Anagrams of daughter-in-law
Word daughter-in-law has
2129 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of daughter-in-law.
- heir-at-law
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noun,
a person who inherits, or has a right of inheritance in, the real property of one who has died without leaving a valid will.
- landwaiter
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noun,
a British customs officer who enforces import-export regulations, collects import duties, etc.
- water-laid
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adjective,
noting a rope laid left-handed from three or four plain-laid ropes, in the making of which water was used to wet the fibers instead of the more customary oil or tallow.
- red-light
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noun,
a red lamp, used as a traffic signal to mean “stop.”.
- earthling
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noun,
an inhabitant of earth; mortal.
- Grunewald
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noun,
Mathias [mah-tee-ahs] /mɑˈti ɑs/ (Show IPA), (Mathias Neithardt-Gothardt) c1470–1528, German painter and architect.
- granulate
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verb (used with object),
to form into granules or grains.
- uteralgia
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noun,
pain in or near the uterus.
- Adigranth
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noun,
Granth.
- hard-line
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noun,
an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
- Uitlander
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noun,
a foreigner, especially a British settler in the Boer republics prior to the formation of the Union of South Africa.
- taligrade
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adjective,
walking on the outer side of the foot.
- neuralgia
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noun,
sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
- handwrite
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verb (used with object),
to write (something) by hand.
- trailhead
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noun,
the point where a trail starts.
- tragedian
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noun,
an actor especially noted for performing tragic roles.
- heartland
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noun,
the part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole, especially a central land area relatively invulnerable to attack and capable of economic and political self-sufficiency.
- nightwear
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noun,
night clothes.
- granulite
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noun,
a metamorphic rock composed of granular minerals of uniform size, as quartz, feldspar, or pyroxene, and showing a definite banding.
- Aleutian
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noun,
Aleut (def 1).
- unthread
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verb (used with object),
to draw out or take out the thread from:
- Rathenau
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noun,
Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1867–1922, German industrialist, writer, and statesman.
- underlit
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adjective,
lacking adequate light.
- daughter
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noun,
a female child or person in relation to her parents.
- Lutheran
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noun,
a follower of Luther or an adherent of his doctrines; a member of the Lutheran Church.
- railhead
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noun,
the farthest point to which the rails of a railroad have been laid.
- laughter
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noun,
the action or sound of laughing.
- agential
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adjective,
pertaining to an agent or agency.
- Hartline
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noun,
Haldan Keffer [hawl-duh n kef-er] /ˈhɔl dən ˈkɛf ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–83, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1967.
- Gardenia
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noun,
any evergreen tree or shrub belonging to the genus Gardenia, of the madder family, native to the warmer parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, cultivated for its usually large, fragrant white flowers.
- Reginald
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “counsel and rule.”.
- indagate
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verb (used with object),
to investigate; research.
- graduate
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noun,
a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
- antidrug
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adjective,
opposing or restricting the use of narcotics or other drugs of abuse:
- Thailand
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noun,
Formerly Siam. a kingdom in SE Asia: official name of Siam 1939–45 and since 1949. 198,242 sq. mi. (513,445 sq. km). Capital: Bangkok.
- harangue
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noun,
a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
- gladiate
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adjective,
having the shape of a sword; sword-shaped.
- integral
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noun,
an integral whole.
- runagate
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noun,
a fugitive or runaway.
- drainage
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noun,
the act or process of draining.
- unweight
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verb (used without object),
Skiing. to lessen downward force and friction between the skis and the snow by a quick upward or downward shifting of the body or by using bumps in the terrain.
- handrail
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noun,
a rail serving as a support or guard at the side of a stairway, platform, etc.
- litharge
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noun,
a yellowish or reddish, odorless, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of storage batteries, pottery, lead glass, paints, enamels, and inks.
- law-hand
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noun,
a style of handwriting used in old legal documents, especially in England.
- galatine
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noun,
galantine.
- dragline
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noun,
a rope dragging from something; dragrope.
- hardtail
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noun,
blue runner.
- argental
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling silver.
- watering
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that waters.
- gilthead
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noun,
any of several marine fishes having gold markings, as a sparid, Sparus auratus, of the Mediterranean Sea.
- indurate
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adjective,
hardened; unfeeling; callous; inured.
- gradient
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noun,
the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- atheling
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noun,
a man of royal blood; a prince.
- dentalia
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noun,
any tooth shell of the genus Dentalium.
- Triangle
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noun,
a closed plane figure having three sides and three angles.
- guardant
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adjective,
(of an animal) depicted full-faced but with the body seen from the side:
- guardian
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noun,
a person who guards, protects, or preserves.
- Aurelian
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noun,
(Lucius Domitius Aurelianus) a.d. 212?–275, Roman emperor 270–275.
- headrail
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noun,
a railing on a sailing vessel, extending forward from abaft the bow to the back of the figurehead.
- Rheingau
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noun,
a small wine-growing region in Hesse, in central Germany, on the Rhine.
- ingather
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verb (used with object),
to gather or bring in, as a harvest.
- Rhaetian
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noun,
Raetic.
- geranial
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noun,
See under citral.
- Dahlgren
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noun,
John Adelphus Bernard, 1809–70, U.S. naval officer and inventor.
- narghile
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noun,
a Middle Eastern tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water before reaching the lips; hookah.
- Gedaliah
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noun,
the governor of Judah after its conquest by Babylon. II Kings 25:22–26.
- retinula
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noun,
a group of elongate neural receptor cells forming part of an arthropod compound eye: each retinula cell leads to a nerve fiber passing to the optic ganglion.
- ligature
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noun,
the act of binding or tying up:
- Nathalie
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noun,
a female given name.
- Landwehr
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noun,
(in Germany, Austria, etc.) the part of the organized military forces of a nation that has completed a certain amount of compulsory training, and whose continuous service is required only in time of war.
- nailhead
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noun,
the enlarged top of a nail, usually flattened but sometimes rounded.
- Ruthenia
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noun,
a former province in E Czechoslovakia.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- Adlerian
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adjective,
of or relating to Alfred Adler or his doctrines, especially in respect to the belief that behavior is determined by compensation for feelings of inferiority.
- anhedral
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adjective,
xenomorphic (def 1).
- alginate
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noun,
a salt of alginic acid.
- angulate
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adjective,
of angular form; angled:
- algerita
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noun,
agarita.
- Algerian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Algeria.
- hauriant
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adjective,
(of a fish) represented as erect, with the head upward:
- red-hat
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noun,
the broad-brimmed official hat of a Roman Catholic cardinal, symbolic of the office or rank of a cardinal.
