Anagrams of crystalliferous

Word crystalliferous has 3630 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of crystalliferous.

11 letter words you can make with crystalliferous

fiery-cross
noun, a burning cross, the rallying symbol of ancient Scotland and later of the Highlanders in case of war; later adopted by other organizations, including the Ku Klux Klan.
lactiferous
adjective, producing or secreting milk:
carrousels
noun, carousel.
cross-file
verb (used with or without object), to register as a candidate in the primary elections of more than one party.
oscillates
verb (used with object), to cause to move to and fro; vibrate.
cauliflory
noun, the production of flowers and fruits directly from the branches or trunks of woody or tropical plants.
saliferous
adjective, containing or producing salt:
trilocular
adjective, having three loculi, chambers, or cells.
allosteric
adjective, pertaining to regulation of the rate of an enzymatic process.
reclassify
verb (used with object), to classify anew.
crystallo-
forestalls
verb (used with object), to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance:
carrioles
noun, cariole.
foresails
noun, the lowermost sail on a foremast.
forestays
noun, a stay leading aft and upward from the stem or knightheads of a vessel to the head of the fore lower mast; the lowermost stay of a foremast.
forestall
verb (used with object), to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance:
carousels
noun, merry-go-round (def 1).
forecasts
verb (used with object), to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance:
carrousel
noun, carousel.
collarets
noun, a small ornamental collar of fur, lace, or other material, worn by women.
foliature
noun, a cluster of leaves; foliage.
fluorites
noun, a common mineral, calcium fluoride, CaF 2 , occurring in green, blue, purple, yellow, or colorless crystals, usually in cubes: the principal source of fluorine, used also as a flux in metallurgy and for ornament.
cassoulet
noun, a white-bean stew of French origin, often containing pork, mutton, garlic sausage, and preserved goose or duck.
rallyists
noun, a person who participates in automobile rallies.
flat-sour
noun, fermentation occurring in canned foods after sealing.
filatures
noun, the act of forming into threads.
strollers
noun, a person who takes a leisurely walk; saunterer.
suctorial
adjective, adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
fellatios
noun, oral stimulation of the penis, especially to orgasm.
faculties
noun, an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action:
factories
noun, a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
facetious
adjective, not meant to be taken seriously or literally:
casuistry
noun, specious, deceptive, or oversubtle reasoning, especially in questions of morality; fallacious or dishonest application of general principles; sophistry.
fortalice
noun, a small fort; an outwork.
caroluses
noun, any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.
autolysis
noun, the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.
artillery
noun, mounted projectile-firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms.
localites
noun, one who lives in a particular locality.
lilaceous
adjective, of or approaching the color lilac.
troiluses
noun, a warrior son of Priam, mentioned by Homer and Vergil and later represented as the lover of Cressida.
assertory
adjective, stated positively; affirmative:
loyalists
noun, a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
loyalties
noun, the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations.
Sertorius
noun, Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), died 72 b.c, Roman general and statesman.
scrutoire
noun, writing desk (def 1).
scrofulas
noun, primary tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands, especially those of the neck.
Isocrates
noun, 436–338 b.c, Athenian orator.
trifocals
noun, trifocals, eyeglasses with trifocal lenses.
tricresol
noun, a mixture of the three isomeric cresols.
Forrestal
noun, James Vincent, 1892–1949, U.S. financier, secretary of Defense 1947–49.
fruticose
adjective, having the form of a shrub; shrublike.
sclerotia
noun, a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
fructoses
noun, Chemistry, Pharmacology. a yellowish to white, crystalline, water-soluble, levorotatory ketose sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , sweeter than sucrose, occurring in invert sugar, honey, and a great many fruits: used in foodstuffs and in medicine chiefly in solution as an intravenous nutrient.
Froissart
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1333?–c1400, French chronicler.
callosity
noun, a callous condition.
oscillate
verb (used with object), to cause to move to and fro; vibrate.
Sterculia
noun, any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
fraileros
noun, an armchair of the Renaissance, having a leather seat and a leather back stretched between plain wooden members and having a broad front stretcher.
osculates
verb (used with object), to bring into close contact or union.
fractures
noun, the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
fractious
adjective, refractory or unruly:
sur-royal
noun, crown antler.
suricates
noun, a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
sartorius
noun, a long, flat, narrow muscle extending obliquely from the front of the hip to the inner side of the tibia, assisting in bending the hip or knee joint and in rotating the thigh outward: the longest muscle in humans.
sectorial
adjective, of or relating to a sector.
closetful
noun, an amount sufficient to fill a closet:
teocallis
noun, a ceremonial structure of the Aztecs, consisting of a truncated terraced pyramid supporting a temple.
cursorial
adjective, adapted for running, as the feet and skeleton of dogs, horses, etc.
corallite
noun, the skeleton of a single coral polyp.
coistrels
noun, a scoundrel; knave.
urostyles
noun, the fused vertebrae at the posterior end of the spinal column of some fishes and tailless amphibians.
cryolites
noun, a mineral, sodium aluminum fluoride, Na 3 AlF 6 , occurring in white masses, used as a flux in the electrolytic production of aluminum.
cloistral
adjective, of, relating to, or living in a cloister.
restorals
noun, restoration.
royalties
noun, royal persons collectively.
crossfire
noun, lines of gunfire from two or more positions or combatants crossing one another, or a single one of such lines.
reticular
adjective, having the form of a net; netlike.
furcates
adjective, forked; branching.
S-scroll
noun, an ornamental motif in the form of the letter S .
icefalls
noun, a jumbled mass of ice in a glacier.
courtesy
noun, excellence of manners or social conduct; polite behavior.
courtier
noun, a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage.
clusters
noun, a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
fruiters
noun, a cargo vessel carrying fruit.
Courtrai
noun, a city in W Belgium, on the Lys River: important medieval city.
fructose
noun, Chemistry, Pharmacology. a yellowish to white, crystalline, water-soluble, levorotatory ketose sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , sweeter than sucrose, occurring in invert sugar, honey, and a great many fruits: used in foodstuffs and in medicine chiefly in solution as an intravenous nutrient.
clotures
noun, a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
solstice
noun, Astronomy. either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point. Compare summer solstice, winter solstice. either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.
cryolite
noun, a mineral, sodium aluminum fluoride, Na 3 AlF 6 , occurring in white masses, used as a flux in the electrolytic production of aluminum.
friseurs
noun, a hairdresser.
Callisto
noun, Also, Kallisto. Classical Mythology. a nymph attendant on Artemis, punished for a love affair with Zeus by being changed into a bear and then transformed into stars as the constellation Ursa Major.
calloses
noun, callus (def 2).
coursers
noun, a person or thing that courses.
call-out
noun, an act or instance of calling out.
calluses
noun, Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
caloyers
noun, a monk of the Eastern Church.
fratries
noun, frater2 .
trefoils
noun, any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
criollas
noun, a woman or girl born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
crystall
frailero
noun, an armchair of the Renaissance, having a leather seat and a leather back stretched between plain wooden members and having a broad front stretcher.
fracturs
noun, Fraktur (def 2).
fracture
noun, the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
solitary
noun, a person who lives alone or in solitude, or avoids the society of others.
illusory
adjective, causing illusion; deceptive; misleading.
trifocal
noun, trifocals, eyeglasses with trifocal lenses.
sellouts
noun, an act or instance of selling out.
Larousse
noun, Pierre Athanase [pyer a-ta-nahz] /pyɛr a taˈnɑz/ (Show IPA), 1817–75, French grammarian, lexicographer, and encyclopedist.
coistrel
noun, a scoundrel; knave.
leucosis
noun, leukosis.
coituses
noun, sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
collyria
noun, eyewash (def 1).
Colliers
noun, a ship for carrying coal.
trousers
noun, Sometimes, trouser. Also called pants. a usually loose-fitting outer garment for the lower part of the body, having individual leg portions that reach typically to the ankle but sometimes to any of various other points from the upper leg down. Compare Bermuda shorts, breeches, knickers (def 1), short (def 29a), slacks.
trysails
noun, a triangular or quadrilateral sail having its luff hooped or otherwise bent to a mast, used for lying to or keeping a vessel headed into the wind; spencer.
colliery
noun, a coal mine, including all buildings and equipment.
security
noun, freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
seculars
noun, a layperson.
collates
verb (used with object), to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.).
literacy
noun, the quality or state of being literate, especially the ability to read and write.
literals
noun, a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
Syracuse
noun, a city in central New York.
sisterly
adjective, of, like, or befitting a sister:
soilures
noun, a stain.
coulisse
noun, a timber or the like having a groove for guiding a sliding panel.
carioles
noun, a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
Coulters
noun, colter.
Socrates
noun, 469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
yourself
pronoun, (an emphatic appositive of you or ye1. ):
auricles
noun, Anatomy. the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna. Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart. (loosely) the atrium.
societal
adjective, noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
isolates
noun, a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
lactoses
noun, Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
costrels
noun, a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
coasters
noun, a person or thing that coasts.
Lacrosse
noun, a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10-member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other's netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted pocket for catching, carrying, or throwing the ball.
systolic
adjective, (of blood pressure) indicating the maximum arterial pressure occurring during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart.
lacteous
adjective, milky; of the color of milk.
corslets
noun, corselet (def 2).
corsairs
noun, a fast ship used for piracy.
cloister
noun, a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
estriols
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
fortress
noun, a large fortified place; a fort or group of forts, often including a town; citadel.
filature
noun, the act of forming into threads.
celosias
noun, any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes. Compare cockscomb (def 3).
ferocity
noun, a ferocious quality or state; savage fierceness.
fiascoes
noun, a complete and ignominious failure.
elastics
noun, webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
stroller
noun, a person who takes a leisurely walk; saunterer.
citreous
adjective, lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
citruses
noun, any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
erratics
noun, an erratic or eccentric person.
tarsiers
noun, a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
fistulas
noun, Pathology. a narrow passage or duct formed by disease or injury, as one leading from an abscess to a free surface, or from one cavity to another.
telluric
adjective, of or relating to the earth; terrestrial.
curtsies
noun, a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
fly-rail
noun, Furniture. a horizontally swinging bracket for supporting a drop leaf.
Castries
noun, a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
tailleur
noun, a tailored or tailor-made costume for women.
fellatio
noun, oral stimulation of the penis, especially to orgasm.
floatels
noun, a boat or ship that serves as a hotel, sometimes permanently moored to a dock.
factious
adjective, given to faction; dissentious:
cyrtosis
noun, Pathology. any abnormal curvature of the spine or of the extremities.
suricate
noun, a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
Eurocrat
noun, a member of the executive and technical staff at the headquarters of the European Common Market.
surfeits
noun, excess; an excessive amount:
surfaces
noun, the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
surcoats
noun, a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
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.
suitcase
noun, a usually rectangular piece of luggage especially for carrying clothes while traveling.
factures
noun, the act, process, or manner of making anything; construction.
escolars
noun, a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
faitours
noun, impostor; fake.
fallouts
noun, the settling to the ground of airborne particles ejected into the atmosphere from the earth by explosions, eruptions, forest fires, etc., especially such settling from nuclear explosions (radioactive fallout) Compare rainout.
Cerritos
noun, a city in SW California.
farceurs
noun, a writer or director of or actor in farce.
flytiers
noun, a person who makes artificial lures for fly-fishing.
Castillo
noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Cánovas del Castillo del Rey) 1908–1984, Spanish fashion designer.
Carlisle
noun, John Griffin [grif-in] /ˈgrɪf ɪn/ (Show IPA), 1835–1910, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1883–89.
Treasury
noun, a place where the funds of the government, of a corporation, or the like are deposited, kept, and disbursed.
crustose
adjective, forming a crusty, tenaciously fixed mass that covers the surface on which it grows, as certain lichens.
carriole
noun, cariole.
forestay
noun, a stay leading aft and upward from the stem or knightheads of a vessel to the head of the fore lower mast; the lowermost stay of a foremast.
crullers
noun, a rich, light cake cut from a rolled dough and deep-fried, usually having a twisted oblong shape and sometimes topped with sugar or icing.
cruisers
noun, a person or thing that cruises.
crosstie
noun, Railroads. a tie.
carouses
noun, carousal.
foresail
noun, the lowermost sail on a foremast.
clysters
noun, an enema.
carousel
noun, merry-go-round (def 1).
crosslet
noun, a small cross, as one used as a heraldic charge.
forestry
noun, the science of planting and taking care of trees and forests.
Escurial
noun, Escorial.
crofters
noun, a person who rents and works a small farm, especially in Scotland or northern England.
curators
noun, the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
Carrolls
noun, Charles, 1737–1832, American patriot and legislator.
curtseys
noun, curtsy.
floruits
noun, he (or she) flourished: used to indicate the period during which a person flourished, especially when the exact birth and death dates are unknown. Abbreviation: fl., flor.
floaters
noun, a person or thing that floats.
trailers
noun, a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road. Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
curtails
noun, a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
literary
adjective, pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature:
florists
noun, a retailer of flowers, ornamental plants, etc.
Cassirer
noun, Ernst [urnst,, ernst] /ɜrnst,, ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1945, German philosopher.
stir-fry
noun, a dish of stir-fried meat, vegetables, etc.
cure-all
noun, panacea.
fluerics
noun, fluidics.
fluorite
noun, a common mineral, calcium fluoride, CaF 2 , occurring in green, blue, purple, yellow, or colorless crystals, usually in cubes: the principal source of fluorine, used also as a flux in metallurgy and for ornament.
teocalli
noun, a ceremonial structure of the Aztecs, consisting of a truncated terraced pyramid supporting a temple.
flurries
noun, a light, brief shower of snow.
flusters
noun, nervous excitement or confusion.
foliates
adjective, covered with or having leaves.
forecast
verb (used with object), to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance:
crosiers
noun, a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
collaret
noun, a small ornamental collar of fur, lace, or other material, worn by women.
roisters
verb (used without object), to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
Lucretia
noun, Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
relators
noun, a person who relates or tells; narrator.
scarious
adjective, thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts; chaffy.
alfresco
adverb, out-of-doors; in the open air:
rosaries
noun, Roman Catholic Church. a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade. a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation. a similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
saltiers
noun, saltire.
scrofula
noun, primary tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands, especially those of the neck.
actressy
adjective, self-consciously stagy in style or manner; exaggeratedly theatrical:
outliers
noun, something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
scouters
noun, a person who scouts.
lucifers
noun, a proud, rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who fell from heaven.
ulterior
adjective, being beyond what is seen or avowed; intentionally kept concealed:
oralists
noun, an advocate of oralism.
scullery
noun, a small room or section of a pantry in which food is cleaned, trimmed, and cut into cooking portions before being sent to the kitchen.
oculists
noun, ophthalmologist.
scurries
noun, a scurrying rush:
outflies
verb (used with object), to surpass in flying, especially in speed or distance:
outraces
verb (used with object), to race or run faster than:
rallyist
noun, a person who participates in automobile rallies.
safroles
noun, a colorless or faintly yellow liquid, C 10 H 10 O 2 , obtained from sassafras oil or the like: used chiefly in perfumery, for flavoring, and in the manufacture of soaps.
acolytes
noun, an altar attendant in public worship.
turrical
adjective, of, relating to, or resembling a turret.
outsells
verb (used with object), to exceed in volume of sales; sell more than:
roasters
noun, a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
rocaille
noun, Fine Arts. any of the fantastic ornamental, often asymmetrical, combinations characteristic of the Rococo period, consisting of rock, shell, and plant forms combined with artificial forms, esp C -curves.
sclerous
adjective, hard; firm; bony.
rustlers
noun, a cattle thief.
resistor
noun, a device designed to introduce resistance into an electric circuit.
