a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
corantoes: noun, courante.
concertos: noun, a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
cilantros: noun, the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
narcotics: noun, any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
stock-car: noun, a standard model of automobile changed in various ways for racing purposes.
stinkaroo: noun, something markedly inferior in quality:
cortisone: noun, Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
sclerotic: adjective, Also, scleral. Anatomy. of or relating to the sclera.
anorectic: noun, an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
sclerotin: noun, an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
cornicles: noun, any of various small, horn-shaped processes, especially one of a pair of tubes at the posterior end of the abdomen of aphids, from which a waxy fluid is emitted.
consortia: noun, a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
Cornstalk: noun, the stalk or stem of corn, especially Indian corn.
contrails: noun, a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
relations: noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
sclerotia: noun, a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
orientals: noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
accentors: noun, any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
clarinets: noun, a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
clockwise: adverb, in the direction of the rotation of the hands of a clock as viewed from the front or above; circularly to the right from a point taken as the top.
locations: noun, a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
coastline: noun, the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
water-ski: noun, a ski on which to water-ski, designed to plane over water: it is shorter and broader than the skis used on snow.
crocoites: noun, a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
rock-salt: noun, common salt occurring in extensive, irregular beds in rocklike masses.
accretion: noun, an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
one-track: adjective, having only one track.
serotinal: adjective, pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
coactions: noun, force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.

8 letter words you can make with contraclockwise

twinkles: noun, a flickering or intermittent brightness or light.
circlets: noun, a small circle.
oarlocks: noun, any of various devices providing a pivot for an oar in rowing, especially a swiveling, crutchlike or ringlike metal device projecting above a gunwale.
sea-lion: 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.
taker-in: noun, licker-in.
knitwear: noun, clothing made of knitted fabric.
contrail: noun, a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
lean-tos: noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
lactones: noun, any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
calorics: noun, heat.
cloister: noun, a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
stickler: noun, a person who insists on something unyieldingly (usually followed by for):
close-in: adjective, near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
occasion: noun, a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:
canister: noun, a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
instroke: noun, a stroke traveling in an inward direction.
notaries: noun, notary public.
corantos: noun, courante.
strickle: noun, a straightedge used for sweeping off heaped-up grain to the level of the rim of a measure.
canticle: noun, one of the nonmetrical hymns or chants, chiefly from the Bible, used in church services.
cilantro: noun, the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
scirocco: noun, sirocco.
clickers: noun, someone or something that clicks.
coracles: noun, a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.
Nearctic: adjective, belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
clinkers: noun, a mass of incombustible matter fused together, as in the burning of coal.
cookware: noun, pots, pans, and other cooking utensils.
lacework: noun, lace (def 1).
Swelinck: noun, Jan Pieters [yahn pee-tuh rs] /yɑn ˈpi tərs/ (Show IPA), or Jan Pieterszoon [yahn pee-tuh r-sohn] /yɑn ˈpi tərˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA), Sweelinck, Jan Pieters.
clockers: noun, a person who times racehorses during tryouts to determine their speed.
lections: noun, a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
canotier: noun, a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
ancestor: noun, a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
insolate: verb (used with object), to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
coolants: noun, a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
ticklers: noun, a person or thing that tickles.
cisterna: noun, cistern (def 2).
Waterloo: noun, a village in central Belgium, south of Brussels: Napoleon decisively defeated here on June 18, 1815.
ostracon: noun, (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
Katowice: noun, a city in S Poland.
colinear: adjective, collinear.
colewort: noun, cole.
calcines: noun, material resulting from calcination; calx.
Karoline: noun, a female given name.
orcinols: noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
calciner: noun, a person or thing that calcines.
clackers: noun, any of various percussion toys consisting of balls or blocks joined by a cord.
coistrel: noun, a scoundrel; knave.
Oriental: noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
nitroso-
senorita: noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
cocaines: noun, a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
cocinero: noun, a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
coercion: noun, the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
keratins: noun, a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
Clairton: noun, a city in SW Pennsylvania.
keitloas: noun, a variety of the black rhinoceros having the posterior horn equal to or longer than the anterior horn.
colocate: verb (used with or without object), to locate or be located in jointly or together, as two or more groups, military units, or the like; share or designate to share the same place.
clarinet: noun, a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
wainscot: noun, wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
Coltrane: noun, John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
concocts: verb (used with object), to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially in cookery:
coaction: noun, force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
concerts: noun, a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
concerto: noun, a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
conceits: noun, an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
calicoes: noun, a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
conceals: verb (used with object), to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
ortolans: noun, an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
clarions: noun, an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
colonics: noun, an enema.
clarinos: noun, a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
colorist: noun, a person who uses color skillfully.
kilotons: noun, a unit of weight, equal to 1000 tons.
colorant: noun, something used as a coloring matter; pigment; dye.
oilstone: noun, a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
calcites: noun, one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
colonist: noun, an inhabitant of a colony.
Colonies: noun, a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
seatwork: noun, work that can be done by a child at his or her seat in school without supervision.
stricken: noun, an act or instance of striking.
scenario: noun, an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
Soekarno: noun, Sukarno.
low-cost: adjective, able to be purchased or acquired at relatively little cost:
entrails: plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
linstock: noun, a staff with one end forked to hold a match, formerly used in firing cannon.
crankles: noun, verb (used with or without object), bend; turn; crinkle.
centrals: noun, a main telephone exchange. a telephone operator at such an exchange.
low-rate: verb (used with object), to place a low value on:
retinols: noun, vitamin A.
low-rise: noun, a low-rise building.
Ilokanos: noun, Ilocano.
cracknel: noun, a hard, brittle cake or biscuit.
Socratic: noun, a follower of Socrates.
Creation: noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
cowrites: verb (used with object), to coauthor.
carlines: noun, an old woman.
Escorial: noun, a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
ailerons: noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
cowlicks: noun, a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from that of the rest of the hair.
Carleton: noun, Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
wooralis: noun, curare.
air-cool: verb (used with object), Machinery. to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from (a machine, engine, or device), as by air streams flowing over an engine jacket.
woolsack: noun, a sack or bag of wool.
trickles: noun, a trickling flow or stream.
Caroline: noun, a female given name.
carotins: noun, carotene.
carioles: noun, a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
warlocks: noun, a man who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a male witch; sorcerer.
Transkei: noun, a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). Capital: Umtata.
rowlocks: noun, Architecture. one of several concentric rings of masonry forming an arch.
trenails: noun, treenail.
crownets: noun, a coronet.
earlocks: noun, a lock of hair worn near or in front of the ear.
Lorestan: noun, Luristan.
crotalin: noun, a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
accentor: noun, any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
towlines: noun, a line, hawser, or the like, by which anything is or may be towed.
acentric: adjective, not centered; having no center.
loricate: adjective, covered with a lorica.
acrostic: noun, a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
crocoite: noun, a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
eclosion: noun, the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
crockets: noun, a medieval ornament, usually in the form of a leaf that curves up and away from the supporting surface and returns partially upon itself.
croceins: noun, any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
ectosarc: noun, the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
location: noun, a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
aconites: 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.
crinkles: noun, a wrinkle or ripple.
elations: noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
acrolein: noun, a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
Lewiston: noun, a city in SW Maine.
retinals: 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.
tinwares: noun, articles made of tin plate.
Tirolean: noun, a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
cornices: noun, Architecture. any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes. the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
cornicle: noun, any of various small, horn-shaped processes, especially one of a pair of tubes at the posterior end of the abdomen of aphids, from which a waxy fluid is emitted.
coronate: adjective, having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
Cornelia: noun, flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
cortisol: noun, Biochemistry. one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
corn-law: noun, any of the laws regulating domestic and foreign trading of grain, the last of which was repealed in 1846.
reaction: noun, a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
tinworks: noun, an establishment for the mining or processing of tin or for the making of tinware.
relation: noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
ratlines: noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
cosecant: noun, (in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
cortico-
coronals: noun, a crown; coronet.
cantoris: adjective, of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
toilworn: adjective, worn by toil:
societal: adjective, noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
toenails: noun, a nail of a toe.
Ilocanos: noun, a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
alienors: noun, a person who transfers property.
starlike: adjective, of the shape of or like a star.
narcotic: noun, any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
cortical: adjective, Anatomy. of, pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of cortex.

7 letter words you can make with contraclockwise

Lockean: noun, an adherent of the philosophy of Locke.
stonker: verb (used with object), to hit hard; knock unconscious.
lectors: noun, a lecturer in a college or university.
Lawtons: noun, a city in SW Oklahoma.
lentisk: noun, mastic (def 1).
Clarion: noun, an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
clarino: noun, a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
locator: noun, a person who locates something.
lectins: 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.
Walters: noun, Barbara, born 1931, U.S. reporter and television interviewer.
lection: noun, a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
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.
lancets: noun, a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
catkins: noun, a spike of unisexual, apetalous flowers having scaly, usually deciduous bracts, as of a willow or birch.
sterno-
lookers: noun, a person who looks.
clicker: noun, someone or something that clicks.
loiters: verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
cations: noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
lackers: noun, a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
ciceros: noun, a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
sternal: adjective, of or relating to the sternum.
Laconic: adjective, using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:
clerics: noun, a member of the clergy.
clastic: adjective, Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
catlike: adjective, resembling or typical of a cat:
Lacoste: noun, René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
lactone: noun, any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
lockets: noun, a small case for a miniature portrait, a lock of hair, or other keepsake, usually worn on a necklace.
lactose: noun, Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
claries: 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.
2,4,5-t: noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
lancers: noun, a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
Clawson: noun, a city in SE Michigan.
locates: verb (used with object), to identify or discover the place or location of:
stocker: noun, a person or thing that stocks.
Locarno: noun, a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore: Locarno Pact 1925.
Linacre: noun, Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
stickle: verb (used without object), to argue or haggle insistently, especially on trivial matters.
centri-
latrine: noun, a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
centric: adjective, pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
centro-
Leacock: noun, Stephen (Butler) 1869–1944, Canadian humorist and economist.
cerotic: adjective, of or derived from cerotic acid.
Linares: noun, a city in S Spain.
stearic: adjective, of or relating to suet or fat.
Lerwick: noun, a city in and the administrative center of the Shetland Islands, N of Scotland.
cistern: noun, a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
citrons: noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
Stalino: noun, a former name of Donetsk.
cistron: noun, a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
citrals: 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.
cerato-
citoles: noun, cittern.
stinker: noun, a person or thing that stinks.
lictors: noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
lean-to: noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
sticker: noun, a person or thing that sticks.
Leonora: noun, a female given name, form of Eleanor.
claires: noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
loaners: noun, a person or thing that loans.
Clarice: noun, a female given name, form of Clara.
clarets: noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
stoical: adjective, impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
waiters: noun, a person, especially a man, who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
walk-on: noun, Also called walking part. a small part in a play or other entertainment, especially one without speaking lines. Compare bit2 (def 6).
stearo-
Sorokin: noun, Pitirim Alexandrovitch [pi-ti-reem al-ig-zan-druh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian pyi-tyi-ryeem uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /pɪ tɪˈrim ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian pyɪ tyɪˈryim ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1889–1968, U.S. sociologist, born in Russia.
circles: noun, a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
Celosia: noun, any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes. Compare cockscomb (def 3).
central: noun, a main telephone exchange. a telephone operator at such an exchange.
walk-in: noun, a person, as a customer, patient, or interviewee, who arrives without an appointment:
circlet: noun, a small circle.
latices: noun, a plural of latex.
latinos: noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
stearin: noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
walkers: noun, an enclosing framework on casters or wheels for supporting a baby who is learning to walk.
centals: noun, hundredweight (def 1).
linters: noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
certain: Idioms, for certain, without a doubt; surely:
lockers: noun, a chest, drawer, compartment, closet, or the like, that may be locked, especially one at a gymnasium, school, etc. for storage and safekeeping of clothing and valuables.
tawnies: noun, a shade of brown tinged with yellow; dull yellowish brown.
nailers: noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
trickle: noun, a trickling flow or stream.
toenail: noun, a nail of a toe.
Costain: noun, Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
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.
costrel: noun, a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
estriol: noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
Estonia: 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.
cowlick: noun, a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from that of the rest of the hair.
cortina: noun, a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
cowrite: verb (used with object), to coauthor.
escolar: noun, a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
cowskin: noun, the skin of a cow.
cowtail: noun, a coarse wool of poor quality.
crackle: noun, the act of crackling.
erotics: noun, an erotic poem.
Cortona: noun, Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
corslet: noun, corselet (def 2).
erosion: noun, the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
tinkles: noun, a tinkling sound or tune.
coranto: noun, courante.
tinkers: noun, a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
Ilokano: noun, Ilocano.
corneas: noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
Ilocano: noun, a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
cornels: noun, any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
cornets: noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
Corsica: noun, an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
cornice: noun, Architecture. any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes. the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
tinware: noun, articles made of tin plate.
coronal: noun, a crown; coronet.
coronas: noun, a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
coronet: noun, a small crown.
tinwork: noun, something made of tin.
erotica: noun, written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
cranio-
tincals: noun, a former name for crude native borax.
Crookes: noun, Sir William, 1832–1919, English chemist and physicist: discovered the element thallium and the cathode ray.
torsion: noun, the act of twisting.
crocein: noun, any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
crocket: noun, a medieval ornament, usually in the form of a leaf that curves up and away from the supporting surface and returns partially upon itself.
eclairs: noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
cronies: noun, a close friend or companion; chum.
towline: noun, a line, hawser, or the like, by which anything is or may be towed.
Crotone: noun, a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
elastin: noun, a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
crotons: noun, any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
earlock: noun, a lock of hair worn near or in front of the ear.
crownet: noun, a coronet.
trenail: noun, treenail.
treason: noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
transl.
elastic: noun, webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
elation: noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
craniol
entoils: verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
crankle: noun, verb (used with or without object), bend; turn; crinkle.