- inhaler
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noun,
an apparatus or device used in inhaling medicinal vapors, anesthetics, etc.
- Antigua
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noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- Rutland
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noun,
a city in W Vermont.
- railage
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noun,
an amount charged for transporting goods by rail.
- aneuria
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noun,
neurasthenia.
- antiwar
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adjective,
against war or a particular war:
- Garland
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noun,
a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor or hung on something as a decoration:
- dealing
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noun,
Usually, dealings. relations; business:
- Garneau
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noun,
François Xavier [French frahn-swa gza-vyey] /French frɑ̃ˈswa gzaˈvyeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1809–66, Canadian historian.
- angular
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adjective,
having an angle or angles.
- Renault
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Herault
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noun,
a department in S France. 2403 sq. mi. (6225 sq. km). Capital: Montpellier.
- natural
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noun,
any person or thing that is or is likely or certain to be very suitable to and successful in an endeavor without much training or difficulty.
- Gautier
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noun,
Théophile [tey-aw-feel] /teɪ ɔˈfil/ (Show IPA), 1811–72, French poet, novelist, and critic.
- rundlet
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noun,
an old British measure of capacity, about 15 imperial gallons (68 liters).
- radiant
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noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- gardant
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adjective,
guardant.
- Antheil
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noun,
George, 1900–59, U.S. composer.
- Dunarea
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noun,
Romanian name of the Dvina.
- Anguier
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1604–69, and his brother Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1614–86, French sculptors.
- thunder
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noun,
a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge.
- radiate
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- Gauhati
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noun,
a city in W Assam, in E India, on the Brahmaputra River.
- Gardena
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- twangle
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
twang.
- turdine
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Turdidae, comprising the true thrushes.
- unitage
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noun,
specification of the amount making up a unit in a system of measurement.
- Wearing
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noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- languet
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noun,
any of various small tongue-shaped parts, processes, or projections.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- enthral
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verb (used with object),
enthrall.
- danaite
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noun,
a variety of arsenopyrite having cobalt in place of some of the iron.
- Landtag
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noun,
the legislature of certain states in Germany.
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- lathing
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noun,
the act or process of applying lath.
- trehala
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noun,
an edible, sugary substance secreted by certain Asiatic beetles of the genus Larinus, forming their pupal covering.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- trundle
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noun,
a small wheel, roller, or the like.
- hurling
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noun,
the act of throwing or casting, especially with great force or strength.
- trudgen
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noun,
a stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used.
- Rhetian
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noun,
Raetic.
- atingle
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adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- Lateran
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noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- Aurelia
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noun,
moon jellyfish.
- laterad
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adverb,
toward the side.
- Trianda
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noun,
a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- rawhide
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noun,
untanned skin of cattle or other animals.
- Rhaetia
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noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, comprising what is now E Switzerland and a part of the Tyrol: later extended to the Danube.
- languid
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adjective,
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow:
- laniard
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noun,
lanyard.
- trindle
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noun,
British Dialect. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
- tringle
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noun,
a narrow, straight molding, as a fillet.
- Wagtail
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noun,
any of numerous small, chiefly Old World birds of the family Motacillidae, having a slender body with a long, narrow tail that is habitually wagged up and down.
- ethanal
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noun,
acetaldehyde.
- Athenai
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noun,
Greek name of Athens.
- Raleigh
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noun,
Sir Walter. Also, Ralegh, 1552?–1618, English explorer and writer, a favorite of Elizabeth I.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- Ireland
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noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- hetaira
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noun,
hetaera.
- araneid
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- indulge
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verb (used with object),
to yield to, satisfy, or gratify (desires, feelings, etc.):
- Durante
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noun,
James Francis ("Jimmy") 1893–1980, U.S. comedian.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- Darling
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noun,
a person very dear to another; one dearly loved.
- 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.
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- hearing
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noun,
the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
- leading
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that leads.
- gahnite
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noun,
a dark-green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl 2 O 4 .
- Ariadne
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- Danelaw
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noun,
the body of laws in force in the northeast of England where the Danes settled in the 9th century a.d.
- hindgut
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noun,
Zoology.
the last portion of the vertebrate alimentary canal, between the cecum and the anus, involved mainly with water resorption and with the storage and elimination of food residue; the large intestine.
the posterior colon of arthropods, composed of ectodermal, chitin-lined tissue.
- tinware
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noun,
articles made of tin plate.
- laurate
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noun,
a salt or ester of lauric acid.
- warhead
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noun,
the forward section of a self-propelled missile, bomb, torpedo, or the like, containing the explosive, chemical, or atomic charge.
- hit-run
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adjective,
hit-and-run (defs 1, 2, 4).
- launder
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noun,
(in ore dressing) a passage carrying products of intermediate grade and residue in water suspension.
- laugher
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noun,
a person who laughs.
- Arundel
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noun,
a town in S West Sussex, in S England: castle.
- ringlet
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noun,
a curled lock of hair.
- Wantagh
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noun,
a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- wantage
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noun,
something, as an amount that is lacking, desired, or needed.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Laudian
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noun,
a supporter of Archbishop Laud or of Laudianism.
- gelatin
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- Althing
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noun,
the parliament of Iceland, consisting of an upper and a lower house.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- untread
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verb (used with object),
to go back through in the same steps.
- Nahuatl
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noun,
a member of any of various peoples of ancient origin ranging from southeastern Mexico to parts of Central America and including the Aztecs.
- Haldane
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noun,
John Burdon Sanderson [bur-dn san-der-suh n] /ˈbɜr dn ˈsæn dər sən/ (Show IPA), 1892–1964, English biochemist, geneticist, and writer.
- unheard
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adjective,
not heard; not perceived by the ear.
- Guarani
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Paraguay, equal to 100 centimos.
- intrude
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verb (used with object),
to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
- regalia
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plural noun,
the ensigns or emblems of royalty, as the crown or scepter.
- gnarled
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noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- halting
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noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- neutral
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noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- unaware
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adverb,
unawares.
- tearing
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noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- dragnet
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noun,
a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- Tardieu
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noun,
André Pierre Gabriel Amédée [ahn-drey pyer ga-bree-el a-mey-dey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pyɛr ga briˈɛl a meɪˈdeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, French statesman.
- Wieland
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noun,
Wayland.
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- untried
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adjective,
not tried; not attempted, proved, or tested.
- Handler
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noun,
a person or thing that handles.
- inthral
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verb (used with object),
enthrall.
- tanager
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noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- Luganda
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noun,
a Bantu language of Uganda.
- gradate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to gradate.