Arcesius
noun, a son of Zeus and Euryodia, father of Laertes, and grandfather of Odysseus.
scourers
noun, a person who scours or cleanses.
royalist
noun, a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
restoral
noun, restoration.
outsails
verb (used with object), to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
raillery
noun, good-humored ridicule; banter.
Alcestis
noun, Also, Alkestis. Classical Mythology. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules.
roysters
verb (used without object), roister.
scarlets
noun, a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
scurrile
adjective, scurrilous.
refusals
noun, an act or instance of refusing.
outfalls
noun, the outlet or place of discharge of a river, drain, sewer, etc.
sautoirs
noun, a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
localite
noun, one who lives in a particular locality.
locality
noun, a place, spot, or district, with or without reference to things or persons in it or to occurrences there:
rousters
noun, roustabout (def 1).
utricles
noun, a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
arterio-
rictuses
noun, the gape of the mouth of a bird.
rotifers
noun, any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end.
loricate
adjective, covered with a lorica.
Rotifera
noun, the phylum or class comprising the rotifers.
Aloysius
noun, a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “famous warrior.”.
air-core
adjective, having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
Loyalist
noun, a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
outclass
verb (used with object), to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior:
ossature
noun, the structure or framework supporting a building or sculpture.
osculate
verb (used with object), to bring into close contact or union.
rurality
noun, rural character.
urostyle
noun, the fused vertebrae at the posterior end of the spinal column of some fishes and tailless amphibians.
uralites
noun, a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
rosulate
adjective, forming a rosette or rosettes.
rotaries
noun, a rotary device or machine.
outfaces
verb (used with object), to cause to submit by or as if by staring down; face or stare down.
saltires
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.
sacristy
noun, an apartment in or a building connected with a church or a religious house, in which the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., are kept.
refracts
verb (used with object), to subject to refraction.
realtors
outcries
noun, a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
salsify
noun, a purple-flowered, composite plant, Tragopogon porrifolius, whose root has an oyster-like flavor and is used as a culinary vegetable.
Taylors
noun, A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale) 1906–90, English historian.
elastic
noun, webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
Sallust
noun, (Caius Sallustius Crispus) 86–34 b.c, Roman historian.
estrays
noun, a person or animal that has strayed.
tallies
noun, an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
sutlers
noun, (formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
eslisor
noun, elisor.
erotica
noun, written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
talcose
adjective, containing or composed largely of talc.
tailles
noun, French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
results
noun, something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
tailors
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
erratic
noun, an erratic or eccentric person.
erotics
noun, an erotic poem.
restful
adjective, giving or conducive to rest.
retiary
adjective, using a net or any entangling device.
retails
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
Erastus
noun, Thomas [tom-uh s;; German toh-mahs] /ˈtɒm əs;; German ˈtoʊ mɑs/ (Show IPA), 1524–83, Swiss-German theologian.
Ercilla
noun, Alonso de [ah-lawn-saw th e] /ɑˈlɔn sɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1533–94, Spanish epic poet; soldier in the conquest of Chile.
escorts
noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
escolar
noun, a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
secular
noun, a layperson.
estriol
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
farcies
noun, a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
faitour
noun, impostor; fake.
fallers
noun, a person or thing that falls.
fallout
noun, the settling to the ground of airborne particles ejected into the atmosphere from the earth by explosions, eruptions, forest fires, etc., especially such settling from nuclear explosions (radioactive fallout) Compare rainout.
falsity
noun, the quality or condition of being false; incorrectness; untruthfulness; treachery.
refract
verb (used with object), to subject to refraction.
Falster
noun, an island in SE Denmark. 198 sq. mi. (513 sq. km).
falters
noun, the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
farceur
noun, a writer or director of or actor in farce.
refills
noun, a material, supply, or the like, to replace something that has been used up:
sullies
noun, Obsolete. a stain; soil.
failles
noun, a soft, transversely ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, or lightweight taffeta.
far-out
adjective, unconventional; offbeat; avant-garde.
Farrell
noun, Eileen, 1920–2002, U.S. soprano.
sulfite
noun, a salt or ester of sulfurous acid.
Fascist
noun, a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
sulfate
noun, Chemistry. a salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
fatsoes
noun, a fat person (used as a term of address).
faucets
noun, any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
sulcate
adjective, having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
recusal
noun, the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
failure
noun, an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success:
surcoat
noun, a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
re-sort
verb (used with object), to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
relicts
noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
estrous
adjective, pertaining to or involving the estrus.
estuary
noun, that part of the mouth or lower course of a river in which the river's current meets the sea's tide.
Surtsey
noun, an island S of and belonging to Iceland: formed by an undersea volcano 1963. About one mile (1.5 km) in diameter; about 500 feet (150 meters) high.
surreys
noun, a light, four-wheeled, two-seated carriage, with or without a top, for four persons.
surreal
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism, an artistic and literary style; surrealistic.
Etruria
noun, an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany in W Italy.
resails
verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
relucts
verb (used without object), to struggle (against something); rebel.
tarries
noun, a stay; sojourn.
eutocia
noun, normal childbirth.
refusal
noun, an act or instance of refusing.
Salters
noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
surfeit
noun, excess; an excessive amount:
surface
noun, the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
relator
noun, a person who relates or tells; narrator.
saltier
noun, saltire.
factory
noun, a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
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.
factors
noun, one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
facture
noun, the act, process, or manner of making anything; construction.
faculty
noun, an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action:
taluses
noun, the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
rillets
noun, a little rill; streamlet.
sallies
noun, a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
Rosella
noun, any of several large, colorful parakeets of the genus Platycercus, of Australia.
tylosis
noun, a bubblelike formation in the cavity of tracheids or vessels in the wood of trees, consisting of protoplasm intruded from adjacent parenchyma cells.
rostral
adjective, of or relating to a rostrum.
Coulter
noun, colter.
rosters
noun, a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
Courier
noun, a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news, important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc.
courser
noun, a person or thing that courses.
Rossiya
noun, Russian name of Russia.
Russell
noun, Bertrand (Arthur William), 3rd Earl, 1872–1970, English philosopher, mathematician, and author: Nobel Prize in literature 1950.
courses
noun, a direction or route taken or to be taken.
Roscius
noun, Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), c126–c62 b.c, Roman actor.
costers
noun, costermonger.
courtly
adverb, in a courtly manner; politely or flatteringly.
couters
noun, a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
tillers
noun, a person who tills; farmer.
Rosalie
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
craters
noun, the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
Creator
noun, a person or thing that creates.
cresols
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.
rollers
noun, a person or thing that rolls.
rustics
noun, a country person.
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.
costars
noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
crissal
adjective, of or relating to the crissum.
Roulers
noun, a city in NW Belgium: battles 1914, 1918.
collars
noun, the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
collat.
collate
verb (used with object), to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.).
routers
noun, any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
collets
noun, a collar or enclosing band.
Collier
noun, a ship for carrying coal.
rouster
noun, roustabout (def 1).
Roussel
noun, Albert (Charles Paul Mari) [al-ber sharl pawl ma-ree] /alˈbɛr ʃarl pɔl maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, French composer.
colters
noun, a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
colures
noun, either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
corslet
noun, corselet (def 2).
Corelli
noun, Arcangelo [ahr-kahn-je-law] /ɑrˈkɑn dʒɛˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1653–1713, Italian violinist and composer.
Coryate
noun, Thomas, 1577–1617, English traveler and author.
Coryell
noun, John Russell, 1848–1924, U.S. author of detective and adventure stories.
Corliss
noun, George Henry, 1817–88, U.S. engineer and inventor.
corrals
noun, an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
correl.
corsair
noun, a fast ship used for piracy.
rotifer
noun, any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end.
corsets
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.
criolla
noun, a woman or girl born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
Crystal
noun, a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice.
tarsier
noun, a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
sailers
noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
safrole
noun, a colorless or faintly yellow liquid, C 10 H 10 O 2 , obtained from sassafras oil or the like: used chiefly in perfumery, for flavoring, and in the manufacture of soaps.
curiosa
plural noun, books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
curites
noun, a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
curlers
noun, a person or thing that curls.
cursory
adjective, going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial:
curtail
noun, a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
riflery
noun, the art, practice, or sport of shooting at targets with rifles.
curtals
noun, a 16th-century bassoon.
curtsey
noun, curtsy.
sailors
noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
curates
noun, Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
cutlass
noun, a short, heavy, slightly curved sword with a single cutting edge, formerly used by sailors.
cutlery
noun, cutting instruments collectively, especially knives for cutting food.
cutlers
noun, a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
earfuls
noun, an outpouring of oral information or advice, especially when given without solicitation.
tearful
adjective, full of tears; weeping.
eclairs
noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
ecstasy
noun, rapturous delight.
rialtos
noun, an exchange or mart.
sallets
noun, a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
curator
noun, the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
curares
noun, a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
royster
verb (used without object), roister.
cruelty
noun, the state or quality of being cruel.
roister
verb (used without object), to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
Croesus
noun, died 546 b.c, king of Lydia 560–546: noted for his great wealth.
rustler
noun, a cattle thief.
crofter
noun, a person who rents and works a small farm, especially in Scotland or northern England.
crosier
noun, a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
rustles
noun, the sound made by anything that rustles:
rutiles
noun, a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
crossly
adverb, in a cross or angry manner.
roaster
noun, a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
cruiser
noun, a person or thing that cruises.
cullies
noun, Archaic. a dupe.
cruises
noun, the act of cruising.
cruller
noun, a rich, light cake cut from a rolled dough and deep-fried, usually having a twisted oblong shape and sometimes topped with sugar or icing.
rituals
noun, an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
crustal
adjective, of or relating to a crust, as of the earth.
rissole
noun, a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
terrify
verb (used with object), to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
cuestas
noun, a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
cuirass
noun, Also called corselet. defensive armor for the torso comprising a breastplate and backplate, originally made of leather.
cullets
noun, broken or waste glass suitable for remelting.
rectory
noun, a rector's house; parsonage.
Realtor
rectify
verb (used with object), to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct:
solates
verb (used with object), to change from a gel to a sol.
oculist
noun, ophthalmologist.
sorcery
noun, the art, practices, or spells of a person who is supposed to exercise supernatural powers through the aid of evil spirits; black magic; witchery.
icterus
noun, jaundice (def 1).
oculars
noun, Optics. eyepiece.
ictuses
noun, Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
solutes
noun, the substance dissolved in a given solution.
scorify
verb (used with object), to subject to scorification.
Sollars
noun, solar2 .
ocellus
noun, a type of simple eye common to invertebrates, consisting of retinal cells, pigments, and nerve fibers.
ocellar
adjective, pertaining to an ocellus.
sorites
noun, a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
solaces
noun, comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
scoters
noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
scotias
noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
soilure
noun, a stain.
ill-use
noun, Also, ill-usage. bad, unjust, or cruel treatment.
scourer
noun, a person who scours or cleanses.
illust.
you-all
pronoun, (used in direct address to two or more persons, or to one person who represents a family, organization, etc.):
scouter
noun, a person who scouts.
icefall
noun, a jumbled mass of ice in a glacier.
sorrels
noun, light reddish-brown.
lustres
noun, the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
scleral
adjective, sclerotic (def 1).
stellar
adjective, of or relating to the stars; consisting of stars.
frescos
noun, Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture. Compare fresco secco.
stearo-
oralist
noun, an advocate of oralism.
stearic
adjective, of or relating to suet or fat.
Curtiss
noun, Glenn Hammond, 1878–1930, U.S. inventor: pioneer in the field of aviation.
Scarlet
noun, a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
friseur
noun, a hairdresser.
scillas
noun, modern name of Scylla.
frolics
noun, merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
Ialysus
noun, an ancient Mycenaean city on the island of Rhodes.
scleras
noun, a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
sclero-
fruiter
noun, a cargo vessel carrying fruit.
oestrus
noun, estrus.
fullers
noun, a person who fulls cloth.
furcate
adjective, forked; branching.
souters
noun, a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
fustics
noun, the wood of a large, tropical American tree, Chlorophora tinctoria, of the mulberry family, yielding a light-yellow dye.
soucars
noun, a Hindu banker.
society
noun, an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
lustral
adjective, of, relating to, or employed in the lustrum, or rite of purification.
stellas
noun, a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
Liestal
noun, a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.
Leofric
noun, died 1057, earl of Mercia c1030–57 (husband of Lady Godiva).
sferics
noun, (used with a singular verb) electronic equipment for determining the position of storms by locating their accompanying atmospherics.
loiters
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
locules
noun, a small compartment or chamber, as the pollen-containing cavity within an anther.