Erikson: noun, Erik (Homburger) [hom-bur-ger] /ˈhɒm bɜr gər/ (Show IPA), 1902–94, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Germany.
Ericson: noun, Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
erasion: noun, the act of erasing.
cratons: noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
entrail: plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
entails: noun, the act of entailing.
crinose: adjective, hairy.
enroots: verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
creosol: noun, a colorless oily liquid, C 8 H 10 O 2 , having an agreeable odor and a burning taste, obtained from wood tar and guaiacum resin: used as a disinfectant, in the manufacture of resins, and in ore flotation.
Torenia: noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
cretins: noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
cricket: noun, any of several jumping, orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, characterized by long antennae and stridulating organs on the forewings of the male, as one of the species commonly found in pastures and meadows (field cricket) or on trees and shrubs (tree cricket)
crinkle: noun, a wrinkle or ripple.
inclose: verb (used with object), enclose.
coracle: noun, a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.
clinker: noun, a mass of incombustible matter fused together, as in the burning of coal.
cockies: noun, Australian. cockatoo (def 1). cockatoo (def 2a).
coaster: noun, a person or thing that coasts.
talions: noun, lex talionis.
cocaine: noun, a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
kerato-
keratin: noun, a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
cockers: noun, cocker spaniel.
cockles: noun, any bivalve mollusk of the genus Cardium, having somewhat heart-shaped, radially ribbed valves, especially C. edule, the common edible species of Europe.
coarsen: verb (used with or without object), to make or become coarse.
Kenitra: noun, a port in NW Morocco, NE of Rabat.
tankers: noun, a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
kelowna: noun, a city in S British Columbia, in SW Canada.
coeliac: adjective, celiac.
keitloa: noun, a variety of the black rhinoceros having the posterior horn equal to or longer than the anterior horn.
tanrecs: noun, tenrec.
kiloton: noun, a unit of weight, equal to 1000 tons.
talcose: adjective, containing or composed largely of talc.
kations: noun, cation.
tailors: noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
kotwali: noun, a police station.
clocker: noun, a person who times racehorses during tryouts to determine their speed.
koreans: noun, a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
clokies: noun, cloque.
knawels: noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Scleranthus, of the pink family, native to Eurasia, especially S. annuus, a common, low-growing weed that forms dense mats.
clootie: noun, (usually initial capital letter) cloot (def 2).
klister: noun, a sticky wax for use on skis, as for slopes where the snow is excessively wet.
coalers: noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
kirtles: noun, a woman's loose gown, worn in the Middle Ages.
twinkle: noun, a flickering or intermittent brightness or light.
Kirsten: noun, a female given name, Scandinavian form of Christine.
take-in: noun, a deception, fraud, or imposition.
kineto-
kilters: noun, good condition; order:
Katrine: noun, Loch, a lake in central Scotland. 8 miles (13 km) long.
Kastner: noun, Erich [ey-rikh] /ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1899–1974, German writer.
Inkster: noun, a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
troikas: noun, a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
conster: verb (used with or without object), construe.
constr.
intakes: noun, the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
contra-
contras: noun, (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
control: noun, the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
cookers: noun, an appliance or utensil for cooking:
console: noun, Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
rowlock: noun, Architecture. one of several concentric rings of masonry forming an arch.
coolant: noun, a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
Insecta: noun, the class comprising the insects.
coontie: noun, either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
in-laws: noun, a relative by marriage.
inlaces: verb (used with object), enlace.
consort: noun, a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch. Compare prince consort, queen consort.
Ionesco: noun, Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
kaolins: noun, a fine white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain.
concert: noun, a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
colonic: noun, an enema.
isotone: noun, one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
isolate: noun, a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
colters: noun, a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
conceal: verb (used with object), to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
conceit: noun, an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
concise: adjective, expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
Conrail: noun, a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
concoct: verb (used with object), to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially in cookery:
tickers: noun, a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.
tickler: noun, a person or thing that tickles.
tickles: noun, an act or instance of tickling.
conkers: noun, a horse chestnut.
Ticknor: noun, George, 1791–1871, U.S. literary historian and educator.
look-in: noun, a brief glance.
Stalker: noun, a person who pursues game, prey, or a person stealthily.
Castile: noun, Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
racoons: noun, raccoon.
retinol: noun, vitamin A.
retinal: 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.
Aerosol: noun, Physical Chemistry. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; smoke or fog.
aerotow: noun, the act of aerotowing.
oralist: noun, an advocate of oralism.
retains: verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
arseno-
retails: noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
cackles: noun, the act or sound of cackling.
Watkins: noun, a male given name.
Nilotes: noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
scolion: noun, a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
restock: verb (used with or without object), to stock again; replenish.
aileron: noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
oolites: noun, a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
noetics: noun, the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
Wooster: noun, David, 1711–77, American Revolutionary War general.
nookies: noun, coitus; sexual intercourse.
Ontario: noun, a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
Nootkas: noun, a Wakashan language spoken in SW Canada on the western coast of Vancouver Island.
woorali: noun, curare.
slicken: verb (used with or without object), to make or become slick.
slicker: noun, a long, loose oilskin raincoat.
sclero-
Calkins: noun, calk2 (def 1).
sanicle: noun, any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
network: noun, any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like:
cancels: noun, an act of canceling.
orcinol: noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
wastrel: noun, a wasteful person; spendthrift.
Nicetas: noun, Saint Ignatius (def 2).
Calorie: noun, Thermodynamics. Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal. (usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
caloric: noun, heat.
rickets: noun, a disease of childhood, characterized by softening of the bones as a result of inadequate intake of vitamin D and insufficient exposure to sunlight, also associated with impaired calcium and phosphorus metabolism.
ratline: noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
Nicolet: noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
rialtos: noun, an exchange or mart.
calicos: noun, a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
orceins: noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
nickers: noun, a person or thing that nicks.
calices: noun, plural of calix.
calcite: noun, one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
retsina: noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
calcine: noun, material resulting from calcination; calx.
oration: noun, a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
retools: verb (used with object), to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
article: noun, a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
slacker: noun, a person who evades his or her duty or work; shirker.
saltire: noun, an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
realist: noun, a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
sirocco: noun, a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
re-coil: verb (used with or without object), to coil again.
oarlock: noun, any of various devices providing a pivot for an oar in rowing, especially a swiveling, crutchlike or ringlike metal device projecting above a gunwale.
reckons: Verb phrases, reckon with, to include in consideration or planning; anticipate: to deal with:
wickers: noun, a slender, pliant twig; osier; withe.
recital: noun, a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
alerion: noun, an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
recants: verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
Weslaco: noun, a city in S Texas.
Oceanic: adjective, of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
skatole: noun, a white, crystalline, watersoluble solid, C 9 H 9 N, having a strong, fecal odor: used chiefly as a fixative in the manufacture of perfume.
oilcans: noun, a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
alienor: noun, a person who transfers property.
ocelots: noun, a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
ratines: noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
Scarlet: noun, a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
astrol.
Rawlins: noun, a town in S Wyoming.
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.
alkines: noun, alkyne.
ratoons: noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
Sickert: noun, Walter Richard, 1860–1942, English painter.
atonics: noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
slacken: verb (used with or without object), to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.
nostril: noun, either of the two external openings of the nose.
Renwick: noun, James, 1818–95, U.S. architect.
Anteros: noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
woolies: noun, Western U.S. a wool-bearing animal; sheep.
norites: noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
Norwalk: noun, a city in SW California.
onliest: Idioms, only too, as a matter of fact; extremely: unfortunately; very:
one-two: noun, Also called one-two punch. Boxing. a left-hand jab immediately followed by a right cross.
ascetic: noun, a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
woolers: noun, a domestic animal raised for its wool.
skiwear: noun, activewear designed to be worn for skiing, as jackets, sweaters, and pants.
atonies: noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
Weirton: noun, a city in N West Virginia, on the Ohio River.
relicts: noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
Sialkot: noun, a city in NE Pakistan: military station.
notices: noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
woolens: noun, any cloth of carded wool yarn of which the fibers vary in length: bulkier, looser, and less regular than worsted.
welkins: noun, the sky; the vault of heaven.
reliant: adjective, having or showing dependence:
rankles: verb (used with object), to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in:
Skelton: noun, John, c1460–1529, English poet.
wickets: noun, a window or opening, often closed by a grating or the like, as in a door, or forming a place of communication in a ticket office, a teller's cage in a bank, etc.
nectars: noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
calkers: noun, caulker.
saltine: noun, a crisp, salted cracker.
acetins: noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
carotin: noun, carotene.
arctics: noun, (often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
Roscian: adjective, of, relating to, or involving acting.
Rosalie: noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
Orontes: noun, a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
lotions: noun, Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
Aretino: noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
Orleans: noun, a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
rooinek: noun, Briton; Britisher.
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.
carsick: adjective, ill with carsickness.
actino-
Salerno: noun, a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
orioles: noun, any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World. Compare golden oriole.
carnies: noun, a person employed by a carnival.
carnets: noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
Sokotra: noun, Socotra.
Carlton: noun, Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
Carlson: noun, Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
Socotra: noun, an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
accents: noun, prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
anklets: noun, a sock that reaches just above the ankle.
Rockies: noun, Rocky Mountains.
winkles: noun, any of various marine gastropods; periwinkle1 .
antero-
Loraine: noun, a female given name, form of Lorraine.
ostiole: noun, Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
sea-cow: noun, any sirenian, as the manatee or dugong.
Antlers: noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
warison: noun, a bugle call to assault.
seacock: noun, a valve in the hull of a vessel for admitting outside water into some part of the hull, as a ballast tank.
soliton
warlike: adjective, fit, qualified, or ready for war; martial:
Osceola: noun, 1804–38, U.S. Indian leader: chief of the Seminole tribe.
section: noun, a part that is cut off or separated.
Seconal
winkers: noun, a person or thing that winks.
Rostock: noun, a seaport in N Germany, on the Baltic.
warlock: noun, a man who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a male witch; sorcerer.
cartoon: noun, a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
Lorient: noun, a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
wrinkle: noun, a small furrow or crease in the skin, especially of the face, as from aging or frowning.
cartels: noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
roseola: noun, a kind of rose-colored rash.
ortolan: noun, an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
Carlist: noun, a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
carnose: adjective, of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
rockets: noun, any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, carrying a lifeline, hurling explosives at an enemy, putting a space vehicle into orbit, etc.
cantles: noun, the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
narcose: adjective, characterized by stupor; stuporous.
scooter: noun, a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
Carline: noun, an old woman.
raccoon: noun, a nocturnal carnivore, Procyon lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes, a sharp snout, and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America and introduced elsewhere for its valuable fur.
senator: noun, a member of a senate.
saltern: noun, a saltworks.
orectic: adjective, of or relating to desire; appetitive.
snooker: noun, a variety of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 balls of colors other than red, in which a player must shoot one of the red balls, each with a point value of 1, into a pocket before shooting at one of the other balls, with point values of from 2 to 7.
wrastle: verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
canters: noun, an easy gallop.
Sno-Cat
Winters: noun, Yvor [ahy-vawr] /ˈaɪ vɔr/ (Show IPA), 1900–68, U.S. poet and critic.
snicker: noun, a snickering laugh.
saltier: noun, saltire.
cankers: noun, a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth.
wintles: noun, a rolling or staggering motion.
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.
snorkel: noun, Also called, British, snort. a device permitting a submarine to remain submerged for prolonged periods, consisting of tubes extended above the surface of the water to take in air for the diesel engine and for general ventilation and to discharge exhaust gases and foul air.
rations: noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
Roanoke: noun, a city in SW Virginia.
cariole: noun, a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
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.
salient: noun, a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
Ariosto: noun, Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
aristo-
sociol.
orients: noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.

6 letter words you can make with contraclockwise

instal: verb (used with object), install.
scenic: noun, a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
instar: noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
inwale: noun, (in an open boat) a horizontal timber binding together the frames along the top strake.
tilers: noun, a person who lays tiles.
tinker: noun, a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
inlace: verb (used with object), enlace.
racist: noun, a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
Raetic: noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
intra-
otiose: adjective, being at leisure; idle; indolent.
instr.
tinkle: noun, a tinkling sound or tune.
ratels: noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
screak: noun, a screech.
in-law: noun, a relative by marriage.
tilaks: noun, a distinctive spot of colored powder or paste worn on the forehead by Hindu men and women as a religious symbol.
ration: noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
scrota: noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
inters: verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
ratine: noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
Racine: noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
sconce: noun, a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
inter.
tineas: noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
scoria: noun, Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
insert: noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
scoto-
intro.
owners: noun, a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
intros: noun, an introduction.
racons: noun, radar beacon.
sclera: noun, a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
insole: noun, the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
intake: noun, the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
Scotia: noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
Scoter: noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
scler-
racoon: noun, raccoon.
tincal: noun, a former name for crude native borax.
rackle: adjective, headstrong; rash.
sclent: noun, any slanting surface, as a slope.
Scioto: noun, a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
ranket: noun, a double-reed wind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries.
inkles: noun, a linen tape used for trimmings.
rankle: verb (used with object), to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in:
owlets: noun, a young owl.
incest: noun, sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
racket: noun, a loud noise or clamor, especially of a disturbing or confusing kind; din; uproar:
scrawl: noun, awkward, careless, or illegible handwriting.
rastle: verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
incase: verb (used with object), encase.
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.
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.
ratoon: noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
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.
roncos: noun, any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
towels: noun, an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
Rockne: noun, Knute (Kenneth) [noot] /nut/ (Show IPA), 1888–1931, U.S. football coach, born in Norway.
eikons: noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
rocket: noun, any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, carrying a lifeline, hurling explosives at an enemy, putting a space vehicle into orbit, etc.
torsel: noun, a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
saline: noun, a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
saloon: noun, a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
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.