- Gradual
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. (often initial capital letter)
an antiphon sung between the Epistle and the Gospel in the Eucharistic service.
a book containing the words and music of the parts of the liturgy that are sung by the choir.
- draught
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noun,
draughts, (used with a singular verb) British. the game of checkers.
- unearth
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verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- adrenal
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noun,
adrenal gland.
- Grenada
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noun,
one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- Grindle
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noun,
bowfin.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- adulate
-
verb (used with object),
to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
- Hadrian
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noun,
(Publius Aelius Hadrianus) a.d. 76–138, Roman emperor 117–138.
- Gratian
-
noun,
(Flavius Gratianus) a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
- winglet
-
noun,
a little wing.
- Gratiae
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plural noun,
grace (def 12).
- granule
-
noun,
a little grain.
- Tangier
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- tegular
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a tile.
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- granita
-
noun,
frozen flavored ice.
- diurnal
-
noun,
Liturgy. a service book containing offices for the daily hours of prayer.
- Hainaut
-
noun,
a medieval county in territory now in SW Belgium and N France.
- agalite
-
noun,
a fibrous variety of talc.
- tendril
-
noun,
a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- windage
-
noun,
the influence of the wind in deflecting a missile.
- grained
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Tangled
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- luthier
-
noun,
a maker of stringed instruments, as violins.
- luthern
-
noun,
a dormer window.
- Wrangel
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noun,
a Russian island in the Arctic Ocean, off the NE coast of Siberia in the NE Russian Federation in Asia: meteorological station. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- unwired
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adjective,
not wired, especially not connected by power lines, cables, or wires to receive electricity or cable television.
- airdate
-
noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- diluent
-
noun,
a diluting substance.
- airhead
-
noun,
an area in enemy territory or in threatened friendly territory, seized by airborne troops for bringing in supplies and additional troops by airdrop or landing.
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- haunted
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noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- Aligarh
-
noun,
a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
- nuraghe
-
noun,
any of the large, tower-shaped, prehistoric stone structures found in Sardinia and dating from the second millennium b.c. to the Roman conquest.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- wetland
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noun,
Often, wetlands. land that has a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog.
- aliunde
-
adverb, adjective,
not part of or derivable from the document or instrument itself:
- alright
-
adverb,
all right.
- heading
-
noun,
something that serves as a head, top, or front.
- lighter
-
noun,
a person or thing that lights or ignites.
- haulier
-
noun,
hauler.
- lighten
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verb (used with object),
to give light to; illuminate:
- headrig
-
noun,
(in a sawmill) the carriage and saw used in cutting a log into slabs.
- genital
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- narwhal
-
noun,
a small arctic whale, Monodon monoceros, the male of which has a long, spirally twisted tusk extending forward from the upper jaw.
- taurine
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- Reading
-
noun,
the action or practice of a person who reads.
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- wergild
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England and other Germanic countries)
- Natalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- alunite
-
noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- healing
-
noun,
the act or process of regaining health:
- writhen
-
adjective,
twisted.
- therian
-
noun,
a therian animal.
- Algeria
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Capital: Algiers.
- Aleardi
-
noun,
Count Aleardo [ah-le-ahr-daw] /ˌɑ lɛˈɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1812–78, Italian poet and patriot.
- wrangle
-
verb (used without object),
to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
- thalweg
-
noun,
a line, as drawn on a map, connecting the lowest points of a valley.
- Guthrie
-
noun,
A(lfred) B(ertram), Jr. 1901–91, U.S. novelist.
- drawing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that draws.
- Harding
-
noun,
Chester, 1792–1866, U.S. portrait painter.
- thanage
-
noun,
the tenure by which lands were held by a thane.
- whaling
-
noun,
the work or industry of capturing and rendering whales; whale fishing.
- guilder
-
noun,
a silver or nickel coin and monetary unit of the Netherlands until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 cents; florin. Abbreviation: Gld., f., fl.
- gunwale
-
noun,
the upper edge of the side or bulwark of a vessel.
- Redwing
-
noun,
a European thrush, Turdus iliacus, having chestnut-red flank and axillary feathers.
- red-wat
-
adjective,
stained with blood; bloody.
- Gunther
-
noun,
John, 1901–1970, U.S. journalist and author.
- hagride
-
verb (used with object),
to afflict with worry, dread, need, or the like; torment.
- Delight
-
noun,
a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture:
- natured
-
adjective,
having a temperament of a particular kind (usually used in combination):
- Uralian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Ural Mountains or their inhabitants.
- haulage
-
noun,
the act or labor of hauling.
- unitard
-
noun,
a one-piece leotard with full-length stockings; bodysuit.
- gharial
-
noun,
gavial.
- Alethia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of truth.
- inwale
-
noun,
(in an open boat) a horizontal timber binding together the frames along the top strake.
- unhair
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- trudge
-
noun,
a laborious or tiring walk; tramp.
- Tuareg
-
noun,
a Berber or Hamitic-speaking member of the Muslim nomads of the Sahara.
- earwig
-
noun,
any of numerous elongate, nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen.
- iguana
-
noun,
a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Dingle
-
noun,
a deep, narrow cleft between hills; shady dell.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- dinger
-
noun,
humdinger.
- inward
-
noun,
the inward or internal part; the inside.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- Eartha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- inhaul
-
noun,
any of various lines for hauling a sail, spar, etc., inward or inboard in order to stow it after use.
- ungirt
-
adjective,
having a girdle loosened or removed.
- Turing
-
noun,
Alan Mathison [math-uh-suh n] /ˈmæθ ə sən/ (Show IPA), 1912–54, English mathematician, logician, and pioneer in computer theory.
- durain
-
noun,
the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.
- turgid
-
adjective,
swollen; distended; tumid.
- dunite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
- Uhland
-
noun,
Johann Ludwig [yoh-hahn loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1787–1862, German poet and writer.
- dreigh
-
adjective, verb (used with object),
dree.
- driegh
-
adjective, verb (used with object),
dree.
- Ugrian
-
noun,
a member of any of the Ugrian peoples.
- in-law
-
noun,
a relative by marriage.
- inter.
-
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- twinge
-
noun,
a sudden, sharp pain:
- Ugarit
-
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.
- Duarte
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- inhale
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- indult
-
noun,
a dispensation granted often temporarily by the pope, permitting a deviation from church law.
- Durant
-
noun,
Ariel, 1898–1981, U.S. author and historian (wife of Will).
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- ungird
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or remove a girdle or belt from.
- dither
-
noun,
a trembling; vibration.
- undraw
-
verb (used with object),
to draw open or aside:
- Tuinal
-
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- under-
-
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- tuladi
-
noun,
lake trout.