Leuctra
noun, a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
serious
noun, that which is of importance, grave, critical, or somber:
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.
locular
adjective, having one or more locules.
serials
noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
lifters
noun, a person or thing that lifts.
lectors
noun, a lecturer in a college or university.
locates
verb (used with object), to identify or discover the place or location of:
sellout
noun, an act or instance of selling out.
lyrists
noun, a person who plays the lyre or who sings and accompanies himself or herself on the lyre.
lysates
noun, the mixture of substances formed by the lysis of cells.
listels
noun, a narrow list or fillet.
listers
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.
locales
noun, a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
Loafers
noun, a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
literal
noun, a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
sierras
noun, a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
Leclair
noun, Jean Marie [zhahn ma-ree] /ʒɑ̃ maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1697–1764, French violinist and composer.
socials
noun, a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
systole
noun, Physiology. the normal rhythmical contraction of the heart, during which the blood in the chambers is forced onward. Compare diastole.
sluices
noun, an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
lusters
noun, the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
isolate
noun, a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
slicers
noun, a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
slaters
noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
Lacoste
noun, René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
Lucifer
noun, a proud, rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who fell from heaven.
scrolls
noun, a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it:
lactose
noun, Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
lotuses
noun, a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
sifters
noun, a person or thing that sifts.
Scutari
noun, Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
larries
noun, a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
Silures
plural noun, a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
latices
noun, a plural of latex.
Laurier
noun, Sir Wilfrid [wil-frid;; French weel-freed] /ˈwɪl frɪd;; French wilˈfrid/ (Show IPA), 1841–1919, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1896–1911.
lauroyl
adjective, containing the lauroyl group.
Lautrec
noun, Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
sillers
noun, silver.
Sillery
noun, a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec.
orality
noun, the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
scarify
verb (used with object), to make scratches or superficial incisions in (the skin, a wound, etc.), as in vaccination.
recruit
noun, a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
rasures
noun, an erasure.
reality
noun, the state or quality of being real.
storeys
noun, story2 .
realist
noun, a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
stoical
adjective, impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
reactor
noun, a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
salutes
noun, Military. the special act of respect paid in saluting. the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
flytier
noun, a person who makes artificial lures for fly-fishing.
sarcous
adjective, consisting of or pertaining to flesh or skeletal muscle.
floatel
noun, a boat or ship that serves as a hotel, sometimes permanently moored to a dock.
rasters
noun, Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
fissure
noun, a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts.
floater
noun, a person or thing that floats.
Floreal
noun, (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the eighth month of the year, extending from April 20 to May 19.
florets
noun, a small flower.
florist
noun, a retailer of flowers, ornamental plants, etc.
rallies
noun, a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
rayless
adjective, lacking rays or raylike parts.
floruit
noun, he (or she) flourished: used to indicate the period during which a person flourished, especially when the exact birth and death dates are unknown. Abbreviation: fl., flor.
rafters
noun, any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
Flossie
noun, a female given name, form of Florence.
fistula
noun, Pathology. a narrow passage or duct formed by disease or injury, as one leading from an abscess to a free surface, or from one cavity to another.
fiscals
noun, (in some countries) a prosecuting attorney.
flueric
noun, fluidics.
fiascos
noun, a complete and ignominious failure.
sucrose
noun, a crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , the sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum, and forming the greater part of maple sugar; sugar.
re-coil
verb (used with or without object), to coil again.
ferrous
adjective, of or containing iron, especially in the bivalent state.
ferulas
noun, Botany. any of various plants belonging to the genus Ferula, of the parsley family, chiefly of the Mediterranean region and central Asia, generally tall and coarse with dissected leaves, many of the Asian species yielding strongly scented, medicinal gum resins.
festuca
noun, any grass of the genus Festuca, chiefly characterized by tufted blades and spikelets, comprising the fescues.
sucrase
noun, invertase.
strolls
noun, a leisurely walk; ramble; saunter:
fiacres
noun, a small horse-drawn carriage.
recital
noun, a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
recasts
noun, a recasting.
firstly
adverb, in the first place; first.
ficuses
noun, any of numerous chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, having milky sap and large, thick or stiff leaves, including the edible fig, the banyan, and many species grown as ornamentals.
recalls
noun, an act of recalling.
fiestas
noun, any festival or festive celebration.
filasse
noun, any of various vegetable fibers, other than cotton, processed for manufacture into yarn.
Sectary
noun, a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
strafes
noun, a strafing attack.
fillers
noun, a person or thing that fills:
fillets
noun, Cookery. a boneless cut or slice of meat or fish, especially the beef tenderloin. a piece of veal or other meat boned, rolled, and tied for roasting.
re-ally
verb (used with or without object), to ally again or anew.
filosus
adjective, fibratus.
racists
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.
satisfy
verb (used with object), to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to:
fraters
noun, a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
stifles
noun, (in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
Forseti
noun, the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
Forster
noun, E(dward) M(organ) 1879–1970, English novelist.
ostiary
noun, Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church. a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders. the order itself. Compare acolyte (def 2), exorcist (def 2), lector (def 2).
ossuary
noun, a place or receptacle for the bones of the dead.
forties
noun, a cardinal number, ten times four.
ossicle
noun, a small bone.
fossula
noun, a small fossa.
Ossetic
noun, the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
Fosters
noun, Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
Fourier
noun, François Marie Charles [frahn-swa ma-ree sharl] /frɑ̃ˈswa maˈri ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1772–1837, French socialist, writer, and reformer.
Forrest
noun, Edwin, 1806–72, U.S. actor.
sterols
noun, any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
Ossetia
noun, a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
fractur
noun, Fraktur (def 2).
sautoir
noun, a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
fractus
adjective, containing small, individual elements that have a ragged appearance.
frailty
noun, the quality or state of being frail.
fraises
noun, Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
oscular
adjective, pertaining to an osculum.
scalers
noun, a person or thing that scales.
ostlers
noun, hostler.
forests
noun, a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
fluoric
adjective, Chemistry. pertaining to or obtained from fluorine.
stylers
noun, a person or thing that styles.
satoris
noun, sudden enlightenment.
fluster
noun, nervous excitement or confusion.
outsell
verb (used with object), to exceed in volume of sales; sell more than:
fluters
noun, a person who makes flutings.
focuses
noun, a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity:
folates
noun, folic acid.
foliate
adjective, covered with or having leaves.
outsail
verb (used with object), to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
follies
noun, the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.
forcers
noun, a person or thing that forces.
sauries
noun, a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
outrace
verb (used with object), to race or run faster than:
outlier
noun, something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
outfall
noun, the outlet or place of discharge of a river, drain, sewer, etc.
outface
verb (used with object), to cause to submit by or as if by staring down; face or stare down.
saucers
noun, a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
ousters
noun, expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
ourself
pronoun, one's own person, individuality, etc., considered as private and apart from others:
Saucier
noun, a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
ouraris
noun, curare.
saurels
noun, any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
friarly
adjective, of or relating to friars.
stories
noun, a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
tracers
noun, a person or thing that traces.
ulsters
noun, a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
uracils
noun, Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
Austro-
cloture
noun, a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
carroty
adjective, like a carrot, as in color, flavor, or shape.
airless
adjective, lacking air.
Carroll
noun, Charles, 1737–1832, American patriot and legislator.
arrests
noun, the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
clarity
noun, clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
cerato-
trifles
noun, an article or thing of very little value.
carrels
noun, Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
carouse
noun, carousal.
Carolus
noun, any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.
cirrose
adjective, having a cirrus or cirri.
cartels
noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
uralite
noun, a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
closure
noun, the act of closing; the state of being closed.
arteri-
Aetolus
noun, son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
coaster
noun, a person or thing that coasts.
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.
caseous
adjective, of or like cheese.
coarser
adjective, of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
AFL-CIO
Cartier
noun, Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
clarify
verb (used with object), to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
auricle
noun, Anatomy. the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna. Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart. (loosely) the atrium.
coalers
noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
cluster
noun, a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
carters
noun, Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
aurists
noun, a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
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.
Carlist
noun, a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
closets
noun, a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
artless
adjective, free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:
callous
adjective, made hard; hardened.
all-out
adjective, using all one's resources; complete; total:
caloyer
noun, a monk of the Eastern Church.
tollers
noun, a person or thing that tolls.
cesuras
noun, caesura.
allures
noun, fascination; charm; appeal.
torrify
verb (used with object), torrefy.
clerisy
noun, learned persons as a class; literati; intelligentsia.
trefoil
noun, any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
tollies
noun, candle (def 1).
callose
noun, callus (def 2).
tuilles
noun, a tasset.
trellis
noun, a frame or structure of latticework; lattice.
callers
noun, a person or thing that calls.
aorists
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
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.
clearly
adverb, in a clear manner:
arouses
verb (used with object), to stir to action or strong response; excite:
cirrate
adjective, having cirri.
Ulfilas
noun, a.d. c311–c382, Christian bishop to the Goths: translated Bible into the Gothic language.
closers
noun, a person or thing that closes.
Carlyle
noun, Thomas, 1795–1881, Scottish essayist and historian.
triaryl
adjective, containing three aryl groups.
carious
adjective, having caries, as teeth; decayed.
cariole
noun, a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
certify
verb (used with object), to attest as certain; give reliable information of; confirm:
careful
adjective, cautious in one's actions:
carfuls
noun, the largest number or amount that a car can hold.
aristos
noun, aristocrat.
aristo-
turacos
noun, touraco.
Clytius
noun, (in the Iliad) a brother of Priam killed by Hercules.
clyster
noun, an enema.
torrefy
verb (used with object), to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch.
clarets
noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
torulas
noun, a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
trioses
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
acetify
verb (used with or without object), to turn into vinegar; make or become acetous.
tousles
noun, a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
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).
causeys
noun, British Dialect. a causeway.
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.
acerous
adjective, acerose1 .
castors
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.
actress
noun, a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
toilful
adjective, characterized by or involving toil; laborious; toilsome.
claires
noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
casuist
noun, an oversubtle or disingenuous reasoner, especially in questions of morality.
Castile
noun, Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
trolley
noun, trolley car.
astrol.
trailer
noun, a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road. Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
acolyte
noun, an altar attendant in public worship.
catouse
noun, New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
trysail
noun, a triangular or quadrilateral sail having its luff hooped or otherwise bent to a mast, used for lying to or keeping a vessel headed into the wind; spencer.
Troilus
noun, a warrior son of Priam, mentioned by Homer and Vergil and later represented as the lover of Cressida.
acetous
adjective, containing or producing acetic acid.
cellist
noun, a person who plays the cello.
castles
noun, a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
trouser
noun, a leg of a pair of trousers.
utricle
noun, a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
Torelli
noun, Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1650?–1708, Italian composer and violinist.
tracery
noun, ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
Utrillo
noun, Maurice [maw-rees;; French maw-rees] /mɔˈris;; French mɔˈris/ (Show IPA), 1883–1955, French painter (son of Suzanne Valadon).
ascites
noun, accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
Cassite
noun, Kassite.
Celsius
noun, Anders [ahn-ders] /ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1701–44, Swedish astronomer who devised the Celsius temperature scale.
casters
noun, a person or thing that casts.
citoles
noun, cittern.
trocars
noun, a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
cautery
noun, an escharotic substance, electric current, or hot iron used to destroy tissue.
frusta
noun, the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base.
source
noun, any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
soucar
noun, a Hindu banker.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
fruity
adjective, resembling fruit; having the taste or smell of fruit.
Furies
noun, unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like:
Calif.
trocar
noun, a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
Syriac
noun, a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.
assure
verb (used with object), to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
sorrel
noun, light reddish-brown.
triacs
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
Sisera
noun, the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
layout
noun, an arrangement or plan:
califs
noun, caliph.
caller
noun, a person or thing that calls.
astro-
Lassie
noun, a young girl; lass.
silure
plural noun, a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
Cayuse
noun, Western U.S. a horse, especially an Indian pony.
Furiae
plural noun, fury (def 3).
tressy
adjective, resembling or having tresses.
Laurie
noun, a female given name, form of Laura.
Fuseli
noun, (John) Henry (Johann Heinrich Füssli) 1741–1825, English painter, illustrator, and essayist; born in Switzerland.
lauric
adjective, of or derived from lauric acid.
Laurel
noun, Also called bay, sweet bay. a small European evergreen tree, Laurus nobilis, of the laurel family, having dark, glossy green leaves. Compare laurel family.
fusils
noun, a light flintlock musket.
sorels
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
furors
noun, a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.
Fuller
noun, a person who fulls cloth.
lately
adverb, of late; recently; not long since:
souter
noun, a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
Stacey
noun, a male or female given name.
lastly
adverb, in conclusion; in the last place; finally.
stales
adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
fustic
noun, the wood of a large, tropical American tree, Chlorophora tinctoria, of the mulberry family, yielding a light-yellow dye.
futile
adjective, incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful:
iatro-
slurry
noun, a thin mixture of an insoluble substance, as cement, clay, or coal, with a liquid, as water or oil.
layers
noun, a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
socles
noun, a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
Aussie
noun, an Australian.
itself
pronoun, a reflexive form of it1 :
softie
noun, softy.
stalls
noun, a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
slates
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.
sofars
noun, a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
slicer
noun, a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
trills
noun, the act or sound of trilling.
aurist
noun, a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
Auriol
noun, Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
aurify
verb (used with object), to cause to appear golden; gild:
austr-
slices
noun, a thin, flat piece cut from something:
istles
noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
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.
social
noun, a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
ireful
adjective, full of intense anger; wrathful.
Soares
noun, Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
sliest
adjective, a superlative of sly.
isotac
noun, a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
irreal
adjective, unreal.
Yseult
noun, German Ysolde [ee-zawl-duh] /iˈzɔl də/ (Show IPA). Iseult.
Iseult
noun, Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance. the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram. daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
Auster
noun, the south wind personified.
solace
noun, comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
ically
Ieyasu
noun, Iyeyasu.
sorely
adverb, in a painful manner.
Icarus
noun, Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
Sisley
noun, Alfred [al-fred] /alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1839–99, French painter.
trices
noun, a very short time; an instant:
Sister
noun, a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
triers
noun, a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
sluice
noun, an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
lacto-
solute
noun, the substance dissolved in a given solution.
triols
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
solate
verb (used with object), to change from a gel to a sol.
Atreus
noun, the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
trifle
noun, an article or thing of very little value.
sollar
noun, solar2 .
Laclos
noun, Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de [pyer ahn-brwaz frahn-swa shaw der-loh duh] /pyɛr ɑ̃ˈbrwaz frɑ̃ˈswa ʃɔ dɛrˈloʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1741–1803, French general and writer.
sitars
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
situla
noun, a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
sol-fa
noun, Music. the set of syllables, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, sung to the respective tones of the scale. All but do and ti are attributed to Guido d'Arezzo.
Slater
noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
soleus
noun, a muscle in the calf of the leg, behind the gastrocnemius muscle, that helps extend the foot forward.