Elinor: noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
torose: adjective, Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
rookie: noun, an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team:
Salter: noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
elisor: noun, a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
Torino: noun, Turin.
enacts: verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
Tories: noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
enlist: verb (used with object), to engage for military service:
saltie: noun, an ocean-going sailor.
Enrico: noun, a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
enrols: verb (used with or without object), enroll.
enroot: verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
eclats: noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
eclair: noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
entoil: verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
sacro-
trains: noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Rowena: noun, a female given name.
trails: noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
rowels: noun, a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur.
traiks: verb (used without object), to become ill or lose one's good health.
traces: noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
Towson: noun, a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
rowans: noun, the European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, having pinnate leaves and clusters of bright red berries.
Eakins: noun, Thomas, 1844–1916, U.S. painter.
sacker: noun, bagger (def 1).
towser: noun, a big dog.
Towers: noun, a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
Townie: noun, a resident of a town, especially a nonstudent resident of a college town.
Rosita: noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
Rosina: noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
sailer: noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
Townes: noun, Charles Hard, 1915–2015, U.S. physicist and educator: Nobel Prize in physics 1964.
Roscoe: noun, a revolver or pistol.
Towner: noun, a person who lives in a town or city.
Easton: noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
rosace: noun, rosette (def 3).
sailor: noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
entail: noun, the act of entailing.
santir: noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
rawins: noun, a method of observation of upper-air winds conducted by means of a weather balloon tracked by radar or a radio direction finder.
recons: noun, reconnaissance.
relict: noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
toe-in: noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
iatro-
Tocsin: noun, a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
tisane: noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
satori: noun, sudden enlightenment.
scaler: noun, a person or thing that scales.
rectos
recti-
rectal: adjective, of, relating to, or for the rectum.
ickers: noun, the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
satire: noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
icono-
recoil: noun, an act of recoiling.
reckon: Verb phrases, reckon with, to include in consideration or planning; anticipate: to deal with:
recast: noun, a recasting.
recant: verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
reason: noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
scarce: Idioms, make oneself scarce, Informal. to depart, especially suddenly. to stay away; avoid.
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.
re-act: verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
scato-
toiles: noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
Toklas: noun, Alice B. 1877–1967, U.S. author in France: friend and companion of Gertrude Stein.
sarco-
retina: noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
Eolian: noun, Aeolian2 (def 3).
Rialto: noun, an exchange or mart.
ericas: noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
rewins: verb (used with object), to win back or again.
Sarton: noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
retool: verb (used with object), to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
retook: noun, the act of photographing or filming again.
tonsil: noun, a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
erotic: noun, an erotic poem.
eroto-
retain: verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
tolans: noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
retail: noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
Reston: noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
escort: noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
resoil: verb (used with object), to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
reskin: verb (used with object), to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of:
escrow: noun, a contract, deed, bond, or other written agreement deposited with a third person, by whom it is to be delivered to the grantee or promisee on the fulfillment of some condition.
toners: noun, a person or thing that tones.
resail: verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
estral: adjective, estrous.
Estrin: noun, estrone.
rental: noun, an amount received or paid as rent.
iowans: noun, a native or inhabitant of Iowa.
kation: noun, cation.
Ostler: noun, hostler.
nerols: noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
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.
latkes: noun, a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
Lawson: noun, Robert, 1892–1957, U.S. illustrator and author, especially of children's books.
Lawton: noun, a city in SW Oklahoma.
nicker: noun, a person or thing that nicks.
stinko: adjective, drunk.
nickel: noun, Chemistry. a hard, silvery-white, ductile and malleable metallic element, allied to iron and cobalt, not readily oxidized: used chiefly in alloys, in electroplating, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis. Symbol: Ni; atomic weight: 58.71; atomic number: 28; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
Sloane: noun, Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
Newark: noun, a city in NE New Jersey, on Newark Bay.
Newari: noun, a Sino-Tibetan language, the language of the Newar.
Nestor: noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
learns: verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
Latino: noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
learnt: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
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.
nectar: noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
necro-
Neckar: noun, a river in SW Germany, flowing N and NE from the Black Forest, then W to the Rhine River. 246 miles (395 km) long.
lector: noun, a lecturer in a college or university.
sterol: noun, any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
Natick: noun, a town in E Massachusetts, W of Boston.
steric: adjective, of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
Lencas: noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
Lenoir: noun, Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
Nicole: noun, a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
Nilote: noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
lentic: adjective, pertaining to or living in still water.
stolon: noun, Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
strake: noun, Nautical. a continuous course of planks or plates on a ship forming a hull shell, deck, etc.
Strain: noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
lakers: noun, a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
lancer: noun, a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
Nootka: noun, a Wakashan language spoken in SW Canada on the western coast of Vancouver Island.
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.
slaker: noun, a person or thing that slakes.
Lanier: noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
stoner: noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
lanose: adjective, lanate.
stolen: noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
latens: verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
Noetic: adjective, of or relating to the mind.
noctis: adjective, (in prescriptions) of the night.
nocti-
Slater: noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
nitro-
nitres: noun, niter.
niters: noun, potassium nitrate.
Larine: adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
stoker: noun, a person or thing that stokes.
Larkin: noun, Philip, 1922–85, English poet and critic.
slicer: noun, a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
Lasker: noun, Emanuel [ey-mah-noo-el] /eɪˈmɑ nu ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1868–1941, German chess player, mathematician, and author.
steno-
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.
lacto-
lorica: noun, Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
litres: noun, liter.
lotion: noun, Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
loaner: noun, a person or thing that loans.
solate: verb (used with object), to change from a gel to a sol.
Solent: noun, The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
Solera: noun, (especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
locate: verb (used with object), to identify or discover the place or location of:
solion: noun, Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
lories: noun, any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
Sooner: noun, a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
locker: noun, a chest, drawer, compartment, closet, or the like, that may be locked, especially one at a gymnasium, school, etc. for storage and safekeeping of clothing and valuables.
locket: noun, a small case for a miniature portrait, a lock of hair, or other keepsake, usually worn on a necklace.
sortie: noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
Lorens: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Locris: noun, either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
Sonora: noun, a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
Lorena: noun, a female given name.
Loiret: noun, a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
loiter: verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
loners: noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
looies: noun, a lieutenant of the armed forces.
looker: noun, a person who looks.
lorans: noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
loosen: verb (used with object), to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
liters: noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
Lister: noun, Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
narcos: noun, narc.
cteno-
narco-
Naoise: noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
nailer: noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
soccer: noun, a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
social: noun, a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
nacres: noun, mother-of-pearl.
lesion: noun, an injury; hurt; wound.
socio-
stance: noun, the position or bearing of the body while standing:
lictor: noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
socket: noun, a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing.
likens: verb (used with object), to represent as similar or like; compare:
listen: Verb phrases, listen in, to listen to a radio or television broadcast: to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
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.
linacs: noun, linear accelerator.
linear: adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
liners: noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
stacc.
linter: noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
lowers: noun, a denture for the lower jaw.
solace: noun, comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
lionet: noun, a young or small lion.
Soweto: noun, a group of townships in NE South Africa, SW of and administered by Johannesburg: constructed in the 1950s and early 1960s to provide housing and services for black Africans. 26 sq. mi. (67 sq. km).
sowcar: noun, soucar.
Li-sao: noun, a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
norias: noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
lactic: adjective, of, relating to, or obtained from milk.
tickle: noun, an act or instance of tickling.
oracle: noun, (especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
karoos: noun, a vast plateau in the Republic of South Africa, in Cape of Good Hope province. 100,000 sq. mi. (260,000 sq. km); 3000–4000 feet (900–1200 meters) above sea level.
taroks: noun, a card game dating probably from the Renaissance and still popular in central Europe, originally played with a special pack of 78 cards but now usually played with 32 cards of a regular pack together with 22 tarots.
Kastro: noun, Mytilene (def 2).
Lorain: noun, a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
orcein: noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
Senora: noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
Tarnow: noun, a city in SE Poland, E of Cracow.
Kearns: noun, a town in N Utah, near Salt Lake City.
orates: verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
Keaton: noun, Buster (Joseph Francis Keaton) 1895–1966, U.S. film comedian and director.
tanrec: noun, tenrec.
serial: noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
Tarski: noun, Alfred, 1902–1983, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Poland.
oolite: noun, a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
Kelson: noun, keelson.
Serkin: noun, Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈruˌdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
tanker: noun, a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
Onslow: noun, George, 1784–1853, French composer.
kerat-
set-in: adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
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.
talons: noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
kernos: noun, a Mycenaean ceramic piece, usually in the form of a ring, to which were attached a number of cups or vases.
sicken: verb (used with or without object), to make or become sick.
Senlac: noun, a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
tarso-
Kerwin: noun, a male given name.
sector: noun, Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
Ostiak: noun, Ostyak.
osteo-
osteal: adjective, osseous.
Osetic: adjective, noun, Ossetic.
secant: noun, Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
oscine: noun, an oscine bird.
ticker: noun, a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.
ticals: noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
irones: noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
terais: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
isotac: noun, a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
ornate: adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
Karens: noun, a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
orison: noun, a prayer.
Oriole: noun, any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World. Compare golden oriole.
tensor: noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
Israel: noun, a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
tenias: noun, taenia.
telson: noun, the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
Orient: noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
Kaiser: noun, a German emperor.
oriels: noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
Kantor: noun, MacKinlay [muh-kin-lee] /məˈkɪn li/ (Show IPA), 1904–77, U.S. novelist.
kaolin: noun, a fine white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain.
Senior: noun, a person who is older than another.
sicker: noun, (used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
talkie: noun, talking picture.
norite: noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
kraits: noun, any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
tackle: noun, equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing:
koines: noun, (usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
Korean: noun, a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
Sirena: noun, a female given name.
skater: noun, a person who skates.
korona: noun, Also, krone. a former silver coin and monetary unit of Austria, equal to 100 hellers: discontinued after 1923.
Kosice: noun, a city in SE Slovakia.
Kosrae: noun, an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 42 sq. mi. (109 sq. km).
kotows: verb (used without object), noun, kowtow.
kotwal: noun, an Indian police officer.
Koweit: noun, Kuwait.
Kronos: noun, Cronus.
Tailor: noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
kroons: noun, an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of Estonia from 1928 to 1940 and from 1992 to 2010, when it was replaced by the euro, equal to 100 marks or senti.
strook: noun, an act or instance of striking.
stroke: noun, the act or an instance of striking, as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; a blow.
nowise: adverb, noway.
Strine: noun, Australian English.
strike: noun, an act or instance of striking.
notice: noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
strick: noun, a group of any of the major bast fibers, as flax or jute, prepared for conversion into sliver form.
Nostoc: noun, any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
streak: noun, a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like:
lacker: noun, a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
sklent: noun, any slanting surface, as a slope.
oaters: noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
sinter: noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
talion: noun, lex talionis.
Silone: noun, Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
Talien: noun, Wade-Giles. Dalian.
talers: noun, thaler.
sickle: noun, an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.
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.
silent: noun, Usually, silents. silent films.
oilers: noun, a person or thing that oils.
kilter: noun, good condition; order:
oilcan: noun, a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
takins: noun, a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
kinase: noun, a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
silken: adjective, made of silk.
octroi: noun, (formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
sinker: noun, a person or thing that sinks.
Octans: noun, the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
Kiowas: noun, a member of a Plains Indian people of the southwestern U.S.
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.
kirtle: noun, a woman's loose gown, worn in the Middle Ages.
ockers: noun, an uncultured Australian male.
tainos: noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Kistna: noun, former name of Krishna (def 2).
Kleist: noun, (Bernd) Heinrich (Wilhelm) von [bernt hahyn-rikh vil-helm fuh n] /bɛrnt ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/ (Show IPA), 1777–1811, German poet, dramatist, and story writer.
ocelot: noun, a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
K-line: noun, one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
occas.
knawel: noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Scleranthus, of the pink family, native to Eurasia, especially S. annuus, a common, low-growing weed that forms dense mats.
trance: noun, a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
rowens: noun, Chiefly Northern U.S. the second crop of grass or hay in a season; aftermath.
tranks: noun, a tranquilizer.
arsen-
Cocker: noun, cocker spaniel.
cockle: noun, any bivalve mollusk of the genus Cardium, having somewhat heart-shaped, radially ribbed valves, especially C. edule, the common edible species of Europe.
ascent: noun, an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
Artois: noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
artels: noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
cocoas: noun, a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
coeno-
twains: noun, Mark, pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
arsine: noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
Wilkes: noun, Charles, 1798–1877, U.S. rear admiral and explorer.
coccal: noun, Bacteriology. a spherical bacterium.
cokers: noun, Often, cokers. an inhabitant of the mountains of the coal-mining regions of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Wilson: noun, Sir Angus (Frank Johnstone) [jon-stuh n,, -suh n] /ˈdʒɒn stən,, -sən/ (Show IPA), 1913–91, English writer.
trowel: noun, any of various tools having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, etc.
aroint: verb (imperative), begone:
Wilton: noun, a carpet woven like Brussels carpet, on a Jacquard loom but having the loops cut to form a velvet pile.
arkose: noun, a granular sedimentary rock composed of quartz and feldspar or mica; a feldspathic sandstone.
trones: noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
colent
winces: noun, a wincing or shrinking movement; a slight start.
arioso: noun, an arioso composition or section.
tweaks: noun, an act or instance of tweaking; a sharp, twisting pull or jerk.
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.
colics: noun, paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
closet: noun, a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
Atkins: noun, Chester ("Chet") 1924–2001, U.S. country-and-western singer and musician.
clonks: noun, a low, dull sound of impact, as of a heavy object striking against another.
Cloots: noun, Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
Cloris: noun, a male or female given name.
weskit: noun, a vest or waistcoat.
closer: noun, a person or thing that closes.
aswoon: adjective, adverb, being in a swoon:
aswirl: adjective, adverb, moving in a swirling pattern or motion:
Weston: noun, Edward, 1886–1958, U.S. photographer.
astron
clowns: noun, a comic performer, as in a circus, theatrical production, or the like, who wears an outlandish costume and makeup and entertains by pantomiming common situations or actions in exaggerated or ridiculous fashion, by juggling or tumbling, etc.