- durian
-
noun,
the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- tulwar
-
noun,
any of several Indian sabers.
- Uganda
-
noun,
an independent state in E Africa, between the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British protectorate. 91,065 sq. mi. (241,068 sq. km). Capital: Kampala.
- ultra-
-
- Dwight
-
noun,
Timothy, 1826–1916, U.S. ecclesiastic: president of Yale University 1886–98.
- intra-
-
- during
-
preposition,
throughout the duration, continuance, or existence of:
- tundra
-
noun,
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- wuther
-
verb (used without object),
(of wind) to blow fiercely.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- Gilder
-
noun,
a person or thing that gilds.
- hangar
-
noun,
a shed or shelter.
- hanger
-
noun,
a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
- glaire
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- hangul
-
noun,
the Korean alphabetic writing system, introduced in the 15th century, containing 14 consonants and 11 vowels.
- thaler
-
noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- Thalia
-
noun,
the Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.
- Harden
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- Hardin
-
noun,
John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.
- girdle
-
noun,
a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- Giraud
-
noun,
Henri Honoré [ahn ree aw-naw-rey] /ɑ̃ ˈri ɔ nɔˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1949, French general.
- Harlan
-
noun,
John Marshall, 1833–1911, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1877–1911.
- Gilead
-
noun,
a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.
- hartal
-
noun,
(in India) a closing of shops and stopping of work, especially as a form of passive resistance.
- handle
-
noun,
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- hatred
-
noun,
the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- hauler
-
noun,
a person who hauls.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- gerund
-
noun,
(in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendī gen., dicendō, dat., abl., etc., “saying.”.
See also gerundive (def 1).
- Gerald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “spear” and “rule.”.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- genit.
-
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- Rwanda
-
noun,
a republic in central Africa, E of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly comprising the N part of the Belgian trust territory of Ruanda-Urundi; became independent 1962. 10,169 sq. mi. (26,338 sq. km). Capital: Kigali.
- Thrale
-
noun,
Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi) 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.
- Glenda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Handel
-
noun,
George Frideric [free-der-ik,, -drik] /ˈfri dər ɪk,, -drɪk/ (Show IPA), (Georg Friedrich Händel) 1685–1759, German composer in England after 1712.
- gelada
-
noun,
a large baboonlike cliff-dwelling monkey, Theropithecus gelada, native to mountains of Ethiopia, having a brown coat and, in the male, a luxuriant mane: an endangered species.
- Granth
-
noun,
the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, original text compiled 1604.
- gulden
-
noun,
guilder.
- Gunter
-
noun,
a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.
- guitar
-
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.
- Guinea
-
noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- Guiana
-
noun,
a vast tropical region in NE South America, bounded by the Orinoco, Negro, and Amazon rivers and the Atlantic. About 690,000 sq. mi. (1,787,000 sq. km).
- Guardi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1712–93, Italian painter.
- tegula
-
noun,
(in certain insects) a scalelike lobe at the base of the forewing.
- Guaira
-
noun,
La Guaira.
- Grunth
-
noun,
Granth.
- tangle
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- Granta
-
noun,
Cam.
- glider
-
noun,
a motorless, heavier-than-air aircraft for gliding from a higher to a lower level by the action of gravity or from a lower to a higher level by the action of air currents.
- grani-
-
- Grande
-
noun,
Rio. Rio Grande.
- grand-
-
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- haired
-
adjective,
having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination):
- Graiae
-
plural noun,
Graeae.
- gradin
-
noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- halide
-
noun,
a chemical compound in which one of the elements is a halogen.
- halite
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- halter
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- tergal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- Taiwan
-
noun,
a Chinese island separated from the SE coast of China by Taiwan Strait: a possession of Japan 1895–1945; restored to China 1945; seat of the Republic of China since 1949. Capital: Taipei.
- gluten
-
noun,
the tough, viscid, nitrogenous substance remaining when the flour of wheat or other grain is washed to remove the starch.
- gelati
-
noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- thrawn
-
adjective,
twisted; crooked; distorted.
- ideata
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- engird
-
verb (used with object),
to encircle; encompass:
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- Hitler
-
noun,
Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- ritual
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- ringed
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Huerta
-
noun,
Victoriano [beek-taw-ryah-naw] /ˌbik tɔˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1854–1916, Mexican general: provisional president of Mexico 1913–14.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Hunger
-
noun,
a compelling need or desire for food.
- Hunter
-
noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- englut
-
verb (used with object),
to gulp down.
- engild
-
verb (used with object),
to brighten with or as with golden light:
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- hurdle
-
noun,
a portable barrier over which contestants must leap in certain running races, usually a wooden frame with a hinged inner frame that swings down under impact to prevent injury to a runner who does not clear it.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Eluard
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), (Eugène Grindel) 1895–1952, French poet.
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- hurtle
-
noun,
Archaic. clash; collision; shock; clatter.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- rhinal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nose; nasal.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- rewind
-
noun,
an act or instance of rewinding.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Edwina
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Edwin.
- Ruanda
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Rwanda and the E Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Gadite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Gad.
- thread
-
noun,
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- Hering
-
noun,
Ewald [ey-vahlt] /ˈeɪ vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1834–1918, German physiologist and psychologist.
- hedral
-
- thulia
-
noun,
a dense, greenish-white powder, TmO 3 , that on gentle heating exhibits a reddish incandescence: used in the manufacture of thulium metal.
- hegari
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- Hegira
-
noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- 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.
- gather
-
noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- gateau
-
noun,
a cake, especially a very light sponge cake with a rich icing or filling.
- Thwing
-
noun,
Charles Franklin, 1853–1937, U.S. educator and Congregational clergyman.
- Herald
-
noun,
(formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Gareth
-
noun,
Arthurian Romance. nephew of King Arthur and a knight of the Round Table.
- Garden
-
noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- Garand
-
noun,
John C(antius) [French kahn-tsyys] /French ˈkɑ̃ tsyüs/ (Show IPA), 1888–1974, U.S. inventor of M-1 semiautomatic rifle, born in Canada.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- Gandhi
-
noun,
Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- Gander
-
noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- rundle
-
noun,
a rung of a ladder.
- Galuth
-
noun,
the forced exile of Jews, especially from countries where they were most persecuted.
- Galena
-
noun,
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
- ruling
-
noun,
an authoritative decision, as one by a judge on a debated point of law.
- Galati
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 252,884.
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- gaiter
-
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).
- gaited
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- rugate
-
adjective,
wrinkle; rugose.