Solera
noun, (especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
solely
adverb, as the only one or ones:
softas
noun, a Turkish Muslim theological student.
Fraser
noun, James Earle, 1876–1953, U.S. sculptor.
frousy
adjective, frowsy.
Cassie
noun, huisache.
flytes
noun, a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
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.
Castle
noun, a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
castes
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.
floaty
adjective, able to float; buoyant.
floats
noun, something that floats, as a raft.
Floral
noun, something, as a fabric, garment, wallpaper, or household item, having a floral pattern:
floras
noun, the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
Florey
noun, Sir Howard Walter, 1898–1968, Australian pathologist in England: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1945.
Flores
noun, flower (def 11).
floret
noun, a small flower.
Caster
noun, a person or thing that casts.
flori-
Cassel
noun, Kassel.
flirts
noun, Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
Flossy
adjective, made of or resembling floss; downy.
trails
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
floury
adjective, of, relating to, or resembling flour.
flours
noun, the finely ground meal of grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting.
flouts
noun, a disdainful, scornful, or contemptuous remark or act; insult; gibe.
Styria
noun, a province in SE Austria: formerly a duchy. 6327 sq. mi. (16,385 sq. km). Capital: Graz.
casefy
verb (used with or without object), to make or become like cheese.
fluors
flurry
noun, a light, brief shower of snow.
Caruso
noun, Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
flutey
adjective, fluty.
fluter
noun, a person who makes flutings.
cartes
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
flites
noun, a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
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.
stylus
noun, an instrument of metal, bone, or the like, used by the ancients for writing on waxed tablets, having one end pointed for incising the letters and the other end blunt for rubbing out writing and smoothing the tablet.
stours
noun, British Dialect. tumult; confusion. a storm.
traces
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
fiesta
noun, any festival or festive celebration.
Straus
noun, Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
strays
noun, a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
causes
noun, a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
filate
adjective, threadlike.
Causey
noun, British Dialect. a causeway.
filets
noun, fillet (defs 1, 10).
Filler
noun, a person or thing that fills:
fillet
noun, Cookery. a boneless cut or slice of meat or fish, especially the beef tenderloin. a piece of veal or other meat boned, rolled, and tied for roasting.
filose
adjective, threadlike.
strafe
noun, a strafing attack.
filter
noun, any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
Storrs
noun, a town in NE Connecticut.
fliers
noun, something that flies, as a bird or insect.
firsts
noun, the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
fiscal
noun, (in some countries) a prosecuting attorney.
caters
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
stores
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
Storey
noun, story2 .
flails
noun, an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
flairs
noun, a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
flares
noun, a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
stolas
noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
flatly
adverb, absolutely and without qualification:
flatus
noun, intestinal gas produced by bacterial action on waste matter in the intestines and composed primarily of hydrogen sulfide and varying amounts of methane.
Fleury
noun, André Hercule de [ahn-drey er-kyl duh] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ ɛrˈkül də/ (Show IPA), 1653–1743, French cardinal and statesman.
stoics
noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
flutes
noun, a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
stylo-
frosts
noun, a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
callus
noun, Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
carets
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
caress
noun, an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
sterol
noun, any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
steric
adjective, of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
careys
noun, male given name, form of Carew.
frails
noun, Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
fraise
noun, Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
leasts
noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
frater
noun, a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
fratry
noun, frater2 .
calory
noun, calorie.
Stella
noun, a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
fresco
noun, Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture. Compare fresco secco.
steals
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
caries
noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
friary
noun, a monastery of friars, especially those of a mendicant order.
Callot
noun, Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1592?–1635, French engraver and etcher.
friers
noun, fryer.
fryers
noun, a person or thing that fries.
frilly
adjective, covered with or marked by frills:
Frisco
noun, San Francisco.
frises
noun, a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
calli-
starry
adjective, abounding with stars:
stares
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
Calles
noun, Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
frolic
noun, merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
frosty
adjective, characterized by or producing frost; freezing; very cold:
carful
noun, the largest number or amount that a car can hold.
fouter
noun, something that has no value (used in expressions of contempt):
foetus
noun, fetus.
forcer
noun, a person or thing that forces.
stills
noun, stillness or silence:
stilly
adverb, quietly; silently.
foyers
noun, the lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house.
foists
noun, Chinese Buddhism.
Styles
noun, a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character:
folate
noun, folic acid.
Carter
noun, Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
foliar
adjective, of, relating to, or having the nature of a leaf or leaves.
cartel
noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
treasr
follis
noun, a bag of copper or bronze coins with a fixed weight, used as money of account in the later Roman Empire.
carses
noun, bottom land.
styler
noun, a person or thing that styles.
carrot
noun, a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
stifle
noun, (in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
carrys
noun, a male given name, form of Carew.
Forest
noun, a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
Carrie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
Carrel
noun, Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
forrel
noun, forel.
Carole
noun, a female given name.
Carlos
noun, Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
Fortas
noun, Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
fortes
noun, a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in: Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
fortis
noun, a fortis consonant.
fossil
noun, any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc.
Foster
noun, Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
stylar
adjective, having the shape of an ancient style; resembling a pen, pin, or peg.
caryo-
siller
noun, silver.
Collar
noun, the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
Troyes
noun, a city in and the capital of Aube, in NE France, on the Seine: truce treaty in Hundred Year's War.
Rector
noun, a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
re-act
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
salute
noun, Military. the special act of respect paid in saluting. the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
really
adverb, in reality; actually:
ultra-
realty
noun, real property or real estate.
ultras
noun, an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
recall
noun, an act of recalling.
uracil
noun, Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
recast
noun, a recasting.
recoil
noun, an act of recoiling.
Uralic
noun, a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
saltus
noun, oscillation (def 5b).
rectal
adjective, of, relating to, or for the rectum.
recti-
rectos
Ulster
noun, a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
rectus
noun, any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
recurs
verb (used without object), to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
urases
noun, urease.
refill
noun, a material, supply, or the like, to replace something that has been used up:
refits
noun, an act of refitting.
afters
urates
noun, a salt of uric acid.
afrits
noun, afreet.
saltie
noun, an ocean-going sailor.
re-lay
verb (used with object), to lay again.
relict
noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
reluct
verb (used without object), to struggle (against something); rebel.
Salter
noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
resail
verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
sarco-
ratify
verb (used with object), to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction:
resoil
verb (used with object), to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
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.
ouster
noun, expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
Allier
noun, a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
turaco
noun, touraco.
outcry
noun, a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
turco-
outfly
verb (used with object), to surpass in flying, especially in speed or distance:
outlay
noun, an expending or spending, as of money.
saucer
noun, a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
alerts
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
Alecto
noun, one of the Furies.
satyrs
noun, Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
racers
noun, a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
Raetic
noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
raters
noun, a person who makes rates or ratings.
rarity
noun, something rare, unusual, or uncommon:
ratels
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
Rasure
noun, an erasure.
rastle
verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
aisles
noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
raster
noun, Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
rassle
verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
rarely
adverb, on rare occasions; infrequently; seldom:
Rafter
noun, any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
rarefy
verb (used with object), to make rare or rarer; make less dense:
Ulfila
noun, a.d. c311–c382, Christian bishop to the Goths: translated Bible into the Gothic language.
raises
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
Sartre
noun, Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
tussle
noun, a rough physical contest or struggle; scuffle.
tussal
adjective, pertaining to tussis.
resist
noun, a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
resort
noun, a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
ousels
noun, ouzel.
rosets
noun, resin; rosin.
royale
noun, custard cut into shapes and used as a garnish in soups.
Royall
noun, Anne Newport, 1769–1854, U.S. writer, newspaper publisher, and reformer.
royals
noun, Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
acious
rustle
noun, the sound made by anything that rustles:
rustic
noun, a country person.
roller
noun, a person or thing that rolls.
Russo-
rosace
noun, rosette (def 3).
Rosary
noun, Roman Catholic Church. a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade. a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation. a similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
aceto-
Russia
noun, Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
Roseau
noun, a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
acetyl
adjective, containing the acetyl group.
russet
noun, yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
across
adverb, from one side to another.
rulers
noun, a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
routes
noun, a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
router
noun, any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
Ruyter
noun, Michel Adriaanssoon de [Dutch mi-khuh l ah-dree-ahn-soon duh] /Dutch ˈmɪ xəl ˌɑ driˈɑn sun də/ (Show IPA), 1607–76, Dutch admiral.
rousts
verb (used with object), to rout, as from a place:
rouses
noun, a rousing.
Uticas
noun, an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
utero-
rosily
adverb, with a rosy color.
Rotary
noun, a rotary device or machine.
aceous
rostra
noun, a plural of rostrum.
roster
noun, a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
Rosser
noun, a logger who peels the bark from, and often smooths one side of, a log so that it may be dragged easily.
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
rutile
noun, a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
roasts
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.
uretic
adjective, of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
say-so
noun, one's personal statement or assertion.
result
noun, something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
retail
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
aerify
verb (used with object), to aerate.
retral
adjective, at or toward the back; posterior.
retro-
salols
noun, a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
urials
noun, a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
Aeolus
noun, the ruler of the winds.
sallet
noun, a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
Salyut
noun, one of a series of Soviet earth-orbiting space stations, first launched in 1971.
salify
verb (used with object), to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
Aeolis
noun, an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
Rialto
noun, an exchange or mart.
Aeolic
noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
ricers
noun, an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
sacro-
saices
noun, syce.
r-less
adjective, r-dropping.
ritual
noun, an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
safety
noun, the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
risers
noun, a person who rises, especially from bed:
acuity
noun, sharpness; acuteness; keenness:
rillet
noun, a little rill; streamlet.
Sayers
noun, Dorothy L(eigh) 1893–1957, English novelist, essayist, and dramatist.
rictus
noun, the gape of the mouth of a bird.
sayest
verb, 2nd person singular of say1 .
riyals
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
sailer
noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
rifles
noun, a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
acutes
noun, the acute accent.
sailor
noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
sauces
noun, any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
Allies
noun, plural of ally.
lector
noun, a lecturer in a college or university.
locule
noun, a small compartment or chamber, as the pollen-containing cavity within an anther.
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.
ascots
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.
truces
noun, a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
liters
noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
litres
noun, liter.
sector
noun, Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
loafer
noun, a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
locale
noun, a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
artful
adjective, slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky:
locals
noun, a local train, bus, etc.
locate
verb (used with object), to identify or discover the place or location of:
Locris
noun, either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
artery
noun, Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
artels
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
lisles
noun, knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
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.
Louise
noun, Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
louies
noun, looie.
scutes
noun, a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
losers
noun, a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
losels
noun, a worthless person; scoundrel.
Lorrie
noun, a female given name, form of Laura.
trulls
noun, a prostitute; strumpet.
locust
noun, Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
lorica
noun, Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
Searcy
noun, a city in central Arkansas.
Lolita
noun, (italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
loiter
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
Loiret
noun, a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
trullo
noun, a dwelling of the Apulia region of Italy, roofed with conical constructions of corbeled dry masonry.
listel
noun, a narrow list or fillet.
Lysias
noun, c450–c380 b.c, Athenian orator.
arrest
noun, the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
serous
adjective, resembling serum; of a watery nature.
assort
verb (used with object), to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
sifter
noun, a person or thing that sifts.
siesta
noun, a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
assoil
verb (used with object), to absolve; acquit; pardon.
Sierra
noun, a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
assoc.
Assiut
noun, Asyut.
lessor
noun, a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
Seurat
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
setula
noun, a short, blunt seta.
Assyr.
Leucas
noun, Levkas.
leuco-
assert
Idioms, assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
serosa
noun, Embryology, Zoology. the chorion. a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
aseity
noun, existence originating from and having no source other than itself.
seracs
noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
lysate
noun, the mixture of substances formed by the lysis of cells.
Li-sao
noun, a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
lyrist
noun, a person who plays the lyre or who sings and accompanies himself or herself on the lyre.
lyrics
noun, a lyric poem.
trolly
noun, trolley.
lyrate
adjective, Botany. (of a pinnate leaf) divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.
lifter
noun, a person or thing that lifts.
lyases
noun, any of various enzymes, as decarboxylase, that catalyze reactions involving the formation of or addition to a double bond.
serais
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
strife
noun, vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
Lieut.
serial
noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
serifs
noun, a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
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.
louses
noun, any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
scurry
noun, a scurrying rush:
ourari
noun, curare.
scalls
noun, dandruff.
Scylla
noun, Modern name Scilla. a rock in the Strait of Messina off the S coast of Italy.
oillet
noun, eyelet (def 5).
Scilla
noun, modern name of Scylla.
oyster
noun, any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
scato-
scarts
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
scarry
adjective, marked with the scars of wounds.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
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.
Tulear
noun, a city on SW Madagascar.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
scarfs
noun, a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
scares
noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
oriels
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
Scales
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.
Tulare
noun, a city in central California.
Aloeus
noun, a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
saurel
noun, any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
allots
verb (used with object), to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
Ostler
noun, hostler.
osteal
adjective, osseous.
allure
noun, fascination; charm; appeal.
ossify
verb (used with object), to convert into or cause to harden like bone.
sautes
noun, a dish of sautéed food.
Ortler
noun, a range of the Alps in N Italy.
osiers
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
Osetic
adjective, noun, Ossetic.
tulles
noun, a thin, fine, machine-made net of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk.
alters
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
oscars
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
scaler
noun, a person or thing that scales.
oilers
noun, a person or thing that oils.
scler-
scurfs
noun, the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin.
lustre
noun, the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
scurfy
adjective, resembling, producing, or covered with or as if with scurf.
sculls
noun, an oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
scrota
noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
arouse
verb (used with object), to stir to action or strong response; excite:
Lucias
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
Arliss
noun, George, 1868–1946, English actor.
Lucite
lucres
noun, monetary reward or gain; money.
scroll
noun, a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it:
luetic
adjective, syphilitic.
Lurcat
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
scries
verb (used without object), to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
luster
noun, the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
arises
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
luteal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving the corpus luteum.
sclera
noun, a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
Scotia
noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
tuille
noun, a tasset.
ocular
noun, Optics. eyepiece.
scores
noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
scoria
noun, Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
ariels
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
Scoter
noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
luteo-
tsuris
noun, trouble; woe.