Coates: noun, Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
astro-
twines: noun, a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
C-note: noun, See C (def 11).
astern: adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
coacts: verb (used with or without object), to do or act together.
wicker: noun, a slender, pliant twig; osier; withe.
twicer: noun, Slang. a two-time loser.
coaler: noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
coarse: adjective, composed of relatively large parts or particles:
wicket: noun, a window or opening, often closed by a grating or the like, as in a door, or forming a place of communication in a ticket office, a teller's cage in a bank, etc.
ariose: adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
colies: noun, any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
atonic: noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
cooner: noun, coon dog.
contes: plural, Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
contos: noun, a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
contr.
cooker: noun, an appliance or utensil for cooking:
Cookie: noun, a small cake made from stiff, sweet dough rolled and sliced or dropped by spoonfuls on a large, flat pan (cookie sheet) and baked.
troika: noun, a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
cooler: noun, a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
coolie: noun, an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
alters: noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
altern: adjective, alternate; following one another.
ancile: noun, a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
triose: noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
wisent: noun, bison (def 2).
Cooter: noun, Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
cootie: noun, a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
Alston: noun, a male given name.
triols: noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
Wister: noun, Owen, 1860–1938, U.S. novelist.
corals: noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
Alonso: noun, Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
aloins: noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
alwite: adjective, white (def 11).
consol: noun, singular of consols.
ariels: noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
answer: noun, a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.:
Arctic: noun, (often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
winker: noun, a person or thing that winks.
winkle: noun, any of various marine gastropods; periwinkle1 .
colins: noun, any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
aorist: noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
antres: noun, a cavern; cave.
antler: noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
colors: noun, the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
tronas: noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
colter: noun, a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
Winsor: noun, Justin, 1831–97, U.S. librarian and historian.
wintle: noun, a rolling or staggering motion.
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.
Colton: noun, a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
Winter: noun, the cold season between autumn and spring in northern latitudes (in the Northern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; in the Southern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox).
anklet: noun, a sock that reaches just above the ankle.
trokes: noun, truck2 (defs 4–7).
aniso-
conics: noun, the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
conies: noun, the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
conker: noun, a horse chestnut.
Conroe: noun, a town in E Texas.
atones: verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
clonic: adjective, of or relating to clonus.
trines: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
cartel: noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
Cercis: noun, any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
Caslon: noun, William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
cerias: noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
casket: noun, a coffin.
casino: noun, a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
casern: noun, a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
casein: noun, Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
carton: noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
cartes: noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
Carson: noun, Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
Caster: noun, a person or thing that casts.
walers: noun, a horse bred in New South Wales, Australia, as a military saddle horse and exported in numbers during the 19th century to British India.
Carole: noun, a female given name.
Carnot: noun, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
carnet: noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
wakens: verb (used with object), to rouse from sleep; wake; awake; awaken.
Cicero: noun, a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
C-in-C
Carlow: noun, a county in Leinster, in the SE Republic of Ireland. 346 sq. mi. (896 sq. km). County seat: Carlow.
Carlos: noun, Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
warsle: verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
cerat-
Castle: noun, a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
circle: noun, a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
catkin: noun, a spike of unisexual, apetalous flowers having scaly, usually deciduous bracts, as of a willow or birch.
celiac: adjective, of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
cecils: noun, (Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
Walter: noun, Bruno [broo-noh] /ˈbru noʊ/ (Show IPA), (Bruno Schlesinger) 1876–1962, German opera and symphony conductor, in U.S. after 1939.
Walton: noun, Ernest Thomas Sinton [sin-tn] /ˈsɪn tn/ (Show IPA), 1903–95, Irish physicist: Nobel prize 1951.
Celtic: noun, a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany.
celto-
wankel: noun, Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), 1902–88, German engineer: inventor of rotary engine.
wanker: noun, a contemptible person; jerk.
censor: noun, an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
Catlin: noun, George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
cental: noun, hundredweight (def 1).
Castor: noun, Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
cation: noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
centas: noun, a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
centi-
centos: noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
caters: verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
centr-
centra: noun, a plural of centrum.
Castro: noun, Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
Walker: noun, an enclosing framework on casters or wheels for supporting a baby who is learning to walk.
ceorls: noun, churl (def 4).
caries: noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
carets: noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
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.
clinks: noun, a clinking sound.
cleats: noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
calci-
calces: noun, a plural of calx.
cleric: noun, a member of the clergy.
clerks: noun, a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks.
wackos: noun, Also, wack. an eccentric, strange, or odd person.
Cairns: noun, a seaport in NE Australia.
clicks: noun, a slight, sharp sound:
client: noun, a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
clines: noun, Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
clino-
clears: noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
Waters: noun, Ethel, 1896–1977, U.S. singer and actress.
clints: noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
cackle: noun, the act or sound of cackling.
wackes: noun, a poorly sorted sandstone containing fragments of rock and minerals in a clayey matrix.
Watson: noun, James Dewey, born 1928, U.S. biologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1962.
clites: noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
clocks: noun, an instrument for measuring and recording time, especially by mechanical means, usually with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute: not designed to be worn or carried about.
twirls: noun, an act or instance of twirling; spin; whirl.
awoken: verb, a past participle of awake.
welkin: noun, the sky; the vault of heaven.
calcic: adjective, pertaining to or containing lime or calcium.
calico: noun, a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
Waiter: noun, a person, especially a man, who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
canker: noun, a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth.
citole: noun, cittern.
citral: noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
Citron: noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
Cantos: noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Cantor: noun, the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
clacks: noun, a clacking sound.
cantle: noun, the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
Claire: noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
Canter: noun, an easy gallop.
clanks: noun, a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other:
clares: noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
calker: noun, caulker.
claret: noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
Clarke: noun, Arthur C(harles) 1917–2008, English science-fiction writer.
caners: noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
Clarks: noun, Alvan, 1804–87, and his son Alvan Graham, 1832–97, U.S. astronomers and telescope-lens manufacturers.
claros: noun, such a cigar.
waster: noun, a person or thing that wastes time, money, etc.
Cancer: noun, Pathology. a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites. any disease characterized by such growths.
cancel: noun, an act of canceling.
cleans
calkin: noun, calk2 (def 1).
corita: noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
arsino: adjective, containing the arsino group.
Alnico: noun, a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
crocks: noun, an earthenware pot, jar, or other container.
crakow: noun, poulaine.
acetic: adjective, pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
Cretan: noun, a native or inhabitant of Crete.
costal: adjective, Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
worsen: verb (used with or without object), to make or become worse.
aeron.
Cranks: noun, Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
Alecto: noun, one of the Furies.
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.
triacs: noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
creaks: noun, a creaking sound.
COSTAR: noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
accost: noun, a greeting.
alerts: noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
accent: noun, prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
crones: noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
trikes: noun, tricycle.
accel.
wricks: verb (used with or without object), noun, wrench; strain.
trices: noun, a very short time; an instant:
CRONIC: noun, very potent marijuana.
worset: noun, adjective, worsted.
Aeolis: noun, an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
crakes: noun, any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake.
acetin: noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
wriest: adjective, superlative of wry.
cotwal: noun, kotwal.
wreaks: verb (used with object), to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.):
cowrie: noun, the highly polished, usually brightly colored shell of a marine gastropod of the genus Cypraea, as that of C. moneta (money cowrie) used as money in certain parts of Asia and Africa, or that of C. tigris, used for ornament.
cowers: verb (used without object), to crouch, as in fear or shame.
wrecks: noun, any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
cricks: noun, a sharp, painful spasm of the muscles, as of the neck or back.
Aitken: noun, Robert Grant, 1864–1951, U.S. astronomer.
ackton: noun, acton.
wooler: noun, a domestic animal raised for its wool.
Crista: noun, a crest or ridge.
woolen: noun, any cloth of carded wool yarn of which the fibers vary in length: bulkier, looser, and less regular than worsted.
aketon: noun, acton.
tricks: noun, a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
cretin: noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
triens: noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
costo-
wracks: noun, wreck or wreckage.
croaks: noun, the act or sound of croaking.
Coster: noun, costermonger.
actin-
cracks
Cracow: noun, a city in S Poland, on the Vistula: the capital of Poland 1320–1609.
actins: noun, a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
action: noun, the process or state of acting or of being active:
aceto-
Corwin: noun, Norman (Lewis) 1910–2011, U.S. radio and stage dramatist and novelist.
cresol: noun, any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
Crooks: noun, a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook.
alines: noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
trawls: noun, Also called trawl net. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
corona: noun, a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
C-star: noun, carbon star.
trinal: adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
Alison: noun, a female given name, form of Alice.
Cortes: noun, (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
Croton: noun, any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
CORNET: noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
Crowns: noun, any of various types of headgear worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty, often made of precious metal and ornamented with valuable gems.
writes: Verb phrases, write down, to set down in writing; record; note. to direct one's writing to a less intelligent reader or audience:
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.
crawls: noun, act of crawling; a slow, crawling motion.
Cornel: noun, any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
alkine: noun, alkyne.
croons: noun, the act or sound of crooning.
transe: noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
craton: noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
trans.
cornea: noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
Aeolic: noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
corset: noun, Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
crates: noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
alkies: noun, an alcoholic.

5 letter words you can make with contraclockwise

snail: noun, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
wears: noun, the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
acron: noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
snake: noun, any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
caner: noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
snack: noun, a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
noria: noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Newar: noun, a member of a Mongoloid people of Nepal.
Slack: noun, a slack condition or part.
wrack: noun, wreck or wreckage.
canc.
Norco: noun, a town in S California.
newts: noun, any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
weans: Verb phrases, wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
rices: noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
snare: noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
acro-
Norw.
sneck: noun, a door latch or its lever.
Canso: noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
necks: noun, the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
awols: noun, a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
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.
roast: noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
canes: noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
Neils: noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
skoal: noun, a toast.
roans: noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
nerts: interjection, nuts (def 1).
snarl: noun, the act of snarling.
neral: noun, citral b. See under citral.
Norse: noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
Snark: noun, a mysterious, imaginary animal.
sloka: noun, a couplet or distich of Sanskrit verse, especially one with each line containing 16 syllables.
nerol: noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
acorn: noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
salon: noun, a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
wreak: verb (used with object), to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.):
sloke: noun, algae or seaweed.
nolos: noun, nolo contendere.
water: noun, a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
slant: noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
acock: adverb, adjective, cocked.
Acton: noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
noils: noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
slank: noun, a prematurely born calf or other animal.
cairn: noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
riels: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
nitr-
ricks: noun, Also, hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
Saone: noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
nitre: noun, niter.
cains: noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
Actor: noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
noels: noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
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.
cacks: noun, a soft-soled, heelless shoe for infants.
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caine: noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
Santo: noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
slice: noun, a thin, flat piece cut from something:
cacti: noun, any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
Rieka: noun, Rijeka.
Niter: noun, potassium nitrate.
riles: verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
calks: noun, Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
noise: noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
weals: noun, well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
noose: noun, a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
slain: noun, sley.
Nicks: noun, a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
nocks: noun, a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
Salto: noun, a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
sarc-
slake: verb (used with object), to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
riots: noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
rinse: noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
Sloan: noun, John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
slick: noun, a smooth or slippery place or spot or the substance causing it:
slink: noun, a prematurely born calf or other animal.
slier: adjective, a comparative of sly.
rinks: noun, a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
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.
Niles: noun, a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
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sanit
Rilke: noun, Rainer Maria [rahy-nuh r mah-ree-ah] /ˈraɪ nər mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1926, Austrian poet, born in Prague.
cakes: noun, a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
Cairo: noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
Niort: noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
snick: noun, a small cut; nick.
narks: noun, British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
canst: noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
Loren: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
wrist: noun, the carpus or lower part of the forearm where it joins the hand.
looks: noun, the act of looking:
Solon: noun, c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
loons: noun, any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
loose: Idioms, break loose, to free oneself; escape:
loots: noun, spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
rosin: noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
Rosie: noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
LORAN: noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
roset: noun, resin; rosin.
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.
Lorca: noun, García Lorca.
lores: noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
wares: noun, Usually, wares. articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods: any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
acct.
carts: noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
wrick: verb (used with or without object), noun, wrench; strain.
Lorin: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Loris: noun, Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Lorna: noun, a female given name.
Lorne: noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Carte: noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
loser: noun, a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
soler: noun, Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
lotas: noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
saice: noun, syce.
Solti: noun, Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
solar: noun, Informal. solar energy.
Rowan: noun, the European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, having pinnate leaves and clusters of bright red berries.
walks: noun, an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
Cecil: noun, (Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
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Rowen: noun, Chiefly Northern U.S. the second crop of grass or hay in a season; aftermath.
wanes: noun, a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
wrote: verb, a simple past tense of write.
Locke: noun, Alain LeRoy [al-in luh-roi,, lee-roi] /ˈæl ɪn ləˈrɔɪ,, ˈli rɔɪ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.
rowel: noun, a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur.
locks: noun, a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
locos: noun, locoweed.
wants: noun, something wanted or needed; necessity:
Loewi: noun, Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1961, German pharmacologist in the U.S.: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1936.
rotos: noun, rotogravure.
rotas: noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
Loire: noun, a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
Sacco: noun, Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
sonic: adjective, of or relating to sound.
rotls: noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
Cates: noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
rotes: noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Sonia: noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
write: Verb phrases, write down, to set down in writing; record; note. to direct one's writing to a less intelligent reader or audience:
loner: noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
SONAR: noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
looie: noun, a lieutenant of the armed forces.
cater: verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
rooti: noun, rooty2 .
Roost: noun, a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
nears
wrest: noun, a wresting; twist or wrench.