- hinder
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- Gunite
-
noun,
a mixture of cement, sand or crushed slag, and water, sprayed over reinforcement as a lightweight concrete construction.
- walnut
-
noun,
the edible nut of trees of the genus Juglans, of the North Temperate Zone.
Compare walnut family.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- Aulard
-
noun,
François Victor Alphonse [frahn-swa veek-tawr al-fawns] /frɑ̃ˈswa vikˈtɔr alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1849–1928, French historian.
- augite
-
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
-
noun,
Guillaume Victor Émile [gee-yohm veek-tawr ey-meel] /giˈyoʊm vikˈtɔr eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1820–89, French dramatist.
- lather
-
noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- Winder
-
noun,
a person or thing that winds.
- augend
-
noun,
a number to which another is added in forming a sum.
Compare addend (def 2).
- Augean
-
adjective,
resembling the Augean stables in filthiness or degradation.
- Walter
-
noun,
Bruno [broo-noh] /ˈbru noʊ/ (Show IPA), (Bruno Schlesinger) 1876–1962, German opera and symphony conductor, in U.S. after 1939.
- Luwian
-
noun,
an extinct ancient Anatolian language written in cuneiform.
- luting
-
noun,
any of various readily molded substances for sealing joints, cementing objects together, or waterproofing surfaces.
- auding
-
noun,
the process of listening to and comprehending spoken language.
- waling
-
noun,
a number of wales, taken as a whole.
- audile
-
noun,
a person in whose mind auditory images, rather than visual or motor images, are predominant or unusually distinct.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- agenda
-
noun,
a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done, matters to be acted or voted upon, etc.:
- wander
-
noun,
Mechanics. the drift of a gyroscope or a similar device.
- Wilder
-
noun,
Billy (Samuel Wilder) 1906–2002, U.S. film director, producer, and writer; born in Austria.
- Luther
-
noun,
Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation.
- wangle
-
noun,
an act or instance of wangling.
- lutein
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- aglare
-
adjective, adverb,
glaring; blazing:
- atwain
-
adverb,
in twain; in two; apart.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- windle
-
noun,
a measure of corn, wheat, or other commodities equal to approximately three bushels, but varying in different regions.
- Athena
-
noun,
Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus.
Compare Minerva.
- Aegina
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- radeau
-
noun,
an armed scow, variously rigged, used as a floating battery during the American Revolution.
- Neilah
-
noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- Luanda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Bantu word meaning “melody.”.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- awhirl
-
adjective,
rotating rapidly; spinning; whirling (usually used predicatively):
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- awhile
-
adverb,
for a short time or period:
- aweigh
-
adjective,
(of an anchor) just free of the bottom; atrip:
- Waiter
-
noun,
a person, especially a man, who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- Agadir
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Morocco: destroyed by earthquake in 1960; new town rebuilt S of original site.
- winged
-
noun,
either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- Andrew
-
noun,
one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. Mark 3:18; John 1:40–42.
- Nergal
-
noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Auriga
-
noun,
the Charioteer, a northern constellation between Perseus and Gemini, containing the bright star Capella.
- Neruda
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-vlaw;; English pah-bloh] /ˈpɑ vlɔ;; English ˈpɑ bloʊ/ (Show IPA), (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.
- Walden
-
noun,
a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- Lauder
-
noun,
Sir Harry (MacLennan) [muh-klen-uh n] /məˈklɛn ən/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, Scottish balladeer and composer.
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- wahine
-
noun,
(in Hawaii and Polynesia) a girl or young woman.
- Anthea
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “flowery.”.
- radula
-
noun,
a chitinous band in the mouth of most mollusks, set with numerous, minute, horny teeth and drawn backward and forward over the floor of the mouth in the process of breaking up food.
- Leguia
-
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.
- wealth
-
noun,
a great quantity or store of money, valuable possessions, property, or other riches:
- anuria
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- angled
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- whiten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become white.
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- whited
-
noun,
a color without hue at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to black. A white surface reflects light of all hues completely and diffusely. Most so-called whites are very light grays: fresh snow, for example, reflects about 80 percent of the incident light, but to be strictly white, snow would have to reflect 100 percent of the incident light. It is the ultimate limit of a series of shades of any color.
Compare black (def 20).
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- Weight
-
noun,
the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- anlaut
-
noun,
initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- Anlage
-
noun,
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- length
-
noun,
the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end:
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- Ludwig
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), (Emil Cohn) 1881–1948, German biographer.
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- Anglia
-
noun,
Latin name of England.
- whinge
-
verb (used without object),
to complain; whine.
- Raglan
-
noun,
a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
- widget
-
noun,
a small mechanical device, as a knob or switch, especially one whose name is not known or cannot be recalled; gadget:
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Warden
-
noun,
a person charged with the care or custody of persons, animals, or things; keeper.
- Wigner
-
noun,
Eugene Paul, 1902–95, U.S. physicist, born in Hungary: Nobel prize 1963.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- Artaud
-
noun,
Antonin [ahn-taw-nan] /ɑ̃ tɔˈnɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1948, French actor, poet, and drama critic.
- radial
-
noun,
a radial section or construction.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- agnail
-
noun,
hangnail.
- agnate
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- lawing
-
noun,
a bill, especially for food or drink in a tavern.
- aright
-
adverb,
rightly; correctly; properly:
- lurdan
-
noun,
a lazy, stupid, loutish fellow.
- wiglet
-
noun,
a small wig, especially one used to supplement the existing hair.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- ranula
-
noun,
a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
- lunger
-
noun,
a person who has chronic lung disease, especially tuberculosis.
- arguta
-
noun,
the green, smooth-skinned, edible fruit of an Asian vine, Actinidia arguta.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- Angela
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “messenger.”.
- argali
-
noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- Newari
-
noun,
a Sino-Tibetan language, the language of the Newar.
- ranged
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- Winger
-
noun,
(in Rugby, soccer, etc.) a person who plays a wing position.
- Wagner
-
noun,
Honus [hoh-nuh s] /ˈhoʊ nəs/ (Show IPA), (John Peter) 1874–1955, U.S. baseball player.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- dentil
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- denti-
-
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- wraith
-
noun,
an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- Laager
-
noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- Wither
-
noun,
George, 1588–1667, English poet and pamphleteer.
- lingua
-
noun,
the tongue or a part like a tongue.
- alight
-
adverb, adjective,
provided with light; lighted up.
- ligure
-
noun,
a precious stone, probably the jacinth. Ex. 28:19.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- lading
-
noun,
the act of lading.