Scotus
noun, John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
Scouse
noun, a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
scouts
noun, a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
lutose
adjective, covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
lifers
noun, a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
scours
noun, the act of scouring.
ficoes
noun, fig1 (def 4).
curite
noun, a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
curios
noun, any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
talers
noun, thaler.
fairly
adverb, in a fair manner; justly or honestly; impartially.
crasis
noun, composition; constitution; makeup.
crayer
noun, a small sailing vessel formerly used in trade along the coasts of western Europe.
toluic
adjective, of or derived from toluic acid.
crafts
noun, an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
cestas
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.
crafty
adjective, skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
clause
noun, Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
faller
noun, a person or thing that falls.
certif
elytra
noun, plural of elytron.
Elissa
noun, Phoenician name of Dido.
Ellora
noun, a village in S central India: important Hindu archaeological site.
faille
noun, a soft, transversely ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, or lightweight taffeta.
couter
noun, a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
Cetura
noun, Keturah.
Cleary
noun, Beverly, born 1916, U.S. author.
Creusa
noun, the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
crests
noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
Toluca
noun, a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
Factor
noun, one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
Cressy
noun, Crécy (def 1).
curets
noun, a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
Crater
noun, the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
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.
cresyl
adjective, tolyl.
Tiller
noun, a person who tills; farmer.
cesura
noun, caesura.
creasy
adjective, full of creases.
cestus
noun, a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
crates
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
coutil
noun, a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
falsie
noun, either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance.
criers
noun, a person who cries.
sulfas
noun, sulfa drug.
touses
noun, a commotion; rumpus.
ceorls
noun, churl (def 4).
costly
adjective, costing much; expensive; high in price:
Tallis
noun, Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
Tallys
noun, Thomas, Tallis, Thomas.
coasts
noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
Coster
noun, costermonger.
cotula
noun, (in prescriptions) a measure.
cursor
noun, Digital Technology. a movable, sometimes blinking, symbol that indicates the position on a display screen where the next character entered from the keyboard will appear, or where user action is needed.
COSTAR
noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
costal
adjective, Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
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.
cossie
noun, a bathing suit; bathers.
cosset
noun, a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
fasces
noun, a bundle of rods containing an ax with the blade projecting, borne before Roman magistrates as an emblem of official power.
curses
noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
Curley
noun, James M(ichael) 1874–1958, U.S. politician.
clasts
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.
courts
noun, Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
cerous
adjective, containing trivalent cerium.
falter
noun, the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
clouts
noun, a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
curler
noun, a person or thing that curls.
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.
coaler
noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
coulis
noun, a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
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.
course
noun, a direction or route taken or to be taken.
Currie
noun, East Indian Cookery. a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice.
Elyria
noun, a city in N Ohio.
Farley
noun, James A(loysius) 1888–1976, U.S. political leader.
cerat-
coarse
adjective, composed of relatively large parts or particles:
facile
adjective, moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality:
facies
noun, general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
fatsos
noun, a fat person (used as a term of address).
taille
noun, French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
estocs
noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
estray
noun, a person or animal that has strayed.
estral
adjective, estrous.
Terris
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
clysis
noun, the administration of an enema.
cysti-
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
cruise
noun, the act of cruising.
cueist
noun, a billiard player.
tilers
noun, a person who lays tiles.
cysto-
estrus
noun, Also, estrum [es-truh m] /ˈɛs trəm/ (Show IPA), oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
cuesta
noun, a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
erotic
noun, an erotic poem.
croute
noun, crust.
cruets
noun, a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
clifts
noun, cliff.
Toller
noun, a person or thing that tolls.
tilery
noun, a factory or kiln for making tiles.
Escaut
noun, French name of Scheldt.
crusty
adjective, having a crisp or thick crust:
eructs
verb (used with or without object), to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
Crusoe
noun, Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
escort
noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
cirrus
noun, Meteorology. a cloud of a class characterized by thin white filaments or narrow bands and a composition of ice crystals: of high altitude, about 20,000–40,000 feet (6000–12,000 meters). a cirriform cloud.
sutras
noun, Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
teslas
noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
crural
adjective, of or relating to the leg or the hind limb.
C-star
noun, carbon star.
cruors
noun, coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
ticals
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
cirro-
sutler
noun, (formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
Cletus
noun, Anacletus.
Crouse
noun, Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
clites
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
curate
noun, Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
closes
noun, the act of closing.
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.
torses
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.
closer
noun, a person or thing that closes.
Crista
noun, a crest or ridge.
torula
noun, a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
cryst.
surety
noun, security against loss or damage or for the fulfillment of an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.; a pledge, guaranty, or bond.
cleats
noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
surely
adverb, firmly; unerringly; without missing, slipping, etc.
closet
noun, a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
facers
noun, a person or thing that faces.
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
Curare
noun, a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
clears
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
facets
noun, one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
cullis
noun, a gutter, as at the eaves of a roof.
cullet
noun, broken or waste glass suitable for remelting.
cuisse
noun, a piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh.
surras
noun, an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
cross-
tolyls
adjective, containing a tolyl group; cresyl.
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.
Torrey
noun, John, 1796–1873, U.S. botanist and chemist.
Surrey
noun, a light, four-wheeled, two-seated carriage, with or without a top, for four persons.
terras
noun, earth; land.
cyesis
noun, pregnancy.
Cloris
noun, a male or female given name.
Crosse
noun, a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
crores
noun, (in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
culets
noun, Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
Tailor
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
crofts
noun, a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
Taylor
noun, A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale) 1906–90, English historian.
Erfurt
noun, a city in and the capital of Thuringia, in central Germany.
Cosyra
noun, ancient name of Pantelleria.
sultry
adjective, oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering:
fauces
noun, Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx.
corita
noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
ferro-
clares
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
tassel
noun, a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
claret
noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
faucet
noun, any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
Cutler
noun, a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
ferri-
ferous
Tarsus
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of the proximal segment of the foot; the bones between the tibia and the metatarsus, contributing to the construction of the ankle joint.
cutesy
adjective, forcedly and consciously cute; coyly mannered:
tarso-
ferity
noun, a wild, untamed, or uncultivated state.
ferias
noun, Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
Citrus
noun, any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
corers
noun, a person or thing that cores.
cuteys
noun, cutie.
Tellus
noun, an ancient Roman goddess of the earth, marriage, and fertility, identified with the Greek goddess Gaea.
felsic
adjective, (of rocks) consisting chiefly of feldspars, feldspathoids, quartz, and other light-colored minerals.
custos
noun, (italics) Latin. a custodian.
corral
noun, an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
Custer
noun, George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
toiles
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
Corrie
noun, a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
fellas
noun, fellow.
feists
noun, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
feisty
adjective, full of animation, energy, or courage; spirited; spunky; plucky:
fecula
noun, fecal matter, especially of insects.
corses
noun, corpse.
Ferrol
noun, El Ferrol.
cellos
noun, the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
saults
noun, a waterfall or rapid.
eclair
noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
colies
noun, any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
tissue
noun, Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
stroys
verb (used with object), to destroy.
stroll
noun, a leisurely walk; ramble; saunter:
easily
adverb, in an easy manner; with ease; without trouble:
Coleus
noun, any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
tracer
noun, a person or thing that traces.
fiasco
noun, a complete and ignominious failure.
collet
noun, a collar or enclosing band.
fiacre
noun, a small horse-drawn carriage.
tauro-
Collie
noun, one of a breed of dogs having a usually long, black, tan, and white or sable and white coat, raised originally in Scotland for herding sheep.
earful
noun, an outpouring of oral information or advice, especially when given without solicitation.
fetors
noun, a strong, offensive smell; stench.
ferula
noun, Botany. any of various plants belonging to the genus Ferula, of the parsley family, chiefly of the Mediterranean region and central Asia, generally tall and coarse with dissected leaves, many of the Asian species yielding strongly scented, medicinal gum resins.
Claire
noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
fetial
adjective, concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
collyr
collut
stulls
noun, a timber prop.
colter
noun, a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
coitus
noun, sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
eclats
noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
colure
noun, either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
cellar
noun, a room, or set of rooms, for the storage of food, fuel, etc., wholly or partly underground and usually beneath a building.
festal
adjective, pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
corals
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
Tassie
noun, tass.
sucres
noun, Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
curtsy
noun, a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
ferric
adjective, of or containing iron, especially in the trivalent state.
featly
adverb, suitably; appropriately.
cosies
noun, a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
Curtis
noun, Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
cosets
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.
curtal
noun, a 16th-century bassoon.
suites
noun, a number of things forming a series or set.
claros
noun, such a cigar.
class.
Coates
noun, Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
faulty
adjective, having faults or defects; imperfect.
suitor
noun, a man who courts or woos a woman.
faults
noun, a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing:
classy
adjective, of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.
fealty
noun, History/Historical. fidelity to a lord. the obligation or the engagement to be faithful to a lord, usually sworn to by a vassal.
feasts
noun, any rich or abundant meal:
celto-
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.
tousle
noun, a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
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.
Cortes
noun, (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
Loris
noun, Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
asco-
tolls
noun, a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
Terry
noun, the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
clefs
noun, a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
telia
noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
lists
noun, an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
Terri
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
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.
litas
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
lotas
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
OIcel
oiler
noun, a person or thing that oils.
oyers
noun, oyer and terminer.
clase
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.
culet
noun, Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
lites
noun, light2 (def 36).
ocul-
telly
noun, television.
tufas
noun, Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like. Compare travertine.
areo-
oecus
noun, (in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
truly
adverb, in accordance with fact or truth; truthfully.
score
noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
arcus
noun, a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
Truro
noun, a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.
Lotus
noun, a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
truce
noun, a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
lotic
adjective, pertaining to or living in flowing water.
telic
adjective, Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
scuta
noun, plural of scutum.
Lorry
noun, Chiefly British. a motor truck, especially a large one.
ofays
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a white person.
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.
OFris
noun, the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
Ascus
noun, the sac in ascomycetes in which the sexual spores are formed.
seifs
noun, a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
curst
noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
alure
noun, a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
Sella
noun, Zillah.
tears
Altus
noun, a city in SW Oklahoma.
loser
noun, a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
loses
Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
orals
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
tules
noun, either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
scary
adjective, causing fright or alarm.
oracy
noun, the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
Orcas
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
teary
adjective, of or like tears.
scarf
noun, a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
Orcus
noun, the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
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.
scare
noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
orial
lyric
noun, a lyric poem.
Oriel
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
orale
noun, fanon (def 2).
lossy
adjective, (of a material or transmission line) causing appreciable loss or dissipation of energy.
sceat
noun, a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
scat-
seals
noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
scute
noun, a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
cleft
noun, a space or opening made by cleavage; a split.
scats
noun, scat singing.
lytic
adjective, of, noting, or pertaining to lysis or a lysin.
Lysol
lyso-
losel
noun, a worthless person; scoundrel.
Lisle
noun, knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
lysis
noun, Immunology, Biochemistry. the dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
selfs
noun, a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality:
Tesla
noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
self-
scart
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
oleic
adjective, pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
scuts
noun, a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
ollas
noun, a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
Early
noun, a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
Ollie
noun, a male given name, form of Oliver.
tical
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
arris
noun, a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
litre
noun, liter.
Louie
noun, looie.
curls
noun, a coil or ringlet of hair.
curio
noun, any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
Lulea
noun, a seaport in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
Arius
noun, died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
curly
adjective, curling or tending to curl:
telo-
scurf
noun, the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin.
cutey
noun, cutie.
Luray
noun, a town in N Virginia: site of Luray Caverns.
Curie
noun, a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
Curry
noun, East Indian Cookery. a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice.
truss
noun, Civil Engineering, Building Trades. any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c). any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
Curia
noun, one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
lures
noun, anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
cutes
noun, the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
louts
noun, an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
curet
noun, a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
cures
noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
Loral
adjective, of or relating to lore, knowledge, learning, etc.
Lusty
adjective, full of or characterized by healthy vigor.
lousy
Idioms, lousy with, Slang. well supplied with or filled with, often to excess:
Sears
noun, Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
lt-yr
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
Lucas
noun, George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
luces
noun, plural of lux.
Loire
noun, a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
Lucia
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
tera-
arsis
noun, Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat. Compare thesis (def 4).
Clary
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.
artel
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
loyal
adjective, faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state:
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
arses
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
locus
noun, a place; locality.
lofty
adjective, extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering:
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.
loess
noun, a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
lucre
noun, monetary reward or gain; money.
scull
noun, an oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
seats
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.
Tiler
noun, a person who lays tiles.
telos
noun, the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
Arles
noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
trull
noun, a prostitute; strumpet.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
octal
noun, octonary (def 6).
Artur
noun, a male given name.
oasis
noun, a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
lores
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
SCOTS
noun, Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland. Compare Scots Gaelic.
claro
noun, such a cigar.
oasts
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
Clare
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
culls
noun, act of culling.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
artsy
adjective, arty.
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
terr.
cleat
noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
Cully
noun, Archaic. a dupe.
Scot.
Ariel
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
ocrea
noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
tells
noun, an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
Terra
noun, earth; land.
octa-
oases
noun, a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
Louis
noun, louis d'or.
lusts
noun, intense sexual desire or appetite.
Lorca
noun, García Lorca.
clear
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
currs
verb (used without object), to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
cutie
noun, Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
cutis
noun, the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
louse
noun, any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
local
noun, a local train, bus, etc.
secos
noun, sekos.
loafs
verb (used with object), to pass idly (usually followed by away):
lours
verb (used without object), noun, lower2 .
scour
noun, the act of scouring.
Scout
noun, a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
loury
adjective, lowery.
triac
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
arils
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
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.
sect.
curse
noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
tsars
noun, czar.
Louys
noun, Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1870–1925, French poet and novelist.
Oriya
noun, an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
Alice
noun, a city in S Texas.
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:
Corti
noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
Sally
noun, a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
Salic
adjective, of or relating to the Salian Franks.
rials
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
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.
ricey
adjective, pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
ricer
noun, an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
tyres
noun, an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
rices
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
Uriel
noun, one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
sails
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.
riels
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
rifle
noun, a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
Costa
noun, a rib or riblike part.
tirls
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
rifts
noun, an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
riyal
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
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.
Riley
noun, James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
riles
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Corse
noun, corpse.
acute
noun, the acute accent.
rills
noun, a small rivulet or brook.
saice
noun, syce.
Coats
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
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.
ryots
noun, a peasant.
Salol
noun, a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
aeri-
riser
noun, a person who rises, especially from bed:
afoul
Idioms, run / come / fall afoul of, to become entangled with: to come into conflict with:
Salto
noun, a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
ureas
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
afros
noun, a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
Afro-
reify
verb (used with object), to convert into or regard as a concrete thing:
reifs
noun, plunder; booty; loot.
afrit
noun, afreet.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
coaly
adjective, of, resembling, or containing coal.
salty
adjective, tasting of or containing salt; saline.
