Anagrams of curtilage
Word curtilage has
2 exact anagrams and 593 other words
that can be made by using the letters of curtilage.
- Gericault
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noun,
(Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
- graticule
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noun,
Navigation. a network of parallels and meridians on a map or chart.
- Lucretia
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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.
- ligature
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noun,
the act of binding or tying up:
- utricle
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- Lautrec
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noun,
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
- auricle
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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.
- tegular
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a tile.
- algetic
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adjective,
pertaining to or causing pain; painful.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- curtail
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noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- Leuctra
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noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- glacier
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noun,
an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
- gracile
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adjective,
gracefully slender.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Gautier
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noun,
Théophile [tey-aw-feel] /teɪ ɔˈfil/ (Show IPA), 1811–72, French poet, novelist, and critic.
- rugate
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adjective,
wrinkle; rugose.
- reluct
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- ritual
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- Cetura
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noun,
Keturah.
- gaiter
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- cerat-
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- recti-
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- rutile
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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.
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- tegula
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noun,
(in certain insects) a scalelike lobe at the base of the forewing.
- glaire
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- augite
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noun,
a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.
- Augier
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noun,
Guillaume Victor Émile [gee-yohm veek-tawr ey-meel] /giˈyoʊm vikˈtɔr eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1820–89, French dramatist.
- tergal
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adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- regula
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noun,
(in a Doric entablature) a fillet, continuing a triglyph beneath the taenia, from which guttae are suspended.
- guitar
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noun,
a stringed musical instrument with a long, fretted neck, a flat, somewhat violinlike body, and typically six strings, which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- Lucite
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- Gaelic
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noun,
a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
- lauric
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adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- Leguia
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noun,
Augusto Bernardino [ou-goos-taw ber-nahr-th ee-naw] /aʊˈgus tɔ ˌbɛr nɑrˈði nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1932, president of Peru 1908–12, 1919–30.
- garlic
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noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- Lieut.
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- ligate
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- ligure
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noun,
a precious stone, probably the jacinth. Ex. 28:19.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- gelati
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noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- Laurie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- luetic
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adjective,
syphilitic.
- Lurcat
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- tirage
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noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- Cutler
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- curtal
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noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- curite
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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.
- curate
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- agric.
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- Tulare
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noun,
a city in central California.
- uracil
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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.
- Uralic
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noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- uretic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- triage
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- ultra-
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- Tulear
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noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- Ugarit
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noun,
an ancient city in Syria, N of Latakia, on the site of modern Ras Shamra: destroyed by an earthquake early in the 13th century b.c.; excavations have yielded tablets written in cuneiform and hieroglyphic script that reveal important information on Canaanite mythology.
- tragic
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noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- Tuareg
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noun,
a Berber or Hamitic-speaking member of the Muslim nomads of the Sahara.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Lucia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- cruel
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adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- aeri-
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- regal
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noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- eclat
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Ecua.
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- litre
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noun,
liter.
- lucre
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noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- liter
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Elgar
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noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Regt.
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- crit.
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- cruet
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Ugric
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noun,
a branch of the Uralic family of languages, consisting of Hungarian and two languages, Khanty and Mansi, spoken in western Siberia.
- ulcer
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noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- rect.
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- Lugar
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noun,
Richard G(reen) born 1932, U.S. politician: senator 1977–2013.
- Luger
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- agile
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adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- liger
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noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- cutie
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noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- aglet
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noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- Curie
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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.
- Curia
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noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- curet
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- culet
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noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- Recit
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- Elura
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noun,
Ellora.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Aegir
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noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- glair
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- Icel.
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- Urial
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noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- guilt
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noun,
the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability:
- guile
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noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- Guat.
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- Glace
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noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- Uriel
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noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Utica
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noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- glare
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noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- guar.
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- gruel
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noun,
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
- Grace
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noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- utile
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adjective,
useful.