- withal
-
adverb,
with it all; as well; besides.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- Urania
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- deglut
-
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- dearth
-
noun,
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
- lagena
-
noun,
an outpocketing of the saccule of birds, reptiles, and bony fishes corresponding to the cochlear duct of mammals.
- uredia
-
noun,
uredinium.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- Laguna
-
noun,
a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- dilute
-
adjective,
reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak:
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- writhe
-
noun,
a writhing movement; a twisting of the body, as in pain.
- United
-
adjective,
made into or caused to act as a single entity:
- unlade
-
verb (used with object),
to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
- unlaid
-
adjective,
not laid or placed:
- regula
-
noun,
(in a Doric entablature) a fillet, continuing a triglyph beneath the taenia, from which guttae are suspended.
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- Wright
-
noun,
a worker, especially a constructive worker (used chiefly in combination):
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- naught
-
noun,
nothing.
- unlead
-
verb (used with object),
Printing. to remove the leads between (lines of type).
- unread
-
adjective,
not read, as a letter or newspaper.
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- dharna
-
noun,
(in India) the practice of exacting justice or compliance with a just demand by sitting and fasting at the doorstep of an offender until death or until the demand is granted.
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- wreath
-
noun,
a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
- Dewali
-
noun,
Diwali.
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- alegar
-
noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- Anhalt
-
noun,
a former state in central Germany, now part of Saxony-Anhalt.
- lagune
-
noun,
lagoon (def 2).
- Gawain
-
noun,
Arthurian Romance. one of the knights of the Round Table: a nephew of King Arthur.
- ligand
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a molecule, as an antibody, hormone, or drug, that binds to a receptor.
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- Utgard
-
noun,
a home of the Jotuns, outside Midgard and Asgard: probably synonymous with Jotunheim.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- dangle
-
noun,
the act of dangling.
- danger
-
noun,
liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
- Landau
-
noun,
a four-wheeled, two-seated carriage with a top made in two parts that may be let down or folded back.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- ligate
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- daleth
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- adnate
-
adjective,
grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
- adren-
-
- Langer
-
noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- langue
-
noun,
the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- Lieut.
-
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- Dahlia
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Dahlia, native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated for its showy, variously colored flower heads.
- langur
-
noun,
any of various slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Presbytis, of Asia, feeding on leaves, fruits, and seeds: several species are threatened or endangered.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- Reagan
-
noun,
Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- alwite
-
adjective,
white (def 11).
- whaler
-
noun,
a person or vessel employed in whaling.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- wintle
-
noun,
a rolling or staggering motion.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- dautie
-
noun,
a darling.
- urgent
-
adjective,
compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing:
- Whalen
-
noun,
Philip, 1923–2002, U.S. poet.
- Datura
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, including some species grown as ornamentals and usually having funnel-shaped flowers and prickly pods: the leaves and seeds are the source of hallucinogenic alkaloids.
- nagual
-
noun,
a guardian spirit among Mexican and Central American Indians, believed to reside in an animal.
- Adighe
-
noun,
Adygei.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- dartle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- Darwin
-
noun,
Charles (Robert) 1809–82, English naturalist and author.
- daring
-
noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- Althea
-
noun,
the rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus.
- Winter
-
noun,
the cold season between autumn and spring in northern latitudes (in the Northern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; in the Southern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox).
- Darlan
-
noun,
Jean Louis Xavier François [zhahn lwee gza-vyey frahn-swa] /ʒɑ̃ lwi gzaˈvyeɪ frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1881–1942, French naval officer and politician.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Nagari
-
noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- nitr-
-
- ling.
-
- Lith.
-
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- nudge
-
noun,
a slight or gentle push or jog, especially with the elbow.
- liwan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- 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.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- night
-
noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- Irgun
-
noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Hagar
-
noun,
the mother of Ishmael. Gen. 16.
- neigh
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- Nehru
-
noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- Hadar
-
noun,
a first magnitude star in the constellation Centaurus.
- hadal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the greatest ocean depths, below approximately 20,000 feet (6500 meters).
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- Nahua
-
noun,
Nahuatl.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- hagia
-
plural noun,
the Eucharistic elements before or after the consecration.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- naut.
-
- gwine
-
verb,
present part. of go1 .
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Gwent
-
noun,
a county in S Wales. 531 sq. mi. (1376 sq. km).
- Gwari
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of northeastern Nigeria.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Narew
-
noun,
a river in NE Poland, flowing S and SW into the Bug River: battle 1915. 290 miles (465 km) long.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Hagen
-
noun,
Walter, 1892–1969, U.S. golfer.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- lungi
-
noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- nidge
-
verb (used with object),
to dress (a stone) with a pick or kevel.
- Lugar
-
noun,
Richard G(reen) born 1932, U.S. politician: senator 1977–2013.
- Luger
-
- Luing
-
noun,
one of a breed of beef cattle developed on Luing Island off Scotland by interbreeding Shorthorn bulls and purebred West Highland cows.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Newar
-
noun,
a member of a Mongoloid people of Nepal.
- lunge
-
noun,
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Hanau
-
noun,
a city in Hesse, central Germany.
- neut.
-
- Hague
-
noun,
The, a city in the W Netherlands, near the North Sea: site of the government, royal residence, and of the International Court of Justice.
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- lurid
-
adjective,
gruesome; horrible; revolting:
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Luth.
-
- neur-
-
- Neth.
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Haida
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people inhabiting the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia and Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Rundi
-
noun,
a member of a people constituting virtually the entire population of Burundi.
- nudi-
-
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- reni-
-
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- ILGWU
-
- lang.
-
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- retd.
-
- Iglau
-
noun,
Jihlava.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- rewin
-
verb (used with object),
to win back or again.
- indue
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- rawin
-
noun,
a method of observation of upper-air winds conducted by means of a weather balloon tracked by radar or a radio direction finder.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Latah
-
noun,
a pattern of neurotic behavior, usually induced by a startle, first discovered in Malaya, and characterized by the compulsive imitation of the actions and words of others.
- rheda
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- rhet.
-
- rhin-
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- relig
-
- Iran.
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Ital.
-
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Regt.
-
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- gundi
-
noun,
either of two small desert rodents, Ctenodactylus gundi or C. vali, of northern Africa, living in dry, rocky areas and characterized by comblike bristles on the hind feet.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- intr.
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- inlaw
-
noun,
a relative by marriage.
- lagan
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- lahar
-
noun,
a landslide of wet volcanic debris on the side of a volcano.
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- laigh
-
noun,
a small valley or hollow.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- ridge
-
noun,
a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- Hedin
-
noun,
Sven Anders [sven ahn-duh rs] /svɛn ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1865–1952, Swedish geographer and explorer.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- runed
-
adjective,
having runes inscribed:
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- heli-
-
- Helga
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “holy.”.