Relay
noun, a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
coals
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
Afric
adjective, African.
relic
noun, a surviving memorial of something past.
toils
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
afore
adverb, preposition, conjunction, before.
tills
noun, a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
cotes
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
afire
adjective, on fire:
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
tious
costs
noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
coast
noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
restr
rests
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
Urial
noun, a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
aero-
coel-
rises
noun, an act or instance of rising.
Court
noun, Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
colat
Tyrol
noun, an alpine region in W Austria and N Italy: a former Austrian crown land.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
tyros
noun, a beginner in learning anything; novice.
Rosse
noun, William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
acet-
TOEFL
Russ.
abbreviation, Russia.
Colas
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
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.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
rural
noun, a person who lives in a rural area.
Utica
noun, an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
coirs
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
Rules
noun, a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
rotls
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
ruler
noun, a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
roues
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
Colly
noun, grime; soot.
rouse
noun, a rousing.
utile
adjective, useful.
roust
verb (used with object), to rout, as from a place:
Coles
noun, any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
Colet
noun, John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
route
noun, a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
30-30
routs
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
Coral
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
Corea
noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
actos
Corfu
noun, Ancient Corcyra. one of the Ionian Islands, off the NW coast of Greece. 229 sq. mi. (593 sq. km).
safes
noun, a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
Actor
noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
corr.
coifs
noun, a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
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.
roars
noun, a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
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.
toile
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
acro-
coils
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
rusts
noun, Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
Royal
noun, Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
coria
noun, plural of corium.
Royce
noun, Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
USSCt
roily
adjective, turbid; muddy.
roils
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
acity
USLTA
Tirol
noun, Tyrol.
cores
acyls
adjective, containing the acyl group.
Rolfe
noun, John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
Rolla
noun, a city in S central Missouri.
corer
noun, a person or thing that cores.
rolls
noun, a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
Rusty
noun, a male or female given name.
Corey
noun, Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
refl.
refit
noun, an act of refitting.
scall
noun, dandruff.
alifs
noun, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Sauls
noun, the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
alloy
noun, a substance composed of two or more metals, or of a metal or metals with a nonmetal, intimately mixed, as by fusion or electrodeposition.
ourie
adjective, shabby; dingy.
allo-
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.
Saucy
adjective, impertinent; insolent:
ousel
noun, ouzel.
ousts
verb (used with object), to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
Clite
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
Alley
noun, a passage, as through a continuous row of houses, permitting access from the street to backyards, garages, etc.
Seoul
noun, a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
Outer
adjective, situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
alist
adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
turfy
adjective, covered with or consisting of grassy turf.
cruel
adjective, willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
Alyce
noun, a female given name.
easts
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
Alfur
noun, a member of an aboriginal people of eastern Indonesia, especially of the Moluccas, whose features show both Malayan and Papuan characteristics.
Alfie
noun, a male given name, form of Alfred.
outre
adjective, passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
turfs
noun, a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
Aleut
noun, Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
Aleus
noun, a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
crore
noun, (in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
sauce
noun, any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
alert
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
tolyl
adjective, containing a tolyl group; cresyl.
satis
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
Sault
noun, a waterfall or rapid.
allot
verb (used with object), to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
Croft
noun, a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
scaly
adjective, covered with or abounding in scales or scale.
Tyler
noun, tiler (def 2).
orris
noun, an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
alto-
crust
noun, the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
ORuss
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.
OSCAR
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
alti-
cruse
noun, an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
alter
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
Tulle
noun, a thin, fine, machine-made net of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk.
Tully
noun, Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
Alost
noun, a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
Otaru
noun, a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
Osler
noun, Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
cruor
noun, coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
saute
noun, a dish of sautéed food.
aloft
adverb, high up; far above the ground.
Osset
noun, a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
Tulsa
noun, a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
ossia
conjunction, (indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
tolly
noun, candle (def 1).
Clift
noun, cliff.
oste-
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
cruet
noun, a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
saury
noun, a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
cloys
verb (used with object), to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
racer
noun, a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
urate
noun, a salt of uric acid.
crass
adjective, without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
cress
noun, any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
sarc-
react
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
airts
noun, a direction.
clots
noun, a mass or lump.
reals
noun, real number.
crate
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
Ayres
noun, air1 (def 8d).
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.
rears
Salus
noun, the ancient Roman goddess of health and prosperity: identified with the Greek goddess Hygeia.
Tilly
noun, Count Johan Tserclaes von [yoh-hahn tser-klahs fuh n] /ˈyoʊ hɑn tsɛrˈklɑs fən/ (Show IPA), 1559–1632, German general in the Thirty Years' War.
rater
noun, a person who makes rates or ratings.
Recit
ayous
noun, the wood of the obeche.
Ailey
noun, Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
craft
noun, an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
rect.
recta
noun, a plural of rectum.
clout
noun, a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
Cousy
noun, Robert Joseph ("Bob") born 1928, U.S. basketball player.
urase
noun, urease.
recur
verb (used without object), to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
Tolar
noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
salts
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.
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
crest
noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
races
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
rales
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
satyr
noun, Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
Croat
noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
alecs
noun, a herring.
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
Crius
noun, a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
sates
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.
crit.
toles
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
rafts
noun, a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
Close
noun, the act of closing.
Alcor
rails
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
rall.
ratel
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
rally
noun, a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
ulcer
noun, Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
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.
cryo-
rares
adjective, coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
Crile
noun, George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
Sarre
noun, French name of Saar.
Saros
noun, the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
rases
verb (used with object), raze.
cries
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
crier
noun, a person who cries.
aisle
noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
saris
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.
lyres
noun, a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
furry
adjective, consisting of or resembling fur:
teals
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
Cetus
noun, the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
suras
noun, any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
fails
noun, Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: a person who fails in this way.
frass
noun, insect excrement.
Cesti
noun, Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
Surat
noun, a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
frats
noun, fraternity (def 1).
ster.
faery
noun, faerie.
Toure
noun, Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
stela
noun, stele (defs 1–3).
Freya
noun, the goddess of love and fertility, sister of Frey, daughter of Njord; one of the Vanir.
fress
verb (used without object), to eat or snack, especially often or in large quantities.
calls
noun, a cry or shout.
frets
noun, an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
friar
noun, Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
Carey
noun, male given name, form of Carew.
Tosca
noun, an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
frore
adjective, frozen; frosty.
facer
noun, a person or thing that faces.
Starr
noun, Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
faces
noun, the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
Frits
noun, Ceramics. a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels. the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
facet
noun, one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
frise
noun, a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
Ceuta
noun, a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
Fris.
frill
noun, a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle.
Fries
noun, plural of fry1 .
fryer
noun, a person or thing that fries.
frier
noun, fryer.
steal
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
frays
noun, a fight, battle, or skirmish. Synonyms: altercation, combat, war, clash, encounter, set-to.
fairy
noun, (in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
torus
noun, Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
fosse
noun, a moat or defensive ditch in a fortification, usually filled with water.
touse
noun, a commotion; rumpus.
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.
Carol
noun, a song, especially of joy.
carls
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
farcy
noun, a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
fort.
farci
adjective, filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
forte
noun, a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in: Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
cero-
forty
noun, a cardinal number, ten times four.
farce
noun, a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
style
noun, a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character:
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.
fossa
noun, a pit, cavity, or depression, as in a bone.
ceros
noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
cares
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
Carie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
frail
noun, Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
fairs
noun, Archaic. something that is fair.
sural
adjective, of or relating to the calf of the leg.
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.
caret
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
Tours
noun, a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
sties
noun, a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
Cerro
noun, a hill or peak.
cert.
fours
noun, a cardinal number, three plus one.
Caryl
noun, a male or female given name.
Falls
noun, a town in NE Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River.
fouls
noun, foot rot.
styl-
Frost
noun, a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
fares
noun, the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
Yauco
noun, a city in SW Puerto Rico.
Sousa
noun, John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
sours
noun, something that is sour.
Soult
noun, Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
Cayes
noun, Les. Les Cayes.
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.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
sorus
noun, Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
sorts
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
sorry
adjective, feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.:
coll.
cires
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
iatry
Cyril
noun, Saint ("Apostle of the Slavs") a.d. 827–869, Greek missionary to the Moravians.
IATSE
sores
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
Cairo
noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
ictus
noun, Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
Solti
noun, Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
sutra
noun, Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
Yeats
noun, William Butler, 1865–1939, Irish poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1923.
yeast
noun, any of various small, single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
solus
adjective, (referring to a man) alone; by oneself (used formerly in stage directions).
Trier
noun, a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
essay
noun, a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative.
estoc
noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
soras
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
trice
noun, a very short time; an instant:
Icel.
Susie
noun, a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
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.
Sorel
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
liras
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
Cilla
noun, a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
surfs
noun, the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
stall
noun, a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
surfy
adjective, abounding with surf; forming or like surf.
treys
noun, a playing card or a die having three pips.
fruit
noun, any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
eusol
noun, an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
euros
noun, wallaroo.
Euro-
eury-
FSLIC
stale
adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
stays
noun, the act of stopping or being stopped.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
fuels
noun, combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
Stacy
noun, a male or female given name.
Fulas
noun, Fulani.
fusty
adjective, having a stale smell; moldy; musty:
etuis
noun, a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
fussy
adjective, excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details.
fusil
noun, a light flintlock musket.
surra
noun, an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
furor
noun, a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.
furls
noun, the act of furling.
surly
adjective, churlishly rude or bad-tempered: Synonyms: sullen, uncivil, brusque, irascible, splenetic, choleric, cross; grumpy, grouchy, crabby.
Caius
noun, Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
calef
Srta.
sruti
noun, the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
fulls
noun, the highest or fullest state, condition, or degree:
fully
adverb, entirely or wholly:
tress
noun, Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
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.
Forli
noun, a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
Sully
noun, Obsolete. a stain; soil.
tries
noun, plural of try.
Fleur
noun, a female given name.
fitly
adverb, in a proper or suitable manner.
trail
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
Festa
noun, a feast, festival, or holiday.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
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).
flail
noun, an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
Sucre
noun, Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
flair
noun, a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
flays
verb (used with object), to strip off the skin or outer covering of.
flare
noun, a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
Cello
noun, the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
flats
noun, something flat.
stola
noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
fleys
verb, to frighten; terrify.
ferry
noun, a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water.
fists
noun, the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
flite
noun, a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
float
noun, something that floats, as a raft.
stoas
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
flits
noun, a light, swift movement; flutter.
feral
adjective, existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
feria
noun, Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
flyte
noun, a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
Stoic
noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
flics
noun, a police officer; cop.
ferly
noun, something unusual, strange, or causing wonder or terror.
flirt
noun, Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
cells
noun, a small room, as in a convent or prison.
flies
noun, a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
flyer
noun, Textiles. a rotating device that adds twist to the slubbing or roving and winds the stock onto a spindle or bobbin in a uniform manner. a similar device for adding twist to yarn.
flier
noun, something that flies, as a bird or insect.
cater
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
Story
noun, a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
fells
noun, Lumbering. the amount of timber cut down in one season.
stull
noun, a timber prop.
stroy
verb (used with object), to destroy.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
fiery
adjective, consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire:
fyces
noun, feist.
fiats
noun, an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
ceils
verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
filar
adjective, of or relating to a thread or threads.
Celia
noun, a female given name, form of Cecilia.
Trace
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
stray
noun, a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
filet
noun, fillet (defs 1, 10).
cause
noun, a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
cella
noun, the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
caus.
cauls
noun, a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
Cates
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
firry
adjective, of or relating to the fir.
fiscs
noun, a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
RSFSR
fetal
adjective, of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
fetas
noun, a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
first
noun, the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
feti-
fires
filly
noun, a young female horse.
stour
noun, British Dialect. tumult; confusion. a storm.
fetor
noun, a strong, offensive smell; stench.
Tracy
noun, Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
fetus
noun, (used chiefly of viviparous mammals) the young of an animal in the womb or egg, especially in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation.
filos
fills
noun, a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire:
felts
noun, a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
felly
noun, felloe.
farls
noun, a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
folie
noun, madness; insanity.
Still
noun, stillness or silence:
foils
noun, Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
styli
noun, a plural of stylus.
Foist
verb (used with object), to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
fatso
noun, a fat person (used as a term of address).
sulf-
fatly
adverb, in the manner of a fat person; ponderously.
Fates
noun, something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
Foley
adjective, of or relating to motion-picture sound effects produced manually:
folia
noun, plural of folium.
sulfa
noun, sulfa drug.
fasts
noun, a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
Carte
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
folic
adjective, of or derived from folic acid.
foll.
foyer
noun, the lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house.
sulfo
adjective, containing the sulfo group; sulfonic.
Carry
noun, range, as of a gun.
Sulla
noun, (Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix) 138–78 b.c, Roman general and statesman: dictator 82–79.
faros
noun, a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
Farro
noun, emmer.
fores
noun, the forepart of anything; front.
forel
noun, a slipcase for a book.
Farsi
noun, the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
Folly
noun, the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.
fore-
carse
noun, bottom land.
ceras
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
force
noun, physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
foray
noun, a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder:
farts
noun, a flatus expelled through the anus.
ceorl
noun, churl (def 4).
fault
noun, a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing:
Celt.
abbreviation, Celtic.
suets
noun, the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
flour
noun, the finely ground meal of grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting.
Floss
noun, the cottony fiber yielded by the silk-cotton tree.
fecal
adjective, of, relating to, or being feces.
fecit
verb, he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
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.
Flory
noun, Paul John, 1910–85, U.S. chemist: pioneer in research on polymers; Nobel Prize 1974.
feist
noun, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
flout
noun, a disdainful, scornful, or contemptuous remark or act; insult; gibe.
Felis
noun, a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
fella
noun, fellow.
Flora
noun, the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
flor.
stirs
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
flocs
noun, Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
Sufis
noun, a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
Feast
noun, any rich or abundant meal:
focus
noun, a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity:
flute
noun, a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
focal
adjective, of or relating to a focus.
foals
noun, a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
fluty
adjective, having the tone and rather high pitch variation of a flute:
Faure
noun, Gabriel Urbain [ga-bree-el oor-ban] /ga briˈɛl urˈbɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1845–1924, French composer.