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.
caret: noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
Soane: noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
cares: noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
Caren: noun, a female given name.
waste: noun, useless consumption or expenditure; use without adequate return; an act or instance of wasting:
cants: noun, insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
narcs: noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
nares: plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
Narew: noun, a river in NE Poland, flowing S and SW into the Bug River: battle 1915. 290 miles (465 km) long.
actos
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Salic: adjective, of or relating to the Salian Franks.
Sakti: noun, Shakti.
snort: noun, the act or sound of snorting.
rocks: noun, a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
nates: noun, buttocks; rump.
canto: noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
natl.
snore: noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
snoot: noun, Slang. the nose.
wreck: noun, any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
Snook: noun, any basslike fish of the genus Centropomus, especially C. undecimalis, inhabiting waters off Florida and the West Indies and south to Brazil, valued as food and game.
snoek: noun, a long, slender marine food fish, Thyrsites atun, of the family Gempylidae, of the southern oceans.
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.
Cant.
clink: noun, a clinking sound.
roils: verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
lotic: adjective, pertaining to or living in flowing water.
warns: verb (used with object), to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
carse: noun, bottom land.
Roose: verb (used with or without object), praise.
lotos: noun, lotus.
solan: noun, a gannet.
lowan: noun, mallee fowl.
Carol: noun, a song, especially of joy.
carns: noun, cairn.
Lower: noun, a denture for the lower jaw.
rooks: noun, a black, European crow, Corvus frugilegus, noted for its gregarious habits.
Lowes: noun, John Livingston, 1867–1945, U.S. scholar, critic, and teacher.
carne: noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
lowse: adjective, loose.
Saint: noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
Carew: noun, Thomas, 1598?–1639? English poet.
soken: noun, a district held by socage.
carls: noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
Saite: noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
Ronco: noun, any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
lweis: noun, a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
socle: noun, a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
socko: adjective, extremely impressive or successful:
Sakel: noun, Manfred (Joshua) 1906–57, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Austria.
carks: noun, care or worry.
Carin: noun, a female given name.
nacre: noun, mother-of-pearl.
saker: noun, an Old World falcon, Falco cherrug, used in falconry.
Carie: noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
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awoke: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of awake.
antis: noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
Oscan: noun, one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
OSCAR: noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
Alcon: noun, a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
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.
winks: noun, an act of winking.
osier: noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
Osler: noun, Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
RECON: noun, reconnaissance.
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antre: noun, a cavern; cave.
Alcor
Ostia: noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
recks: verb (used with object), Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
secco: noun, fresco secco.
antic: noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
anti-
antes: noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
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.
ante-
woken: noun, a watching, or a watch kept, especially for some solemn or ceremonial purpose.
winos: noun, a person who is addicted to wine, especially a derelict.
alecs: noun, a herring.
scant: adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
screw: noun, a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
Owens: noun, Jesse (John Cleveland) 1913–80, U.S. athlete.
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.
scowl: noun, a scowling expression, look, or aspect.
rect.
Orton: noun, Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
Recit
arils: noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Wilts: noun, the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted:
reist: verb (used without object), reest2 .
orial
Oriel: noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
reins: noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
Arkie: noun, a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
wince: noun, a wincing or shrinking movement; a slight start.
arise: verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
scale: noun, Zoology. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
Akins: noun, Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
Arion: noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
Orion: noun, Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
Aries: noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
arces: noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
orles: noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
Akron: noun, a city in NE Ohio.
Orlon
orlos: noun, a plinth supporting the base of a column.
Ariel: noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
wines: noun, the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
ornes: noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
ornis: noun, an avifauna.
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wonks: noun, a student who spends much time studying and has little or no social life; grind.
Orson: noun, a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
sect.
recta: noun, a plural of rectum.
owlet: noun, a young owl.
owner: noun, a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
Arles: noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
ranis: noun, ranee.
wokas: noun, wocas.
raise: noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
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rakes: noun, an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
rawin: noun, a method of observation of upper-air winds conducted by means of a weather balloon tracked by radar or a radio direction finder.
rakis: noun, a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
sceat: noun, a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
rales: noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
ratos: noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
alter: noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
alist: adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
wocas: noun, a yellow pond lily, Nuphar polysepalum, of northwestern North America, having heart-shaped leaves and cup-shaped flowers.
scena: noun, an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
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wites: noun, a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime. a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
witan: noun, the members of the national council or witenagemot.
ranks: noun, a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
scion: noun, a descendant.
rants: noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
scent: noun, a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
rason: noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
Alost: noun, a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
alone: Idioms, leave alone, to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself: to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
ratel: noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
rates: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Aloin: noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
ratio: noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
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Rains: noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
alert: noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
races: noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
ankle: noun, (in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
Alice: noun, a city in S Texas.
anise: noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
reals: noun, real number.
Scot.
scorn: noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
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Alick: noun, a male given name, form of Alexander.
score: noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
anils: noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
scoot: noun, a swift, darting movement or course.
anile: adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
Scone: noun, a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
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.
Alton: noun, a city in SW Illinois.
Aneto: noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
wires: noun, a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
alike: adverb, in the same manner or form; similarly:
ancre: adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
racks: noun, a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited:
racon: noun, radar beacon.
Aline: noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
react: verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
Alwin: noun, a male given name.
scare: noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
scoke: noun, pokeweed.
rails: noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
scart: verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
Arlen: noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
Arnel
weirs: noun, a small dam in a river or stream.
octan: noun, an octan fever.
ocean: noun, the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
worst: noun, that which is worst.
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.
sinew: noun, a tendon.
Ocker: noun, an uncultured Australian male.
aeri-
ocrea: noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
aero-
since: adverb, from then till now (often preceded by ever):
sinal: adjective, of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
octa-
octal: noun, octonary (def 6).
astr.
Oates: noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
worse: noun, that which is worse.
Astor: noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
octo-
Aston: noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
astir: adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
OIcel
Aesir: noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
aster: noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
oiler: noun, a person or thing that oils.
works: noun, exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
wicca: noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) a nature-oriented religion having rituals and practices derived from pre-Christian religious beliefs and typically incorporating modern witchcraft of a benevolent kind.
Aiken: noun, Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
askew: adverb, to one side; out of line; in a crooked position; awry:
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ation
resit: noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
skean: noun, a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
skite: noun, a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow.
awner: noun, a machine for cutting the awns from grain.
notes: noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
wekas: noun, any of several large, flightless New Zealand rails of the genus Gallirallus.
noto-
skirt: noun, the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
skirl: noun, the sound of a bagpipe.
Nowel: noun, Noel (def 2).
riant: adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
skint: adjective, having no money; penniless.
Skier: noun, a person who skis.
skein: noun, a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
Skeat: noun, Walter William, 1835–1912, English philologist and lexicographer.
Wotan
oater: noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
rials: noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
Sarto: noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
skate: noun, ice skate (def 1).
Sitka: noun, a town in SE Alaska, on an island in the Alexander Archipelago: the capital of former Russian America.
sitar: noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
oaken: adjective, made of oak:
atone: verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
Siret: noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
welts: noun, a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
worts: noun, the unfermented or fermenting infusion of malt that after fermentation becomes beer or mash.
Siren: noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
rewin: verb (used with object), to win back or again.
oaten: adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
oinks: noun, the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
sikra: noun, sikhara.
Orcas: noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
ceils: verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
onset: noun, a beginning or start:
Artie: noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
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.
artel: noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
ontic: adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
onto-
reni-
serin: noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
Seric
renal: adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
Wiles: noun, a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
arson: noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
seral: adjective, of or relating to a sere.
Satie: noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
serai: noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
serac: noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
senti: noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
orale: noun, fanon (def 2).
Aisne: noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
orals: noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
orans: noun, orant.
orant: noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
orate: verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
Wilno: noun, Polish name of Vilnius.
arose: verb, simple past tense of arise.
relic: noun, a surviving memorial of something past.
senor: noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
sero-
serow: noun, a goat antelope of the genus Capricornis, of eastern Asia, related to the goral: the Sumatran serow is endangered.
siker: adverb, certainly; without doubt.
oleos: noun, margarine.
Siena: noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
sicko: noun, sickie (def 1).
resin: noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
Asine: noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
Wicks: noun, a bundle or loose twist or braid of soft threads, or a woven strip or tube, as of cotton or asbestos, which in a candle, lamp, oil stove, cigarette lighter, or the like, serves to draw up the melted tallow or wax or the oil or other flammable liquid to be burned.
Okla.
okras: noun, a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
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.
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.
ascon: noun, a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
oleo-
sewan: noun, seawan.
aisle: noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
Seton: noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
olios: noun, a dish of many ingredients.
Olson: noun, Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
Olwen: noun, a princess, the daughter of Ysbaddaden Chief-giant.
asco-
resaw: noun, Lumbering. a machine for cutting logs into lumber.
seti-
wools: noun, the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property.
airts: noun, a direction.
rents: noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
onces: noun, a single occasion; one time only:
onco-
wilco: interjection, (especially in radio transmission) an indication that the message just received will be complied with.
loans: noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
Celt.: abbreviation, Celtic.
Celia: noun, a female given name, form of Cecilia.
teno-
telo-
telos: noun, the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
iters: noun, a canal or passage.
tenia: noun, taenia.
trone: noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Ital.
tenor: noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
telia: noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
istle: noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
Colo.
Colon: noun, the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
color: noun, the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
Trona: noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
islet: noun, a very small island.
telic: adjective, Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
tears
Terai: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
colic: noun, paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
colat
Karol: noun, a female given name.
Coles: noun, any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
Karen: noun, a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
kaons: noun, a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
Colet: noun, John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
tawie: adjective, docile; easy to manage.
teals: noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
Kans.
kanes: noun, cain.
kalis: noun, the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
teaks: noun, a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
kales
Colin: noun, any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
kains: noun, cain.
tera-
terna: noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
Colas: noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
intel: noun, intelligence (defs 4, 6).
Const
cont.
Conte: noun, count2 .
intr.
Tiler: noun, a person who lays tiles.
conto: noun, a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
trois: noun, the number 3.
tilak: noun, a distinctive spot of colored powder or paste worn on the forehead by Hindu men and women as a religious symbol.
Cooke: noun, (Alfred) Alistair, 1908–2004, English journalist and broadcaster.
Cooks: noun, a person who cooks:
insol
inset: noun, something inserted; insert.
cools: noun, something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
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.
Cons.
tiers: noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
Terni: noun, a city in central Italy.
irate: adjective, angry; enraged:
terns: noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
Irons: noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
irone: noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Tesla: noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
tical: noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
conc.
conic: noun, Geometry. conic section.
Tieck: noun, Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1773–1853, German writer.
Iran.
Iowas: noun, a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Capital: Des Moines. Abbreviation: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.
troke: noun, truck2 (defs 4–7).
Iowan: noun, a native or inhabitant of Iowa.
iotas: noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
conks: noun, the head.
ticks: noun, a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
Karoo: noun, a vast plateau in the Republic of South Africa, in Cape of Good Hope province. 100,000 sq. mi. (260,000 sq. km); 3000–4000 feet (900–1200 meters) above sea level.
karos: noun, a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
trios: noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
kilo-
takin: noun, a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
kinas: noun, a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
kilts: noun, any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands.
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:
kilos: noun, kilogram.
kilns: noun, a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
coact: verb (used with or without object), to do or act together.
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.
kiers: noun, a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
taler: noun, thaler.
twice: adverb, two times, as in succession:
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.
keto-
kines: noun, a plural of cow1 .
takes
talks: noun, the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
kisan: noun, (in India) a peasant.
klans: noun, Ku Klux Klan.
Kitwe: noun, a city in N Zambia.
kites: noun, a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
Taine: noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
Taino: noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
clots: noun, a mass or lump.
clown: noun, a comic performer, as in a circus, theatrical production, or the like, who wears an outlandish costume and makeup and entertains by pantomiming common situations or actions in exaggerated or ridiculous fashion, by juggling or tumbling, etc.
kinos: noun, (in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
twink: verb (used with or without object), noun, wink1 .
tains: noun, a thin tin plate.
kirns: noun, a churn.
taken: noun, the act of taking.
Kiowa: noun, a member of a Plains Indian people of the southwestern U.S.
Kioto: noun, Kyoto.
twine: noun, a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
Coats: noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
Kesia: noun, a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
Karst: noun, an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
tarns: noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Keats: noun, John, 1795–1821, English poet.
coils: noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
Twain: noun, Mark, pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
coins: noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
tares: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Tarne: noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
coirs: noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
Keita: noun, Modibo [maw-dee-baw] /mɔˈdi bɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–77, African statesman: president of Mali 1960–68.
trows: verb (used with or without object), to believe, think, or suppose.
Coker: noun, Often, cokers. an inhabitant of the mountains of the coal-mining regions of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Katie: noun, a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
tarok: noun, a card game dating probably from the Renaissance and still popular in central Europe, originally played with a special pack of 78 cards but now usually played with 32 cards of a regular pack together with 22 tarots.
cokes: noun, the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
karts: noun, a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
taros: noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
keirs: noun, kier.
coel-
Kerst: noun, Donald William, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
Tanis: noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
keros: noun, a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
talon: noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
Kerns: noun, a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
cocas: noun, a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
cocci: noun, plural of coccus.
Talos: noun, a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
Sorel: noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
Cocos: noun, coconut palm.
kenos: noun, a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
Cocks: noun, a male chicken; rooster.
tweak: noun, an act or instance of tweaking; a sharp, twisting pull or jerk.
cocoa: noun, a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
kelts: noun, a salmon that has spawned.
tanks: noun, a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
Kelso: noun, a town in SW Washington.
inlet: noun, an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
inlaw: noun, a relative by marriage.
Kline: noun, Franz (Josef) [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), 1910–62, U.S. painter.
Elisa: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
crews: noun, a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together:
Elwin: noun, a male given name.
Elton: noun, a male given name.