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- lgth.
-
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- Radha
-
noun,
the milkmaid who became the consort of Krishna.
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Light
-
noun,
something that makes things visible or affords illumination:
- lign-
-
- Taegu
-
noun,
a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- haute
-
adverb,
aloud; loudly.
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- nudie
-
noun,
a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- haunt
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- Leigh
-
noun,
Vivien (Vivian Mary Hartley) 1913–67, English actress.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Hindu
-
noun,
a person, especially of northern India, who adheres to Hinduism.
- Hung.
-
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- right
-
noun,
a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral:
- Huila
-
noun,
Mount, a volcano in central Colombia. 18,700 feet (5700 meters).
- Hugli
-
noun,
a river in NE India, in W Bengal: the westernmost channel by which the Ganges enters the Bay of Bengal. 160 miles (258 km) long.
- Hugin
-
noun,
one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
- Hugel
-
noun,
Baron Friedrich von, 1852–1925, English theologian and writer.
- laugh
-
noun,
the act or sound of laughing; laughter.
- Laura
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- hinge
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- lehua
-
noun,
Also called ohia lehua. a tree, Metrosideros villosa, of the Hawaiian islands, yielding a hard wood.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Hind.
-
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Hilda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “maid of battle.”.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- hier-
-
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Waadt
-
noun,
German name of Vaud.
- gunda
-
noun,
goonda.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- awner
-
noun,
a machine for cutting the awns from grain.
- Wager
-
noun,
something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet:
- wadna
-
- Dagan
-
noun,
the Mesopotamian god of agriculture and the earth: a counterpart of the Phoenician and Philistine Dagon.
- wader
-
noun,
a person or thing that wades.
- Dahna
-
noun,
an area in the NE Rubʿ al Khali desert, comprising a region of E central Saudi Arabia.
- dalan
-
noun,
(in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- Wadai
-
noun,
a former independent sultanate of the Sudan, in N central Africa: now part of the Republic of Chad.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- aware
-
adjective,
having knowledge; conscious; cognizant:
- Uther
-
noun,
king of Britain and father of Arthur.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- utend
-
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Uriah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Urias [yoo-rahy-uh s] /yʊˈraɪ əs/ (Show IPA). Also called Uriah the Hittite. the husband of Bathsheba, and an officer in David's army. II Sam. 11.
- daunt
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- Urgel
-
noun,
a town in NE Spain, SSW of Andorra: cathedral.
- Waite
-
noun,
Morrison Remick [rem-ik] /ˈrɛm ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1816–88, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1874–88.
- award
-
noun,
something awarded, as a payment or medal.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Warta
-
noun,
a river in Poland, flowing NW and W into the Oder. 445 miles (715 km) long.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- arith
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- Arnel
-
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- await
-
verb (used with object),
to wait for; expect; look for:
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- audit
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- Wanda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- auger
-
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.
- aught
-
noun,
anything whatever; any part:
- Waler
-
noun,
a horse bred in New South Wales, Australia, as a military saddle horse and exported in numbers during the 19th century to British India.
- Aural
-
adjective,
of or relating to an aura.
- auth.
-
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Death
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- Udine
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- dirge
-
noun,
a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
- ulent
-
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- drawl
-
noun,
an act or utterance of a person who drawls.
- drawn
-
noun,
an act of drawing.
- uhlan
-
noun,
one of a group of lancers in a light-cavalry unit, first appearing in Europe in the Polish army.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- drung
-
noun,
drang.
- twirl
-
noun,
an act or instance of twirling; spin; whirl.
- dinge
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- Duala
-
noun,
Douala.
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- twine
-
noun,
a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
- dulia
-
noun,
veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- twang
-
noun,
the sharp, ringing sound produced by plucking or suddenly releasing a tense string.
- Twain
-
noun,
Mark, pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- dural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the dura mater.
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- Durga
-
noun,
the sometimes malignant goddess of war: an aspect of Devi.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Dewar
-
noun,
Sir James, 1842–1923, Scottish chemist and physicist.
- deign
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- uran-
-
- Delhi
-
noun,
a union territory in N India. 574 sq. mi. (1487 sq. km).
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- unwit
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to render devoid of wit; derange.
- dent.
-
- Deut.
-
- dewan
-
noun,
(in India) any of certain officials, as a financial minister or prime minister of a native colony.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- Unit.
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- UNRWA
-
- unrig
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- diag.
-
- dial.
-
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- dight
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to dress; adorn.
- Dinah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- water
-
noun,
a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Wigan
-
noun,
a stiff, canvaslike fabric for stiffening parts of garments.
- Agade
-
noun,
Akkad (def 2).
- Agate
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- Agena
-
noun,
a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Wilde
-
noun,
Oscar (Fingal O'Flahertie Wills) [fing-guh l oh-fla-her-tee wilz,, oh-flair-tee] /ˈfɪŋ gəl oʊˈflæ hər ti ˈwɪlz,, oʊˈflɛər ti/ (Show IPA), ("Sebastian Melmoth") 1854–1900, Irish poet, dramatist, novelist, essayist, and critic.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- Agnew
-
noun,
David Hayes, 1818–92, U.S. surgeon.
- Wight
-
noun,
a human being.
- agura
-
noun,
agora2 .
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- wield
-
verb (used with object),
to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating.
- ahead
-
Idioms,
ahead of,
in front of; before:
superior to; beyond:
in advance of; at an earlier time than:
- width
-
noun,
extent from side to side; breadth; wideness.
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- widen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become wide or wider; broaden; expand.
- ahura
-
noun,
generic title for benevolent deities in Zoroastrianism or evil deities in Hinduism.
- White
-
noun,
a color without hue at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to black. A white surface reflects light of all hues completely and diffusely. Most so-called whites are very light grays: fresh snow, for example, reflects about 80 percent of the incident light, but to be strictly white, snow would have to reflect 100 percent of the incident light. It is the ultimate limit of a series of shades of any color.
Compare black (def 20).
- whine
-
noun,
a whining utterance, sound, or tone.
- while
-
noun,
a period or interval of time:
- wheat
-
noun,
the grain of any cereal grass of the genus Triticum, especially T. aestivum, used in the form of flour for making bread, cakes, etc., and for other culinary and nutritional purposes.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- aeri-
-
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- adage
-
noun,
a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Wundt
-
noun,
Wilhelm Max [vil-helm mahks] /ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈmɑks/ (Show IPA), 1832–1920, German physiologist and psychologist.