- Grail
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- grate
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noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- 30-30
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- Iglau
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noun,
Jihlava.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- urate
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- eruct
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- licet
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- acute
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noun,
the acute accent.
- leuc-
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- actg.
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- legit
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noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- lect.
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- acet-
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- Ital.
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- galet
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noun,
spall (def 1).
- later
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- gater
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noun,
gator.
- large
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noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- g-cal
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- Lager
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noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- lact-
-
- Urgel
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noun,
a town in NE Spain, SSW of Andorra: cathedral.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Celia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cigar
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noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- auger
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noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- trail
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- alti-
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- cager
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noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- Ceuta
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noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Aleut
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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.
- aulic
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adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- cert.
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- ceria
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Alger
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noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Algie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- tera-
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- Auric
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adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- alter
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Taegu
-
noun,
a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- telic
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adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Craig
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noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- taler
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noun,
thaler.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- targe
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noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Rigel
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noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- alert
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Clite
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- relig
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- argue
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verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- truce
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Ariel
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- cleat
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clear
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- alure
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noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- grice
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noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- triga
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noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Tiler
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- relic
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noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- trig.
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- Clare
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- argil
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noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- tiger
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noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- trial
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noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- tical
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Tigre
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noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- tri-
-
- Laue
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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.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- tel-
-
- teil
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noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Grit
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noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- Lat.
-
- urge
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noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- tela
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noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- iter
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- lair
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noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lace
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Itea
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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.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- Ire.
-
- ter.
-
- uria
-
- tile
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noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- ile-
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- Ice.
-
- ical
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- Gula
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noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- tier
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noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- uric
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- trug
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noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- teal
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noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rit.
-
- ugli
-
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rage
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noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragi
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noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- rail
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noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- tule
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noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Reg.
-
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- luge
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- uret
-
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- lea.
-
- taur
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leg.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- 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.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- 1080
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- aur-
-
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- Aug.
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- art.
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- aut-
-
- Eur.
-
- Arg.
-
- clar
-
- 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.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- alt.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alg.
-
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gal.
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- ect-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- cir.
-
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- crat
-
- ctr.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cule
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cur.
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cal.
-
- 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.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Gaul
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- ACLU
-
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- agit
-
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Ger.
-
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- acr-
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- aet.
-
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- agr.
-
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- glue
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- Aire
-
- CEA
-
- uti
-
- ure
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- ac-
-
- TAL
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- UTC
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- ag-
-
- al.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CGI
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AUC
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Ar.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- AEC
-
- 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.
- Agt
-
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TLC
-
- tlr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- UAR
-
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- tue
-
- ALU
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Tu.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ARU
-
- at.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- cr.
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TCA
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- CAI
-
- ur-
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- ca.
-
- ATC
-
- ult
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- AGC
-
- UIT
-
- TIA
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- UCR
-
- UAE
-
- 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.
- gre
-
- cle
-
- gi.
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- GCR
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- GCI
-
- GCE
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- GCA
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- GCT
-
- Ga.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- lg.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- eu-
-
- ETR
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ERT
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- 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).
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gt.
-
- GTC
-
- gl.
-
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ITU
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Lt.
-
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRL
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- La.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- gul
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- CTA
-
- 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)
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- REA
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Gr.
-
- cte
-
- 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.
- Re.
-
- 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.
- Eg.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ctg
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ea.
-
- CRT
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ltr
-
- RCT
-
- eir
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- 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.
- LTA
-
- CLI
-
- CLR
-
- RCA
-
- ECG
-
- CLU
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- 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.
- t.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ic
-
- IG
-
- CU
-
- RU
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- T1
-
- i.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- rg
-
- 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.
- TG
-
- LC
-
- 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.
- EI
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LR
-
- CE
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- TL
-
- GU
-
- le
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- GC
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- R.
-
- UL
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- U.
-
- UC
-
- L.
-
- UI
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- G.
-