Elkin: noun, Stanley, 1930–1995, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
toros: noun, a bull.
Crick: noun, a sharp, painful spasm of the muscles, as of the neck or back.
Eliot: noun, Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
triac: noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
cries: noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
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.
Crile: noun, George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
Elias: noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
torse: noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
crine: noun, hair; head of hair.
enact: verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
encl.
croak: noun, the act or sound of croaking.
creak: noun, a creaking sound.
trice: noun, a very short time; an instant:
crawl: noun, act of crawling; a slow, crawling motion.
craws: noun, the crop of a bird or insect.
ento-
entia: noun, plural of ens.
trial: noun, Law. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
Ensor: noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
toric: adjective, noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
torcs: noun, torque (def 4).
Creon: noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
enrol: verb (used with or without object), enroll.
crest: noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
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.
TORES: noun, a torus.
crit.
elans: noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
toran: noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
Crown: noun, any of various types of headgear worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty, often made of precious metal and ornamented with valuable gems.
cronk: adjective, sick or feeble.
Eaton: noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
crook: noun, a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook.
croon: noun, the act or sound of crooning.
earns: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
trews: noun, close-fitting tartan trousers, worn especially by certain Scottish regiments.
crows: noun, any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.
eccl.
treas
Trace: noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
traik: verb (used without object), to become ill or lose one's good health.
trawl: noun, Also called trawl net. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
trail: noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
train: noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
towie: noun, a form of contract bridge for three players in which the players bid for the dummy hand after six of its cards have been turned up.
Tower: noun, a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
torsi: noun, a plural of torso.
Croce: noun, Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
Croat: noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
torsk: noun, a cod.
torso: noun, the trunk of the human body.
Tosca: noun, an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
Eilat: noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
eikon: noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
ecto-
crone: noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
ectal: adjective, external; outer; on the surface of.
towel: noun, an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
econ.
ecol.
crock: noun, an earthenware pot, jar, or other container.
crocs: noun, crocodile.
eclat: noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
Eolic: noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
toons: noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
coots: noun, any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
Corti: noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
Corse: noun, corpse.
ikons: noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
Tiran: noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
tires: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
icons
Ickes: noun, Harold (Le Claire) [luh klair] /lə klɛər/ (Show IPA), 1874–1952, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
icker: noun, the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
ileo-
tirls: noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Icel.
Tirol: noun, Tyrol.
TIROS: noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
trike: noun, tricycle.
IATSE
ileac: adjective, of or relating to the ileum.
Corot: noun, Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
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.
incl.
inkle: noun, a linen tape used for trimmings.
triol: noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
inert: adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
Coral: noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
incr.
incor
Corea: noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
corns: noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
cores
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.
tinea: noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
tines: noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
coria: noun, plural of corium.
corks: noun, the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
trine: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
cosec: noun, cosecant.
tries: noun, plural of try.
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.
Crane: noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
Erwin: noun, a male given name: from Old English words meaning “boar” and “friend.”.
tonia
tonic: noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
crake: noun, any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake.
tono-
Ernst: noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
crank: noun, Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
trick: noun, a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
ERISA: noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Tooke: noun, (John) Horne [hawrn] /hɔrn/ (Show IPA), 1736–1812, English politician and philologist.
Erika: noun, a female given name.
crate: noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
ERICA: noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
tools: noun, an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
Erato: noun, the Muse of love poetry.
tones: noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
cowls: noun, a hooded garment worn by monks.
toile: noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
tolan: noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Costa: noun, a rib or riblike part.
toils: noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
toise: noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
token: noun, something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign:
tokes: noun, a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
etnas: noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Tolar: noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
Cowes: noun, a seaport on the Isle of Wight, in S England: resort.
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.
cotes: noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
Cower: verb (used without object), to crouch, as in fear or shame.
estoc: noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
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.
toner: noun, a person or thing that tones.
Klein: noun, Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), 1849–1925, German mathematician.
inst.
LASER: noun, a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
stork: noun, any of several wading birds of the family Ciconiidae, having long legs and a long neck and bill. Compare adjutant stork, jabiru, marabou (def 1), white stork, wood ibis.
Clerc: noun, Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
steak: noun, a slice of meat or fish, especially beef, cooked by broiling, frying, etc.
Cleon: noun, died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
wacks: noun, wacko.
steal: noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
cero-
cleat: noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
ceros: noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
clear: noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
cert.
Stowe: noun, Harriet (Elizabeth) Beecher, 1811–96, U.S. abolitionist and novelist.
laics: noun, one of the laity.
Leros: noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
straw: noun, a single stalk or stem, especially of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley.
Lerna: noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
store: noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
stool: noun, a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
laker: noun, a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
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.
Lakin: noun, Obsolete. ladykin.
LANCE: noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
Leoni: noun, Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
claws: noun, a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird.
Leona: noun, a female given name.
Stein: noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
lact-
Clerk: noun, a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks.
stook: noun, shock2 (def 1).
waits: noun, an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt:
kroon: noun, an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of Estonia from 1928 to 1940 and from 1992 to 2010, when it was replaced by the euro, equal to 100 marks or senti.
Clint: noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
ceras: noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
liers: noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
Stalk: noun, the stem or main axis of a plant.
ceria: noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
licks: noun, a stroke of the tongue over something.
swank: noun, dashing smartness, as in dress or appearance; style.
licet
swale: noun, a low place in a tract of land, usually moister and often having ranker vegetation than the adjacent higher land.
stane: noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
stank: noun, a strong offensive smell; stench.
Swain: noun, a male admirer or lover.
lacks: noun, deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
strow: verb, strew.
cline: noun, Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
click: noun, a slight, sharp sound:
stria: noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
Stark: noun, Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
ceric: adjective, containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
strew: verb (used with object), to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle:
laces: noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
Lewis: noun, a device for lifting a dressed stone, consisting of a number of pieces fitting together to fill a dovetailed recess cut into the stone.
wacko: noun, Also, wack. an eccentric, strange, or odd person.
clews: noun, clue (def 1).
Wales: noun, a division of the United Kingdom, in SW Great Britain. 8016 sq. mi. (20,760 sq. km).
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.
stela: noun, stele (defs 1–3).
krona: noun, a silver and cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Sweden, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
leans: noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
Lawes: noun, Henry ("Harry") 1596–1662, English composer.
cites: noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
wakes: noun, a watching, or a watch kept, especially for some solemn or ceremonial purpose.
Lenca: noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
waist: noun, the part of the body in humans between the ribs and the hips, usually the narrowest part of the torso.
stink: noun, a strong offensive smell; stench.
Stern: noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
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.
Cisco: noun, any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
waken: verb (used with object), to rouse from sleep; wake; awake; awaken.
leaks: noun, an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
Waite: noun, Morrison Remick [rem-ik] /ˈrɛm ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1816–88, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1874–88.
leant: noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
stirk: noun, a young bull or cow, especially one in its second year.
cires: noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
circs: noun, circular (def 9).
learn: verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
Circe: noun, Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
cine-
lears: noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
stick: noun, a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off.
cines: noun, a film; motion picture.
least: noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
lect.
cions: noun, scion (def 2).
CIRCA: preposition, adverb, about: (used especially in) approximate dates: Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
lenis: noun, a lenis consonant.
ster.
clase
Stoic: noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
claro: noun, such a cigar.
Stone: noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
Clark: noun, Alvan, 1804–87, and his son Alvan Graham, 1832–97, U.S. astronomers and telescope-lens manufacturers.
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).
lento: adverb, slowly.
Waler: noun, a horse bred in New South Wales, Australia, as a military saddle horse and exported in numbers during the 19th century to British India.
stola: noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
Lares: noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
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.
Laris: noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Clare: noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
stoke: noun, a unit of kinematic viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in poises divided by the density of the fluid in grams per cubic centimeter.
Close: noun, the act of closing.
wains: noun, (initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
clans: noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
Laski: noun, Harold Joseph, 1893–1950, English political scientist and writer.
clank: noun, a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other:
Stock: noun, a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
laten: verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
wails: noun, the act of wailing.
later: Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
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.
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.
Clair: noun, René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
clack: noun, a clacking sound.
latke: noun, a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
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.
krone: noun, a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
stare: noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
sware: verb, simple past tense of swear.
stack: noun, a more or less orderly pile or heap:
swore: verb, a simple past tense of swear.
lints: noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
CENTO: noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
Koloa: noun, a Hawaiian duck, Anas wyvilliana, related to the mallard, having a dusky greenish head and dark chestnut breast.
litre: noun, liter.
trank: noun, a tranquilizer.
kolos: noun, a Serbian folk dance performed by a group arranged in a circle, with the soloists in the center.
Swoon: noun, a faint or fainting fit; syncope.
Koner: noun, Pauline, 1905–2000, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
Kolis: noun, a people of low caste in northern India.
taels: noun, liang.
Konia: noun, Konya.
swonk: verb, a simple past tense of swink.
clonk: noun, a low, dull sound of impact, as of a heavy object striking against another.
litas: noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
Koran: noun, the sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.
knits: noun, fabric produced by knitting.
swirl: noun, a swirling movement; whirl; eddy.
Korea: noun, a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea. Compare Korean War.
sworn: verb, past participle of swear.
kolas: noun, kola nut.
Linos: noun, linoleum.
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.
tacks: noun, a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
koans: noun, a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
tacos: noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
celts: noun, an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
Cenci: noun, Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
liter: noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
koels: noun, any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
knows: noun, the fact or state of knowing; knowledge.
taces: noun, tasset.
Srta.
sotol: noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
knowe: noun, knoll1 .
Cenis: noun, Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
cent.
Koine: noun, (usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
liras: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
lites: noun, light2 (def 36).
Kolar: noun, a city in SE Karnataka, in S India: rich mining district.
liken: verb (used with object), to represent as similar or like; compare:
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.
swoln: adjective, swollen.
Swink: verb (used without object), labor; toil.
Clite: noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
linac: noun, linear accelerator.
kotos: noun, a Japanese musical instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.
stale: adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
kotow: verb (used without object), noun, kowtow.
likes: noun, a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
cloot: noun, a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
knars: noun, a knot on a tree or in wood.
tails: noun, tail1 (def 6).
wacke: noun, a poorly sorted sandstone containing fragments of rock and minerals in a clayey matrix.
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: ¢.
sweat: noun, the process of sweating or perspiring.
liwan: noun, iwan.
twirl: noun, an act or instance of twirling; spin; whirl.
swear: Verb phrases, swear by, to name (a sacred being or thing) as one's witness or guarantee in swearing. Informal. to have great confidence in; rely on: to have certain knowledge of:
krait: noun, any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
Swati: noun, Swat (def 2).
krans: noun, a former silver coin of Iran.
Swart: noun, Charles Robberts [rob-erts] /ˈrɒb ərts/ (Show IPA), 1894–1982, South African statesman: president 1961–67.
ceorl: noun, churl (def 4).
Soter: noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
clock: noun, an instrument for measuring and recording time, especially by mechanical means, usually with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute: not designed to be worn or carried about.
liner: noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
links: noun, golf course.
stake: noun, a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
stair: noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
swine: noun, any stout, cloven-hoofed artiodactyl of the Old World family Suidae, having a thick hide sparsely covered with coarse hair, a disklike snout, and an often short, tasseled tail: now of worldwide distribution and hunted or raised for its meat and other products. Compare hog, pig1 , wild boar.
Knies: noun, Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
cloak: noun, a loose outer garment, as a cape or coat.
knelt: noun, the action or position of kneeling.
Kosti: noun, a city in E central Sudan, on the White Nile.
stain: noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.

4 letter words you can make with contraclockwise

Toni: noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
wons: verb, simple past tense and past participle of win1 .
RSWC
Wake: noun, a watching, or a watch kept, especially for some solemn or ceremonial purpose.
Sola: noun, an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
Town: noun, a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.
sore: noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
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.
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.
sora: noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
sati: noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
sori: noun, plural of sorus.
wonk: noun, a student who spends much time studying and has little or no social life; grind.
writ: noun, Law. a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act. (in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
trek: noun, a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
Soot: noun, a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
soke: noun, the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.
SACK: noun, a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
sawn: noun, a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
WRNS
tone: noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
rows: noun, a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
tole: noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
soil: noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
Wane: noun, a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
wool: noun, the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property.
sort: noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
Stew: noun, a preparation of meat, fish, or other food cooked by stewing, especially a mixture of meat and vegetables.
wrnt
Saco: noun, a city in SW Maine.
Sol.
tows: noun, an act or instance of towing.
Sra.
wank: noun, an act of masturbation by a male.
Solo: noun, a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
Saki: noun, any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
WRAC
Sari: noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
Sale: noun, the act of selling.
Ste.
Staw: noun, verb (used with or without object), stall1 .
Wren: noun, any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, especially Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail. Compare house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, winter wren.
Ware: noun, Usually, wares. articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods: any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
tors: noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
Salk: noun, Jonas E(dward) 1914–95, U.S. bacteriologist: developed Salk vaccine.
Tore: noun, a torus.
Sark: noun, any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
Star: noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
sank: noun, a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
walk: noun, an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
soln
Tori: noun, plural of torus.
sane: noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Stan: noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
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.
toro: noun, a bull.
torn: noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
torc: noun, torque (def 4).
warn: verb (used with object), to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
tonk: noun, a form of rummy for two or more players with deuces wild.
Sat.
Wal.
wale: noun, a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.
wans: noun, wide-area network.
want: noun, something wanted or needed; necessity:
woos: verb (used with object), to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage. Synonyms: court, pursue, chase.
soon: Idioms, sooner or later, eventually:
wore: noun, the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
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.
Work: noun, exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
sook: noun, Australia and New Zealand. a timid, cowardly person, especially a young person; crybaby.
sain: verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
sole: noun, the bottom or under surface of the foot.
worn: noun, the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
sown: verb, a past participle of sow1 .
tri-
took: noun, the act of taking.
tool: noun, an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
Soni
sake: noun, cause, account, interest, or benefit:
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.
toon: noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
wort: noun, the unfermented or fermenting infusion of malt that after fermentation becomes beer or mash.