Faust
noun, Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1538, German magician, alchemist, and astrologer.
celts
noun, an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
carts
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
fears
noun, a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm. Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
suite
noun, a number of things forming a series or set.
treas
trass
noun, a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
flues
noun, a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
Casey
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “brave.”.
cases
noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
yells
noun, a cry uttered by yelling.
souse
noun, an act of sousing.
Leary
adjective, leery1 .
atory
Lesya
noun, any of six possible colors given to the monad, or individual soul, by its karma and being lighter or darker according to the proportion of good or evil included in the karma.
sito-
sites
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
Leros
noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
cyto-
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
Lacey
noun, a town in W Washington.
laces
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
LeRoy
noun, a male given name: from Old French, meaning “the king.”.
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.
triol
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
Elura
noun, Ellora.
sials
noun, the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
lact-
atoll
noun, a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
Elroy
noun, a male given name.
taler
noun, thaler.
tarry
noun, a stay; sojourn.
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Ellis
noun, Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
Ellas
noun, Modern Greek name of Greece.
syst.
torcs
noun, torque (def 4).
situs
noun, position; situation.
laics
noun, one of the laity.
Italy
noun, a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Capital: Rome.
Aulis
noun, a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
aulic
adjective, of or relating to a royal court.
issue
noun, the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
slier
adjective, a comparative of sly.
istle
noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
TORES
noun, a torus.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
ecto-
cites
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
Ital.
slice
noun, a thin, flat piece cut from something:
slays
noun, sley.
Ecua.
sleys
noun, the reed of a loom.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
leuc-
slaty
adjective, consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to slate.
tails
noun, tail1 (def 6).
Eolic
noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
seti-
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.
yules
noun, Christmas, or the Christmas season.
yurts
noun, a tentlike dwelling of the Mongol and Turkic peoples of central Asia, consisting of a cylindrical wall of poles in a lattice arrangement with a conical roof of poles, both covered by felt or skins.
Talys
noun, Thomas, Tallis, Thomas.
layer
noun, a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
aulos
noun, an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Elias
noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
later
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
lefts
noun, the left side or something that is on the left side.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
latry
Lefty
noun, a left-handed person.
silly
noun, Informal. a silly or foolish person:
Talos
noun, a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
talus
noun, the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
eyras
noun, a jaguarundi.
lasts
noun, a person or thing that is last.
eyrir
noun, an aluminum bronze coin of Iceland, the 100th part of a króna.
lect.
Assur
noun, the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
sylis
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
least
noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
leafy
adjective, having, abounding in, or covered with leaves or foliage:
asst.
leafs
noun, one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
Silas
noun, a male given name.
sifts
verb (used with object), to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
lears
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
silos
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
Eliot
noun, Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
lairy
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
Laris
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
SISAL
noun, Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
laity
noun, the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
Laius
noun, a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
Syria
noun, Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
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.
Sices
noun, syce.
sires
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
syces
noun, (in India) a groom; stable attendant.
Lares
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
Elisa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Tally
noun, an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
Larry
noun, a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
cytol
Eilat
noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
astr.
Leila
noun, a female given name.
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.
lases
verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
silts
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
Elyot
noun, Sir Thomas, c1490–1546, English scholar and diplomat.
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.
lasso
noun, a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
serry
verb (used with or without object), to crowd closely together.
asset
noun, a useful and desirable thing or quality:
yores
noun, Chiefly Literary. time past:
Lilac
noun, any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
yours
noun, something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
Errol
noun, a male given name.
cyst-
socle
noun, a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
youse
pronoun, you (usually used in addressing two or more people).
Auric
adjective, of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
Ficus
noun, any of numerous chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, having milky sap and large, thick or stiff leaves, including the edible fig, the banyan, and many species grown as ornamentals.
ileac
adjective, of or relating to the ileum.
troys
noun, Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
auto.
solar
noun, Informal. solar energy.
yirrs
noun, a growl or snarl, as of a dog.
lilts
noun, rhythmic swing or cadence.
liers
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
troll
noun, a song whose parts are sung in succession; a round.
eclat
noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
trois
noun, the number 3.
Sofer
noun, scribe1 (def 3).
serac
noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
softa
noun, a Turkish Muslim theological student.
Lilas
noun, creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
lifer
noun, a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
seral
adjective, of or relating to a sere.
SOFIA
noun, Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
eruct
verb (used with or without object), to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
ileo-
taels
noun, liang.
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Lifar
noun, Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
sofar
noun, a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
Lyles
noun, a male given name.
softs
noun, something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
ileus
noun, intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
taces
noun, tasset.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
soars
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
soles
noun, a plural of sol3 .
licet
Asser
noun, Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
Clair
noun, René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
Trill
noun, the act or sound of trilling.
lyase
noun, any of various enzymes, as decarboxylase, that catalyze reactions involving the formation of or addition to a double bond.
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.
slues
noun, the act of sluing.
yills
noun, ale.
lifts
noun, the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
yetis
noun, Abominable Snowman.
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.
Cyrus
noun, ("the Elder"or"the Great") c600–529 b.c, king of Persia 558?–529: founder of the Persian empire.
sero-
islet
noun, a very small island.
ectal
adjective, external; outer; on the surface of.
Lycia
noun, an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
soler
noun, Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
soils
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
Asyut
noun, a city in central Egypt, on the Nile.
cists
noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
Autry
noun, Gene, 1907–1998, U.S. actor and singer.
sluts
noun, Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
illus
tacos
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Sells
noun, an act or method of selling.
Seric
serif
noun, a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
cysts
noun, Pathology. a closed, bladderlike sac formed in animal tissues, containing fluid or semifluid matter.
Tasso
noun, Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
ecol.
sluit
noun, (in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
Cissy
noun, a female given name, form of Cecilia.
Aust.
softy
noun, a person easily stirred to sentiment or tender emotion.
tel-
rule
noun, a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
seis
noun, sei whale.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
sels
noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
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.
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.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Sufi
noun, a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
Sell
noun, an act or method of selling.
Safi
noun, a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
SEAS
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
sift
verb (used with object), to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
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.
suet
noun, the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
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.
teil
noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
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.
USRC
torc
noun, torque (def 4).
tofu
noun, a soft, bland, white cheeselike food, high in protein content, made from curdled soybean milk: used in Asian and vegetarian cookery.
sec.
USCA
user
noun, a person or thing that uses.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
Tray
noun, a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
Tyro
noun, a beginner in learning anything; novice.
Tell
noun, an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
USES
noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
USIA
USIS
TASS
noun, a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
Styr
noun, a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
secy
toil
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
STOL
noun, a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
sers
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).
Rust
noun, Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
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.
Saco
noun, a city in SW Maine.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
USTC
sics
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).
safe
noun, a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
Utes
noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
taur
str.
Utas
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
Rus.
sues
noun, Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
Sacs
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
syce
noun, (in India) a groom; stable attendant.
Tyrr
noun, Tyr.
tela
noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
Ruse
noun, a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
Secs
noun, second2 (def 2).
USSR
noun, a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow. Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
sice
noun, syce.
Seif
noun, a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
toey
adjective, touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
serf
noun, a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
USAF
noun, the permanent or regular military air force of the United States, established in 1947 as a separate service under the authority of the Department of Defense: a branch of the U.S. Army before 1947. Abbreviation: USAF.
USAR
sols
noun, the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
Urey
noun, Harold Clayton [kleyt-n] /ˈkleɪt n/ (Show IPA), 1893–1981, U.S. chemist: Nobel prize 1934.
suit
noun, a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
Sra.
sris
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
Tess
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
sofa
noun, a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
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.
Taif
noun, a city in W Saudi Arabia.
tail
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
sci.
stay
noun, the act of stopping or being stopped.
scil
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
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.
soft
noun, something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
Sat.
SASE
slut
noun, Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
slur
noun, a slurred utterance or sound.
Tula
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
ufos
noun, any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
tuis
noun, a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
SURF
noun, the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
slue
noun, the act of sluing.
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.
sloe
noun, the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
tule
noun, either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
tael
noun, liang.
slit
noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
Saul
noun, the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
sole
noun, the bottom or under surface of the foot.
Tory
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
Sola
noun, an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
Tura
noun, Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
Sol.
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.
soys
noun, soy sauce.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
saur
last
noun, a person or thing that is last.
scar
noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
taco
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Toll
noun, a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
tri-
Till
noun, a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
sots
noun, a drunkard.
Torr
noun, a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
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.
Soul
noun, the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
soil
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
Sour
noun, something that is sour.
Susa
noun, a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
tics
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
Surt
noun, the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
turf
noun, a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
Ste.
tufa
noun, Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like. Compare travertine.
uro-
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Tace
noun, tasset.
SCSI
noun, a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
uret
tils
noun, the sesame plant.
ter.
Syr.
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.
Urfa
noun, a city in SE Turkey, E of the Euphrates River: on the site of ancient Edessa.
uria
silt
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
scut
noun, a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
sals
noun, salt1 .
uric
adjective, of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
tall
adverb, in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
silo
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
Tyre
noun, an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
Troy
noun, Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
Sale
noun, the act of selling.
seal
noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
syll
Sill
noun, a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
syli
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
says
noun, what a person says or has to say.
tirl
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Sais
noun, an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
Uris
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
sirs
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
urea
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
sure
Idioms, for sure, as a certainty; surely:
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.
toss
noun, an act or instance of tossing.
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.
Tues
tole
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
Tore
noun, a torus.
Toul
noun, a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
Tour
noun, a traveling around from place to place.
SLIC
sley
noun, the reed of a loom.
ulto
Trey
noun, a playing card or a die having three pips.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
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.
slay
noun, sley.
toys
noun, an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
Ural
noun, a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
tsar
noun, czar.
situ
noun, in situ.
scr.
Sura
noun, any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
scry
verb (used without object), to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
sits
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
sur-
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.
tale
noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
tref
adjective, Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
rues
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
1080
coly
noun, any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
Clay
noun, a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
cite
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
yirr
noun, a growl or snarl, as of a dog.
yill
noun, ale.
Iyar
noun, the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
cyte
City
noun, a large or important town.
clar
cist
noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
yeti
noun, Abominable Snowman.
Clea
noun, a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
CLEF
noun, a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
Cleo
noun, a female given name.
yell
noun, a cry uttered by yelling.
yeas
noun, an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
cit.
cis-
Clio
noun, Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
ciao
interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
yous
noun, plural of you.
ious
your
noun, something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
yore
noun, Chiefly Literary. time past:
cyl.
ile-
Ilse
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
cir.
cire
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
ills
noun, an unfavorable opinion or statement:
illy
adverb, ill.
Ill.
year
noun, a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year) Compare common year, leap year.
clit
noun, clitoris.
Ceta
noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
furl
noun, the act of furling.
Col.
COLA
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
Cole
noun, any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
fut.
fuss
noun, an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle:
FUSE
noun, a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
Fury
noun, unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like:
coir
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
fur.
Fuls
noun, Fulani.
cols
noun, Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
COLT
noun, a young male animal of the horse family.
full
noun, the highest or fullest state, condition, or degree:
Cor.
coys
adjective, artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
coil
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
Cloe
noun, a female given name, form of Chloe.
clot
noun, a mass or lump.
ices
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
Ice.
ICAO
ical
cloy
verb (used with object), to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
CLOS
noun, a walled vineyard.
yare
adjective, quick; agile; lively.
coif
noun, a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
clou
noun, a major point of interest or attention.
Yalu
noun, a river in E Asia, forming part of the boundary between Manchuria and North Korea and flowing SW to the Yellow Sea. 300 miles (483 km) long.
Yale
noun, Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
Yafo
noun, Jaffa.
clue
noun, anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
coal
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
coat
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
Ceto
Ire.
corf
noun, Mining. a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc. a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
Laos
noun, a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
Lat.
LASS
noun, a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
lase
verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
Lars
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
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):
Lalo
noun, (Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
lats
noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
lays
noun, the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
LAIS
noun, (in medieval French literature)
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
laic
noun, one of the laity.
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).
cays
noun, a small low island; key.
late
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
Laue
noun, Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
lace
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
Auer
noun, Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
Leos
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
Lely
noun, Sir Peter [pee-ter;; Dutch pey-tuh r] /ˈpi tər;; Dutch ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), (Pieter van der Faes) 1618–80, Dutch painter in England.
Lela
noun, a female given name.
leys
noun, leu.
Leis
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Leif
noun, a male given name.
aur-
aut-
left
noun, the left side or something that is on the left side.
LEAS
noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
Lear
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
Aus.
Leal
adjective, loyal; true.
Leaf
noun, one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
lea.
Lacy
noun, a male given name.
Cal.
cet-
Yser
noun, a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
Ceil
verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
Cela
noun, Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
cell
noun, a small room, as in a convent or prison.
iso-
isls
Isle
noun, a small island.
Cels
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.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
yrs.
Cerf
noun, Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
Irra
noun, the Akkadian god of pestilence.
cess
noun, British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
caul
noun, a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
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.
calf
noun, the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
CASE
noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
Call
noun, a cry or shout.
CALS
noun, a male given name, form of Calvin.
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
Carl
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
Carr
noun, John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Yurt
noun, a tentlike dwelling of the Mongol and Turkic peoples of central Asia, consisting of a cylindrical wall of poles in a lattice arrangement with a conical roof of poles, both covered by felt or skins.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
Yule
noun, Christmas, or the Christmas season.
yuca
noun, cassava.
Cass
noun, Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
itol
cast
noun, act of casting or throwing.
cat.
Cate
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
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.
ator
Fall
noun, an act or instance of falling or dropping from a higher to a lower place or position.
fart
noun, a flatus expelled through the anus.
Fars
noun, a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
Faro
noun, a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
Farl
noun, a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
fare
noun, the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
cute
noun, the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
fays
noun, a fairy.
cuss
noun, curse word; oath.
Fair
noun, Archaic. something that is fair.
fail
noun, Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: a person who fails in this way.
fact
noun, something that actually exists; reality; truth:
FACS
face
noun, the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
fac.
FAST
noun, a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
fate
noun, something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
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.
feat
noun, a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
Cull
noun, act of culling.
Felt
noun, a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
fell
noun, Lumbering. the amount of timber cut down in one season.
cult
noun, a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
cur.
fec.
cure
noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
fats
noun, (used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
Fear
noun, a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm. Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
feal
adjective, Archaic. faithful; loyal.
curl
noun, a coil or ringlet of hair.
Curr
verb (used without object), to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
curs
noun, a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
Curt
noun, a male given name, form of Curtis.
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.
Eur.
FERA
Elul
noun, the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Eric
noun, Eric the Red.
eyot
noun, ait.
eous
eyra
noun, a jaguarundi.
Elsa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
errs
verb (used without object), to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
ells
noun, an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
Elli
noun, an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
Ella
noun, a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
ELAS
Elys
noun, Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
Elis
noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
eyas
noun, a nestling, usually a hawk.
efts
noun, a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
Eula
noun, End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
etui
noun, a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
easy
noun, a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
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.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
etc.
est.
EFTA
eso-
eco-
Ecru
noun, an ecru color.
ESIS
ect-
Esau
noun, a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
cule
fess
noun, an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon.
Cory
noun, a male or female given name.
Coue
noun, Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
FRCS
Coty
noun, René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
Frau
noun, a married woman; a wife.
frat
noun, fraternity (def 1).
fray
noun, a fight, battle, or skirmish. Synonyms: altercation, combat, war, clash, encounter, set-to.
frae
preposition, adverb, from.
cray
adjective, crazy.
Frey
noun, the god of peace, prosperity, and marriage: one of the Vanir, originally brought to Asgard as a hostage.
crat
Cres
Four
noun, a cardinal number, three plus one.
foul
noun, something that is foul.
Foss
noun, Lukas [loo-kuh s] /ˈlu kəs/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, U.S. pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
fora
noun, a plural of forum.
Frei
noun, Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
fret
noun, an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
fol.
Cost
noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
Cort
Fula
noun, Fulani.
fuel
noun, combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
cose
verb (used without object), coze.
cosy
noun, a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
coss
noun, kos.
frt.
Fri.
FRSS
FRSL
Frs.
froe
noun, frow.
frit
noun, Ceramics. a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels. the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
Frye
noun, (Herman) Northrop, 1912–91, Canadian literary critic and educator.
Cote
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
for.
foys
noun, Chiefly Scot. a farewell gift, feast, or drink.
fest
noun, an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
fico
noun, fig1 (def 4).
firs
noun, any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
filt
fils
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
fill
noun, a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire:
file
noun, a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
fict
fyce
noun, feist.
fist
noun, the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
FICA
ctr.
fiat
noun, an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
cts.
feta
noun, a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
cues
noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
fisc
noun, a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
FITS
noun, the manner in which a thing fits:
foil
noun, Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
FLRA
FOIA
crus
noun, the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
crut
noun, crud (def 1).
foci
noun, a plural of focus.
foal
noun, a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
flue
noun, a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
floe
noun, Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
Fla.
floc
noun, Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
flit
noun, a light, swift movement; flutter.
flic
noun, a police officer; cop.
fley
verb, to frighten; terrify.
flea
noun, any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
flat
noun, something flat.
flay
verb (used with object), to strip off the skin or outer covering of.
atry
adjective, lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
CAFE
noun, a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
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.
ails
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
OSSA
noun, plural of os1 .
otic
adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
airt
noun, a direction.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Airy
adjective, open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
ours
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
Ouse
noun, Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
oust
verb (used with object), to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
out-
outs
noun, a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
ayre
noun, air1 (def 8d).
Aire
RCAF
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
osis
racy
adjective, slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
ayes
noun, an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
Ayer
noun, Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
raft
noun, a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
rale
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
RARE
adjective, coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
AFSC
afr-
real
noun, real number.
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
ref.
oily
adverb, in an oily manner.
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
Also
adverb, in addition; too; besides; as well:
ocas
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
aloe
noun, any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
alls
noun, one's whole interest, energy, or property:
Oct.
ally
noun, a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:
all-
ofay
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a white person.
ALIT
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
Alis
alif
noun, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
oyer
noun, oyer and terminer.
ales
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
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.
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
orra
adjective, not regular or scheduled; odd:
Alco
atic
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.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
Alec
noun, a herring.
oral
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
OLLA
noun, a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
oles
noun, a cry of “olé.”.
ole-
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
Oise
noun, a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
recs
noun, recreation.
refs
noun, verb (used with or without object), referee.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
Rory
noun, a male given name.
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.
roar
noun, a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
acr-
ACLU
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.
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
rocs
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
acyl
adjective, containing the acyl group.
roil
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
role
noun, a part or character played by an actor or actress.
Rolf
noun, Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
roll
noun, a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
rort
noun, a rowdy, usually drunken party.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
Rosy
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
Ross
noun, the rough exterior of bark.
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.
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.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Roti
noun, roast.
ROTL
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
roue
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
ROUS
noun, (Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
rout
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
ARCS
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
rit.
reft
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
aet.
reif
noun, plunder; booty; loot.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
rel.
rely
verb (used without object), to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
aesc
noun, ash2 (def 3).
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.
Reus
noun, a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
aery
noun, aerie.
aer-
Acus
noun, Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
ACTS
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
ryal
noun, rose noble.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
rift
noun, an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
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.
ryot
noun, a peasant.
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.
rill
noun, a small rivulet or brook.
Ryle
noun, Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
rile
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
rifs
noun, Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
rife
adjective, of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
ryes
noun, a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
Riel
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
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.
Rice
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
ryas
noun, a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
alt.
Orly
noun, a suburb SE of Paris, France: international airport.
alts
noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
LOFT
noun, a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
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:
lit.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
lite
noun, light2 (def 36).
lyte
lits
noun, litas.
litu
noun, a plural of litas.
Llyr
noun, the father of Manawydan: corresponds to the Irish Ler.
asci
noun, plural of ascus.
loaf
noun, a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
asc-
loca
noun, a plural of locus.
loci
noun, plural of locus.
Arty
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
Lise
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Lois
noun, a female given name.
Lola
noun, a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
Lore
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
Lory
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.
Lose
Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
Loss
noun, detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
art.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
lost
Idioms, get lost, Slang. to absent oneself: to stop being a nuisance:
Lota
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
lote
noun, lotus.
Loti
noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
arr.
lour
verb (used without object), noun, lower2 .
lyse
verb (used with object), to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
LISA
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
ARIS
Lief
adverb, gladly; willingly:
ates
less
noun, a smaller amount or quantity:
LEST
conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
Asur
noun, Assur.
Leta
noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
Leto
noun, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
ASSR
Liao
noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
Lias
noun, Leah (def 1).
lice
noun, plural of louse.
asse
noun, Cape fox.
lier
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
lys-
lyes
noun, a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
lieu
noun, place; stead.
Life
noun, the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
LIFO
noun, last-in, first-out (def 1).
lift
noun, the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
Lila
noun, creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
Lyle
noun, a male given name.
Lily
noun, any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers. Compare lily family.
lilt
noun, rhythmic swing or cadence.
asis
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
Lyra
noun, Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
lyre
noun, a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
lout
noun, an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
Elia
noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
aryl
adjective, containing an aryl group.
lues
noun, syphilis.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Luce
noun, a pike, especially when fully grown.
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.
aril
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
oafs
noun, a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
oary
adjective, oarlike.
lure
noun, anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
ARCO
adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
Lucy
noun, the incomplete skeletal remains of a female hominid found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974 and classified as Australopithecus afarensis.
Lust
noun, intense sexual desire or appetite.
ays
ea.
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
tui
noun, a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
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.
TEC
noun, detective.
ASS
noun, a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
USO
USR
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.
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
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.
cf.
acy
Alf
noun, a male given name, form of Alfred.
USC
eo-
CLU
cay
noun, a small low island; key.
CAI
ACS
ELF
noun, (in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
ale
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
cl.
ct.
Co.
ARF
interjection, (used to imitate the bark of a dog).
cs.
CLR
Cut
noun, the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
ASR
cr.
USE
noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
CAF
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
ALS
noun, Indian mulberry.
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
at.
ATC
eir
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
EIS
UTC
Tro
UTE
noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
CLI
uti
Ar.
al.
Af.
ac-
ALU
AUC
Uta
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
TAU
noun, the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
trf
ca.
ec-
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.
TCS
TCA
ECA
ECF
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
eft
noun, a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
AOU
aor
ast
Clo
ECU
noun, the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
ef-
efl
ASU
ACT
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
Coy
adjective, artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
UAR
UFO
noun, any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
CRS
CRT
tra
cru
noun, (in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
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.
cfs
aye
noun, an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
AIC
CIA
CFR
UFC
Fr.
abbreviation, Father.
AFT
adverb, at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
CEF
ure
CSA
CEA
ARU
tr.
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
TSS
ALC
CFA
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
Tyr
noun, the god of strife.
COT
noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
ult
CFI
TSE
ule
noun, caucho.
COS
noun, romaine.
CFO
ARS
TSI
CFL
ur-
CEO
Ayr
noun, a seaport in SW Scotland.
UIT
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
CSF
CSO
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.
UAE
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
tue
CYO
ASI
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
CAR
noun, an automobile.
TES
noun, ti1 .
cue
noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
AEF
ctf
Cui
noun, César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
AEC
ae.
USS
TOY
noun, an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
ary
adjective, any; anyone.
USA
urs
noun, an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
Uri
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
tfr
AFS
cle
CSR
AFL
Tiu
noun, an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
AFC
Ufa
noun, a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
TLC
CST
CIE
ase
TIA
tlo
CIF
cte
TIC
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
UCR
Tu.
tlr
CAS
verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
CTA
Lir
noun, Ler.
Eli
noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
leu
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
lis
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
RSE
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).
Lif
lye
noun, a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
Lie
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
Lia
noun, Leah (def 1).
SES
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
SEI
noun, sei whale.
let
noun, British. a lease.
Sfc
Les
Ler
noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
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).
LEO
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
Ley
noun, leu.
SEL
noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
ll.
Syl
LSS
Oc.
Luo
noun, a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
SCS
ltr
LTL
LTA
LST
LSI
LOC
LSC
Lou
noun, a male given name, form of Louis.
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.
se-
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
Loy
noun, a female given name.
LOE
noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
lei
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
LCT
OSF
ISR
SLE
ity
Sly
Idioms, on the sly, secretly; furtively:
ite
ITC
ITA
ist
SLR
Ely
noun, Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
Isl
ise
ISA
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
IRS
IRO
IRL
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
IUS
LCI
Lay
noun, the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
LCF
LCA
Las
noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
LAO
noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
sis
noun, sister.
Lai
noun, (in medieval French literature)
SLA
LaF
Lae
noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
LAC
noun, a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
Lt.
LCL
La.
OSA
OTC
IRC
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.
Sal
noun, salt1 .
rya
noun, a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
RFI
RFE
RFC
RFA
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
RIF
noun, Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
Rey
noun, a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
REC
noun, recreation.
REA
SAR
RCT
RCA
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.
Rye
noun, a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
SAE
Ray
noun, a narrow beam of light.
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
RSS
rt.
rte
RTF
RTS
Rue
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
Rs.
Roy
noun, Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
ROA
ROI
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
rut
noun, a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
So.
SRO
SAC
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
oaf
noun, a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
of-
SCF
Oys
noun, a grandchild.
OIr
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.
oic
oft
adverb, often.
OFr
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
Ola
OCS
OCR
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
OAU
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
OAS
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.
OIt
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
RAF
ote
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
Re.
RCS
Sau
noun, German name of Sava.
our
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
oui
adverb, noun, yes.
OTS
OTA
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
ot-
OSS
ose
sc.
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Orr
noun, Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
ory
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
SOC
noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
uts
noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
Foy
noun, Chiefly Scot. a farewell gift, feast, or drink.
Fry
noun, a dish of something fried.
Flo
noun, a female given name, form of Florence.
STL
flu
noun, influenza.
FOE
noun, a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
Ir.
FOS
ESL
FOT
fou
adjective, drunk.
RSA
sty
noun, a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
STI
Fra
noun, a title of address for a friar or brother.
FRC
Frl
Fl.
fro
Idioms, to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
FSA
FSR
ft.
FTC
ful
noun, Fulani.
Sta
St.
SST
SSR
SSI
SSE
SSC
SSA
fly
noun, a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
FIT
noun, the manner in which a thing fits:
SRS
ETO
fo.
FAS
noun, the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
FAO
eu-
FAR
Idioms, a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
FAT
noun, any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
ETS
FCA
fcy
FCS
ETR
Sui
noun, a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
suf
Fey
adjective, British Dialect. doomed; fated to die.
Sue
noun, Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
FIR
noun, any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
ety
fer
preposition, conjunction, for.
FET
Sus
Stu
noun, a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
Fia
ESU
fic
ess
noun, the letter S, s.
fie
interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
FYI
ESR
fil
noun, fils.
FIO
ss.
Esc
ESA
yis
noun, (in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
ery
yea
noun, an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
Yeo
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
yer
yes
noun, an affirmative reply.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
yet
Idioms, as yet. as1 (def 31).
TAL
IFC
Ife
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
EOF
ify
il-
icy
adjective, made of, full of, or covered with ice:
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
ILO
ILS
soy
noun, soy sauce.
els
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
Ell
noun, an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
IOC
IOF
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
IOU
you
noun, something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
SOF
YCL
ier
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
Ia.
Sr.
TAE
preposition, to.
ERT
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
ics
IFS
noun, a supposition; uncertain possibility:
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Tay
noun, a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
ERS
noun, ervil.
ITU
yas
noun, the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Sou
noun, (formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
io-
Fay
noun, a fairy.
sot
noun, a drunkard.
ial
IAS
yar
adjective, yare (defs 1, 2).
Yao
noun, Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
err
verb (used without object), to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
SOS
noun, any call for help:
ry
SL
RU
FI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
FC
TE
noun, ti1 .
f.
noun, (Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
AU
plural, to the; at the; with the.
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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.
FA
noun, the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
SA
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
RF
t.
S.
AO
T1
RO
UT
noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
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.
ey
TC
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
yr
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
ye
pronoun, Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect. (used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things): (used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address): (used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
ly
LF
ic
SF
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
sy
noun, a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
YT
YA
noun, the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
le
CE
L2
i.
L1
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
IF
noun, a supposition; uncertain possibility:
LC
L.
Yi
noun, (in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
yl
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.
yo
interjection, (used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
cy
noun, a male given name, form of Cyrus.
Y.
TL
RI
fy
EI
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
RC
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
R.
OU
noun, a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
FE
UL
UI
SU
CU
LO
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
ol
UC
U.
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
ty
oy
noun, a grandchild.
OA
OE
noun, oy2 .
O.
LU
noun, a male or female given name, form of Lou.
LR
YU
noun, a legendary Chinese emperor who drained the land and made the mountains.
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