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.
West: noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the left when facing north, corresponding to the point where the sun is seen to set. Abbreviation: W.
SCAN: noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
Weir: noun, a small dam in a river or stream.
Sera: noun, a plural of serum.
Taos: noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
tans: noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Seri: noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
Wear: noun, the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
Weil: noun, André, 1906–98, U.S. mathematician, born in France: brother of Simone Weil.
wile: noun, a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
Tarn: noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
skit: noun, a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character.
Sert: noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
Tane: noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
Seta: noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
weka: noun, any of several large, flightless New Zealand rails of the genus Gallirallus.
swot: noun, a student who studies assiduously, especially to the exclusion of other activities or interests; grind.
twi-
Tare: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
tsar: noun, czar.
Tace: noun, tasset.
tars: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
taws: noun, a whip or leather thong used to drive a spinning top.
wine: noun, the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
Sekt: noun, sparkling wine; champagne.
task: noun, a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
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.
Swat: noun, a smart blow; slap; smack.
WATS: noun, bulk-rate telephone service that enables a subscriber to make an unlimited number of long-distance telephone calls within a given service area for a fixed monthly charge or to receive calls from given areas with no charge to the caller.
Wilt: noun, the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted:
sent: noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
Trow: verb (used with or without object), to believe, think, or suppose.
Wack: noun, wacko.
weak: adjective, not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail:
weal: noun, well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
Wace: noun, Robert [rob-ert;; French raw-ber] /ˈrɒb ərt;; French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), ("Wace of Jersey") c1100–c1180, Anglo-Norman poet born on the Channel Island of Jersey.
Taro: noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
wean: Verb phrases, wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
sewn: noun, the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
skin: noun, the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
slaw: noun, coleslaw.
wens: noun, Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
SITA: noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
silo: noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
tael: noun, liang.
wets: noun, something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
silt: noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
Sina: noun, a female given name.
tail: noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
Wiak: noun, Biak.
sire: noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Sion: noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
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.
went: noun, the act of going:
wert: verb, a 2nd person singular pt. indicative and subj. of be.
tain: noun, a thin tin plate.
Sink: noun, a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
silk: noun, the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
site: noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
talk: noun, the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
tale: noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
skew: noun, an oblique movement, direction, or position.
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.
welt: noun, a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
Sian: noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
sice: noun, syce.
sick: noun, (used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
Wien: noun, Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1864–1928, German physicist: Nobel prize 1911.
tack: noun, a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
wick: noun, a bundle or loose twist or braid of soft threads, or a woven strip or tube, as of cotton or asbestos, which in a candle, lamp, oil stove, cigarette lighter, or the like, serves to draw up the melted tallow or wax or the oil or other flammable liquid to be burned.
Skaw: noun, The, a cape at the N tip of Denmark.
Sika: noun, a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
sike: noun, a small stream.
taco: noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Skat: noun, a card game for three players, using a pack of 32 playing cards, sevens through aces, the object being to fulfill any of various contracts, with scoring computed on strategy and on tricks won.
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.
twin: noun, either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth.
Teak: noun, a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
slew: noun, a large number or quantity:
sock: noun, a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
snit: noun, an agitated or irritated state.
Trio: noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
stoa: noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
Tine: noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Wain: noun, (initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
sci.
scil
wist: verb, simple past tense and past participle of wit2 .
Stir: noun, the act of stirring or moving.
TINA: noun, a female given name.
tils: noun, the sesame plant.
tRNA
wail: noun, the act of wailing.
SNCC: noun, a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
STOL: noun, a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
wise: noun, way of proceeding or considering; manner; fashion (usually used in combination or in certain phrases):
wite: noun, a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime. a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
snot: noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
Wisc: noun, a group of intelligence tests, including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) later revised (WAIS-R) the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) later revised (WISC-R) the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) and the Wechsler-Bellevue Scale, no longer used, all of which emphasize performance and verbal skills and give separate scores for subtests in vocabulary, arithmetic, memory span, assembly of objects, and other abilities.
SOAR: noun, an act or instance of soaring.
toke: noun, a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
woks: noun, a large bowl-shaped pan used in cooking Chinese food.
wart: noun, a small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.
toil: noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
toea: noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
woke: noun, a watching, or a watch kept, especially for some solemn or ceremonial purpose.
scar: noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
Tiro: noun, tyro.
WAIS: noun, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. See under Wechsler Scales.
soak: noun, the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked.
Wast: verb, a 2nd person singular pt. indicative of be.
tirl: noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Wait: noun, an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt:
tire: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
tion
Snow: noun, Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air. Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.
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.
Wis.
SLIC
ten.
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.
ter.
slit: noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
tens: noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
sec.
wino: noun, a person who is addicted to wine, especially a derelict.
Tena: noun, Koyukon.
tela: noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
Sean: noun, a male given name, form of John.
tel-
teil: noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
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.
wink: noun, an act of winking.
SWAK
SWAN: noun, any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, slender neck and usually pure-white plumage in the adult. Compare mute swan, trumpeter swan, whistling swan, whooper swan.
teal: noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
sear: noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
tern: noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
wire: noun, a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
tick: noun, a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
tier: noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
waes: noun, woe.
tics: noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
Wacs: noun, a member of the Women's Army Corps, formerly an auxiliary of the U.S. Army.
Waco: noun, a city in central Texas, on the Brazos River.
slow: adverb, in a slow manner; slowly:
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.
scow: noun, any of various vessels having a flat-bottomed rectangular hull with sloping ends, built in various sizes with or without means of propulsion, as barges, punts, rowboats, or sailboats.
seal: noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
tron
sloe: noun, the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
Tewa: noun, a member of a cluster of pueblo-dwelling North American Indian peoples of New Mexico and Arizona.
scr.
Stow: noun, a city in NE Ohio.
str.
WINS: noun, a victory, as in a game or horse race.
tank: noun, a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
1080
Rowe: noun, Nicholas, 1674–1718, British poet and dramatist, poet laureate 1715–18.
Kant: noun, Immanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; German ih-mah-noo-el] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; German ɪˈmɑ nuˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1724–1804, German philosopher.
kc/s
kats
Kate: noun, a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
kart: noun, a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
Kars: noun, a city in NE Turkey.
karo: noun, a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
Karl: noun, a male given name, form of Charles.
kaon: noun, a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
Kano: noun, a city in N Nigeria.
KCSI
Kane: noun, cain.
Kali: noun, the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
Kain: noun, cain.
itol
iter: noun, a canal or passage.
Itea: noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
iso-
Isle: noun, a small island.
kcal
Kean: noun, Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
iron: noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
ket-
kine: noun, a plural of cow1 .
kina: noun, a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
kilt: noun, any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands.
Kiln: noun, a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
Kier: noun, a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
Kiel: noun, the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal.
KIAS
keta: noun, chum salmon.
kero: noun, a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
keas: noun, a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
Kern: noun, a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
Keos: noun, a Greek island in the Aegean, off the SE coast of the Greek mainland. 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
Kent: noun, James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.
kens: noun, knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
keno: noun, a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
Kelt: noun, a salmon that has spawned.
Keir: noun, kier.
keat: noun, keet.
Isar: noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
irks: verb (used with object), to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
kins: noun, a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
est.
ICAO
ical
Ewan: noun, a male given name, Welsh form of John.
Eton: noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
Etna: noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
etic: adjective, pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
etc.
ETAS: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
eso-
ices: noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
erst: adverb, before the present time; formerly.
Eros: noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
Erna: noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Eris: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Erin: noun, Literary. Ireland.
Erik: noun, a male given name.
Eric: noun, Eric the Red.
eons: noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Ice.
ikat: noun, a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
Ire.
int.
IRAS: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Irak: noun, Iraq.
Iowa: noun, a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Capital: Des Moines. Abbreviation: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.
IOTA: noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
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 = .
Iona: noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
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.
intl
ins.
ikon: noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
inro: noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
inks: noun, a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
Inca: noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
Inc.
inae
Ilse: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
ilks: noun, family, class, or kind:
Ilka: adjective, every; each.
ile-
kino: noun, (in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
kirn: noun, a churn.
enow: adjective, adverb, enough.
Leis: noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
LEST: conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
leks: noun, a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
LEAS: noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
Leto: noun, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
Lear: noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
Lean: noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
leak: noun, an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
lea.
lawn: noun, a stretch of open, grass-covered land, especially one closely mowed, as near a house, on an estate, or in a park.
lats: noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
late: Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
Lat.
Leta: noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
Liao: noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
lase: verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
lino: noun, linoleum.
lit.
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:
Lise: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
LISA: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Lira: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
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.
lint: noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Lins: noun, a city in E Brazil.
Link: noun, one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
liar: noun, a person who tells lies.
Line: noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
Lina: noun, a female given name.
lin.
like: noun, a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
lier: noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
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.
Lick: noun, a stroke of the tongue over something.
lice: noun, plural of louse.
Lias: noun, Leah (def 1).
last: noun, a person or thing that is last.
Lars: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
kirs: noun, an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
koan: noun, a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
Kore: noun, Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
Kona: noun, a southwesterly winter wind in Hawaii, often strong and bringing rain.
kolo: noun, a Serbian folk dance performed by a group arranged in a circle, with the soloists in the center.
Koln: noun, German name of Cologne.
Koli: noun, a people of low caste in northern India.
Kola: noun, kola nut.
koel: noun, any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
koas: noun, a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
Knt.
koto: noun, a Japanese musical instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.
know: noun, the fact or state of knowing; knowledge.
knot: noun, an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
knit: noun, fabric produced by knitting.
knew: noun, the fact or state of knowing; knowledge.
knar: noun, a knot on a tree or in wood.
Klan: noun, Ku Klux Klan.
kite: noun, a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
kist: noun, a coffer; a money chest.
kors: noun, homer2 .
kran: noun, a former silver coin of Iran.
Lark: noun, any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
LAIS: noun, (in medieval French literature)
Lari: noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
LARC: noun, long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
Laos: noun, a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
Laon: noun, a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
lank: adjective, (of plants) unduly long and slender:
Lani
Lane: noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
Lake: noun, a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
lair: noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
kras: noun, Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
lain: noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
laic: noun, one of the laity.
LACW
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).
lack: noun, deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
lace: noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
KWIC: adjective, of or designating an alphabetical concordance of the principal terms in a text showing every occurrence of each term surrounded by a few words of the context.
Kris: noun, creese.
Krio: noun, an English-based creole of Sierra Leone, a first language of the residents of Freetown and its environs, and a lingua franca elsewhere in the country.
Ens.
Enos: noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
lits: noun, litas.
asci: noun, plural of ascus.
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.
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.
atic
ates
Aten: noun, Aton.
Asti: noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
Asir: noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
Aser: noun, Asher (def 1).
asc-
awes: noun, an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
art.
arse: noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
Aron: noun, a male given name.
Arno: noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Arne: noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
arks: noun, (sometimes initial capital letter). Also called Noah's Ark. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Gen. 6–9.
Ark.
ARIS
ator
awns: noun, a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
Ares: noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Carl: noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
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.
Cate: noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
cat.
cast: noun, act of casting or throwing.
cask: noun, a container made and shaped like a barrel, especially one larger and stronger, for holding liquids.
CASE: noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
CART: noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Carn: noun, cairn.
cark: noun, care or worry.
cac-
CARE: noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
cane: noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
Can.
CALS: noun, a male given name, form of Calvin.
calk: noun, Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
Cal.
cake: noun, a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
Cain: noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
cack: noun, a soft-soled, heelless shoe for infants.
aril: noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
ARCO: adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
CCls
ACTS: noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
airs: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Aire
ains: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
ails: verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
aet.
aesc: noun, ash2 (def 3).
aer-
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.
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.
aits: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
acr-
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.
ACLS
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.
acc.
AWOL: noun, a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
ARCS: noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
airt: noun, a direction.
Akin: adjective, of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
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.
ance
Aoki: noun, Shuzo [shoo-zaw] /ˈʃu zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1844–1914, first Japanese ambassador to U.S., 1905–09.
A-OK: adjective, adverb, Informal. OK; perfect:
ant.
ANSI
ano-
Anil: noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
anew: adverb, over again; again; once more:
anes: adverb, once.
alts: noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
Alco
alt.
Also: adverb, in addition; too; besides; as well:
alow: adverb, below decks.
aloe: noun, any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
alk.
ALIT: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
Alis
ales: noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
Alec: noun, a herring.
caws: noun, the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
Ceil: verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
enol: noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
Cork: noun, the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
crat
cows: noun, the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
Cowl: noun, a hooded garment worn by monks.
Cote: noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
Cost: noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
cose: verb (used without object), coze.
Cort
CORN: noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
Cora: noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
Cres
Cor.
coot: noun, any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
Coos: noun, a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
coon: noun, raccoon.
cool: noun, something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
Cook: noun, a person who cooks:
conk: noun, the head.
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.
Craw: noun, the crop of a bird or insect.
crew: noun, a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together:
COLT: noun, a young male animal of the horse family.
Eisk: noun, Yeisk.
enl.
Enki: noun, a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
enc.
Elsa: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Elis: noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
Elia: noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
ELAS
elan: noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
ect-
croc: noun, crocodile.
eco-
eats: noun, eats, Informal. food.
East: noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
ears: noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
EARN: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
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.
cts.
ctr.
Crow: noun, any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.
Con.
cols: noun, Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
Cela: noun, Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
cir.
clan: noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
cite: noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
cit.
cist: noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
CISC: noun, complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
cis-
cire: noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
circ: noun, circular (def 9).
cion: noun, scion (def 2).
claw: noun, a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird.
ciao: interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
Ceto
Ceta: noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
cet-
CERN
cera: noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
cen.
Cels
clar
Clea: noun, a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
Coln: noun, former German name of Cologne.
Cock: noun, a male chicken; rooster.
Cole: noun, any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
COLA: noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
Col.
Coke: noun, the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
coir: noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
coin: noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
coil: noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
Coco: noun, coconut palm.
coca: noun, a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
Cleo: noun, a female given name.
coat: noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
coal: noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
coak: noun, (in a scarf joint) a tenon in one member fitting into a corresponding recess of the other.
clot: noun, a mass or lump.
CLOS: noun, a walled vineyard.
Cloe: noun, a female given name, form of Chloe.
clit: noun, clitoris.
Clio: noun, Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
clew: noun, clue (def 1).
lite: noun, light2 (def 36).
Cori: noun, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
role: noun, a part or character played by an actor or actress.
nots: noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
Nor.
Nora: noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
nori: noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
RATO: noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
rate: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
nos-
not-
nota: noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
Rask: noun, Rasmus Christian [ras-muh s kris-chuh n;; Danish rahs-moo s krees-tyahn] /ˈræs məs ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish ˈrɑs mʊs ˈkris tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1787–1832, Danish philologist.
note: noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
rase: verb (used with object), raze.
rant: noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
nook: noun, a corner, as in a room.
nows: noun, the present time or moment:
nowt: noun, an ox.
Rank: noun, a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
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.
raki: noun, a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
NTIA
rake: noun, an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
Rais: noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
rain: noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
rail: noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
rook: noun, a black, European crow, Corvus frugilegus, noted for its gregarious habits.
raws: noun, a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
nolo: noun, nolo contendere.
RACE: noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
Reik: noun, Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
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.
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.
Reno: noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
Rena: noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
rel.
reit: noun, real-estate investment trust.
NEWS: noun, a report of a recent event; intelligence; information:
NEWT: noun, any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
Reis: plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
Rein: noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
NICE: noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
Nick: noun, a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
Nier: noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
noir: adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
Nike: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
recs: noun, recreation.
reck: verb (used with object), Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
Nile: noun, a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
Nils: noun, nothing; naught; zero.
NIRA
real: noun, real number.
nits: noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
nock: noun, a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
Noel: noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
noes: noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
noil: noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
rack: noun, a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited:
Root: noun, a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
Nero: noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
o-os: noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
oink: noun, the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
oral: noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
RONA
ROTC: noun, a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
roto: noun, rotogravure.
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.
Oita: noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
ROTL: noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
Roti: noun, roast.
okas: noun, Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms). Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
Oost: noun, Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
Oken: noun, Lorenz (Lorenz Ockenfuss) 1779–1851, German naturalist and philosopher.
Oran: noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
okes: noun, oka1 .
Okie: noun, a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
Oona: noun, a female given name.
okra: noun, a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
ole-
rote: noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
oles: noun, a cry of “olé.”.
Olin: noun, a male given name.
olio: noun, a dish of many ingredients.
Onas: noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
Ont.
once: noun, a single occasion; one time only:
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.
oras: noun, plural of os2 .
Rosa: noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
Oslo: noun, a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
ROSE: noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
Rota: noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
owse: noun, ox.
owns: Idioms, come into one's own, to take possession of that which is due or owed one. to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
owes: verb (used with object), to be under obligation to pay or repay:
Owen: noun, Sir Richard, 1804–92, English zoologist and anatomist.
Oaks: noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
Otoe: noun, Oto.
oto-
Otis: noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
otic: adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
oast: noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
OATS: noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
oiks: noun, oaf; lout.
ocas: noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
osar: noun, plural of os3 .
orts: noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Orsk: noun, a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, on the Ural River.
oro-
Orne: noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
orlo: noun, a plinth supporting the base of a column.
Oct.
orle: noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
Orel: noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
orcs: noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Orca: noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
rest: noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
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.
lown: noun, loon2 .
Naos: noun, a temple.
look: noun, the act of looking:
rile: verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Roca: noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
Riel: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
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.
Rico: noun, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
Nair: noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
Rock: noun, a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
Rick: noun, Also, hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
Loon: noun, any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
narc: noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
nark: noun, British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
Nasi: noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Nast: noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
Loki: noun, a trickster god, born of Jotun ancestry but accepted among the Aesir as Odin's adopted brother: father of the monsters Fenrir, Hel, and the Midgard serpent, and the instigator of Balder's death.
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.
Lois: noun, a female given name.
NATS: noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
Rice: noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
Rina: noun, a female given name.
Loos: noun, Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
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.
Rise: noun, an act or instance of rising.
lows: noun, something that is low, as ground or prices:
Lowe: verb (used without object), low3 .
RITA: noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
rit.
rite: noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
Loti: noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
lote: noun, lotus.
RNAS
risk: noun, exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:
Lota: noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
lwei: noun, a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
lost: Idioms, get lost, Slang. to absent oneself: to stop being a nuisance:
RISC: noun, reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
roan: noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
riot: noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
Lose: Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
Lorn: noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
rink: noun, a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
Lore: noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
loot: noun, spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
RIAS: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
lone: adjective, being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
rocs: noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
lock: noun, a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
loci: noun, plural of locus.
Loco: noun, locoweed.
ROTS: noun, the process of rotting.
roil: verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
'roo: noun, kangaroo.
neck: noun, the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
roke: noun, a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
Neal: noun, a male given name.
Neil: noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
loca: noun, a plural of locus.
neo-
rial: noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
Neri: noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
NCTE
rets: verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
loan: noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
neat: noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.

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CRC
cow: noun, the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
Ore: noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
ROK: noun, a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
orc: noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
SEN: noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
COS: noun, romaine.
COT: noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
SEL: noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
TOW: noun, an act or instance of towing.
ARC: noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
ALS: noun, Indian mulberry.
eir
SEI: noun, sei whale.
ROA
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.
ALC
EIS
ORT: noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
ANC
Tro
ose
RNA
COO: noun, a cooing sound.
OSO
ot-
ons
ane: adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
Eck: noun, Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
oo-
ROI
CWA
OTA
Sal: noun, salt1 .
Woo: verb (used with object), to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage. Synonyms: court, pursue, chase.
ake: verb (used without object), ache.
ANI: noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
EAS: noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
eo-
ROE: noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ROC: noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
ans: noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
AKC
OOT
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.
ean
ea.
tr.
tra
eat: noun, eats, Informal. food.
Ora: noun, plural of os2 .
o-o: noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
csk
aor
ETA: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
ECA
ec-
CRS
CRT
CSA
CSC
CSO
SER: noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
CSR
CST
csw
oon
CTA
CTC
cte
ctn: plural, carton.
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.
OWI
ote
ATS: noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
RCN
CCA
CCC
RCA
CCR
awe: noun, an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
CCS: verb (used with object), to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
CCW
CEA
CEC
RCT
wen: noun, Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
raw: noun, a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
Eli: noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
CEO
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.
SAR
Wes: noun, a male given name, form of Wesley.
RAS: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
ATC
at.
caw: noun, the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
War: noun, a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
ASW
cr.
res: noun, an object or thing; matter.
cl.
Wat: noun, a Buddhist temple or monastery in Thailand or Cambodia.
CAR: noun, an automobile.
SAW: noun, a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
CWO
ct.
was: verb, 1st and 3rd person singular pt. indicative of be.
cs.
sc.
Co.
REA
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.
CAS: verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
WIT: noun, the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
Wei: noun, any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, especially one ruling a.d. 220–265 and one ruling a.d. 386–534.
cc.
ca.
REC: noun, recreation.
Ria: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
awn: noun, a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
AWL: noun, a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.
CIA
CIC
Win: noun, a victory, as in a game or horse race.
owl: noun, any of numerous, chiefly nocturnal birds of prey, of the order Strigiformes, having a broad head with large, forward-directed eyes that are usually surrounded by disks of modified feathers: many populations are diminishing owing to loss of habitat.
two: noun, a cardinal number, 1 plus 1.
ale: noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
Won: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of North and South Korea, equal to 100 chon.
CLR
CNC
CNO
CNS
ARS
own: Idioms, come into one's own, to take possession of that which is due or owed one. to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
CAI
ROT: noun, the process of rotting.
owe: verb (used with object), to be under obligation to pay or repay:
SAE
TWA: noun, a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
TSR: noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
tsk: noun, an exclamation of “tsk.”.
TSI
TSE
se-
sea: noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
OTS
San: noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
wok: noun, a large bowl-shaped pan used in cooking Chinese food.
CIE
ckw
wet: noun, something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
RAN: noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
ast
ASR
Aso: noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
ASN
ASK: noun, the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
rin: noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
Rai: noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
ASI
Rae: noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
woe: noun, grievous distress, affliction, or trouble:
ase
wae: noun, woe.
cle
wk.
Re.
CLI
RCS
clk
Clo
WAC: noun, a member of the Women's Army Corps, formerly an auxiliary of the U.S. Army.
ONR
Tor: noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
ONI
RTS
nit: noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Kit: noun, a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose:
Nil: noun, nothing; naught; zero.
kn.
nik
Tai: noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
TAE: preposition, to.
NIC: noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
Koa: noun, a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
NIA
koi: noun, any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
SLR
rtw
rte
ACS
rt.
New: noun, something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
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:
Koo: noun, (Vi Kyuin) Wellington [wee gyin] /ˈwi ˈgyɪn/ (Show IPA), (Ku Wei-chün; Gu Weijun) 1887–1985, Chinese diplomat and statesman.
kor: noun, homer2 .
NES
Kos: noun, a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
kr.
Kra: noun, Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
NEC
krs
ksi
ACK
kir: noun, an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
SLE
Sw.
Kea: noun, a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
one: noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
WRA
NSC
taw: noun, a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter.
NSA
NRC
NRA
ski: noun, one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
nr.
Kas: noun, (in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
ACT: noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
now: noun, the present time or moment:
kCi
TAR: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
TAL
TAO: noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
Skt
Ken: noun, knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
SLA
Tan: noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Ker
Kew: noun, a part of Richmond, in Greater London, England: famous botanical gardens (Kew Gardens)
ROW: noun, a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
KIA
Noe: noun, Noah (def 1).
kil
NOC
kin: noun, a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
Kwa: noun, a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Ewe, Ibo, Yoruba, and other languages of coastal West Africa.
La.
ACW
Lie: noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
STI
lei: noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
LSC
Lek: noun, a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
Len: noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
Low: noun, something that is low, as ground or prices:
LEO: noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
Ler: noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
Les
let: noun, British. a lease.
Lot: 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.
Lew: noun, a male given name, form of Lewis, Llewellyn, or Louis.
Lia: noun, Leah (def 1).
Son: noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
LST
loo: noun, a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
LON
Soo: noun, the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
Sta
St.
LOE: noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
SRI: noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Lir: noun, Ler.
Sr.
lis: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
SOW: noun, an adult female swine.
LOC
sot: noun, a drunkard.
LSI
LTA
ACE: noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
SOC: noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
RSE
Lt.
RSA
Rs.
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).
NEA
ne-
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)
NCC
Nat: noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
LAO: noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
LAR: noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
nae: adverb, no1 ; not.
ltr
NWT
Las: noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
NSW
Ar.
NCO
an.
al.
STL
stk
Law: noun, the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
LCA
LCI
LCT
ac-
TCS
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.
ICC
Ia.
ial
ian: noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
IAS
toe: noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
ICA: noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
Ain: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
tlr
tlo
TLC
SWA
TKO
ail: verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
oil: 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.
IRA: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
ick: interjection, (used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.)
ier
oik: noun, oaf; lout.
Ike: noun, Eisenhower, Dwight David.
oic
il-
ILA: noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
OES: noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
ilk: noun, family, class, or kind:
Sin: noun, transgression of divine law:
OEO
ILO
ILS
io-
ics
ina: noun, a female given name.
erk: noun, an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
elk: noun, Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
els: noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
en-
ONA: noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
sew: noun, the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
eon: noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
ait: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
EOS: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
ERA: noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
Ola
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.
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).
too: Idioms, only too. only (def 10).
ERS: noun, ervil.
AIR: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
ERT
ESA
Esc
Esk
ESL
oke: noun, oka1 .
ESR
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.
Oka: noun, Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms). Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
OIt
ETO
ETR
ETS
OIr
Kan
in.
OCS
ska: noun, a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
Is.: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISA
OSA
ise
Isl
So.
AES: noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
ISR
ist
ITA
ITC
ite
Oc.
TES: noun, ti1 .
ITO: noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
AEC
IWC
Iwo: noun, a city in SW Nigeria.
ae.
wos: noun, woe.
Kt.
TEC: noun, detective.
wot: verb, first and third person singular present of wit2 .
ka-
NWS
Kal
NWC
OCR
IRS
OTC
oar: noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
ock
ine
ink: noun, a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
OCC
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.
Oca: noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
OAT: noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
SIR: noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
IOC
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 = .
OAS
ior
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.
IOT
OAO
irk: verb (used with object), to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
IRO
SRO
TIA
TIC: noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
IRL
Ir.
AIC
OAK: noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
IRC
SIT: verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
SAC: noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.

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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.
SA
AO
SL
S.
AK
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.
RW
ln
RO
T1
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.
O.
IW
K.
KO: noun, a knockout in boxing.
K2: noun, Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
TE: noun, ti1 .
TC
NW
KC
No: noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
NL
TA: noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
t.
OE: noun, oy2 .
SN
KW
L.
LC
LI: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
LW
L1
L2
NI
NC
NA: adverb, no1 .
N.
le
LR
sk
TI: noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
CE
CW
we: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ck
RN
RI
RC
WO: noun, woe.
WL
WI
WC
w/
RA: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
R.
OW: interjection, (used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)
KI: noun, the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
E.: noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
OA
EI
er: interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
el: noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
SI: noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
LO: adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
ol
et: verb, a simple past tense of eat.
OK: noun, an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
EW: interjection, (used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
i.
ic
TN
TL
tk
wt

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