- 30-30
-
- Wuhan
-
noun,
Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a conglomerate city in and the capital of Hubei province, in E China, at the junction of the Han Shui and Chang Jiang: comprises the former cities of Hankou, Hanyang, and Wuchang.
- wrung
-
noun,
a wringing; forcible twist or squeeze.
- write
-
Verb phrases,
write down,
to set down in writing; record; note.
to direct one's writing to a less intelligent reader or audience:
- wring
-
noun,
a wringing; forcible twist or squeeze.
- Wrath
-
noun,
strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire.
- withe
-
noun,
a willow twig or osier.
- with-
-
- witan
-
noun,
the members of the national council or witenagemot.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- wired
-
noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- aden-
-
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- Adige
-
noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- Adnah
-
noun,
a Manassite deserter from Saul's to David's army. I Chron. 12:20.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- adult
-
noun,
a person who is fully grown or developed or of age.
- Aduwa
-
noun,
a town in N Ethiopia: Italians defeated 1896.
- wheal
-
noun,
a small, burning or itching swelling on the skin, as from a mosquito bite or from hives.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- weird
-
noun,
fate; destiny.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- angi-
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Angl.
-
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- anigh
-
adverb,
nearby; close by.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- weigh
-
Idioms,
weigh anchor, Nautical. to heave up a ship's anchor in preparation for getting under way.
- andr-
-
- ante-
-
- anth-
-
- anti-
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Arawn
-
noun,
the lord of Annwfn.
- Weald
-
noun,
wooded or uncultivated country.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Waugh
-
noun,
Alec (Alexander Raban) 1898–1981, English novelist, traveler, and lecturer (son of Arthur, brother of Evelyn).
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- argal
-
noun,
argol.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Whang
-
noun,
a resounding blow.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Aldan
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1500 miles (2415 km) long.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- 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.
- Whale
-
noun,
any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, especially as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened.
- algae
-
plural noun,
any of numerous groups of chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single-celled forms to multicellular forms 100 feet (30 meters) or more long, distinguished from plants by the absence of true roots, stems, and leaves and by a lack of nonreproductive cells in the reproductive structures: classified into the six phyla Euglenophyta, Crysophyta, Pyrrophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.
- Algar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- algia
-
- algid
-
adjective,
cold; chilly.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- anat.
-
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Alta.
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Alwin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- anal.
-
- dwelt
-
noun,
Machinery.
a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle.
a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- natl.
-
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- galah
-
noun,
an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe roseicapilla, having rose-colored underparts.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- galea
-
noun,
Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tiger
-
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.
- Ganda
-
noun,
Luganda.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Garda
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Garth
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- tiled
-
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.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Ewing
-
noun,
a township in W New Jersey.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Ewald
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- tera-
-
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Grail
-
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.
- grade
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Gaeta
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- glide
-
noun,
a gliding movement, as in dancing.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- thegn
-
noun,
thane.
- third
-
noun,
a third part, especially of one (1/3).
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Genl.
-
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- Gilda
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”.
- thing
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- thana
-
noun,
a police station in India.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- gerah
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- Ghent
-
noun,
a port in NW Belgium, at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys rivers: treaty 1814.
- Ghana
-
noun,
a republic in West Africa comprising the former colonies of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, the protectorate of the Northern Territories, and the U.N. trusteeship of British Togoland: member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1957. 91,843 sq. mi. (237,873 sq. km). Capital: Accra.
- ghain
-
noun,
the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- thirl
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- gelid
-
adjective,
very cold; icy.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Gaunt
-
noun,
John of, John of Gaunt.
- GATED
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- Gatha
-
noun,
one of several groups of hymns (the Gathas) forming the oldest part of the Avesta.
- Gatun
-
noun,
a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
- thurl
-
noun,
the hip joint of cattle.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Gawra
-
noun,
Tepe Gawra.
- thraw
-
adjective,
Scot. thrawn (def 1).
- Thule
-
noun,
the ancient Greek and Latin name for an island or region variously identified as one of the Shetland Islands, Iceland, or Norway: supposed to be the most northerly region of the world.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- gland
-
noun,
Anatomy.
a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion.
any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands.
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- glade
-
noun,
an open space in a forest.
- girth
-
noun,
the measure around anything; circumference.
- threw
-
noun,
an act or instance of throwing or casting; cast; fling.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- 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.
- Edith
-
noun,
a female given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “war.”.
- grith
-
noun,
protection or asylum for a limited period of time, as under church or crown.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- eight
-
noun,
a cardinal number, seven plus one.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- GUIDE
-
noun,
a person who guides, especially one hired to guide travelers, tourists, hunters, etc.
- EDGAR
-
noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- Elihu
-
noun,
a young man who entered into discourse with Job. Job. 32–37.
- gruel
-
noun,
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
- grunt
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edit.
-
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Gudea
-
noun,
flourished c2250 b.c, Sumerian ruler.
- Elwin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Edwin
-
noun,
Also, Eadwine. a.d. 585?–633, king of Northumbria 617–633.
- Egadi
-
noun,
a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- trig.
-
- guar.
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- guard
-
noun,
a person or group of persons that guards, protects, or keeps a protective or restraining watch.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- Guild
-
noun,
an organization of persons with related interests, goals, etc., especially one formed for mutual aid or protection.
- Guat.
-
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- trawl
-
noun,
Also called trawl net. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
- Erwin
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “boar” and “friend.”.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- guilt
-
noun,
the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability:
- Guin.
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Eridu
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
- guile
-
noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- grind
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- tawie
-
adjective,
docile; easy to manage.
- gride
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- engr.
-
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- taur
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- went
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NTIA
-
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- writ
-
noun,
Law.
a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act.
(in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- wrnt
-
- wite
-
noun,
a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime.
a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- thaw
-
noun,
the act or process of thawing.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- the-
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- wert
-
verb,
a 2nd person singular pt. indicative and subj. of be.
- Wren
-
noun,
any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, especially Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail.
Compare house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, winter wren.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- ten.
-
- Tewa
-
noun,
a member of a cluster of pueblo-dwelling North American Indian peoples of New Mexico and Arizona.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- wide
-
noun,
Cricket. a bowled ball that goes wide of the wicket, and counts as a run for the side batting.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- NEWT
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
- ter.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- wild
-
noun,
Often, wilds. an uncultivated, uninhabited, or desolate region or tract; waste; wilderness; desert:
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- wile
-
noun,
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
- Wilt
-
noun,
the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted:
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Wing
-
noun,
either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- Wind
-
noun,
air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface:
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- wire
-
noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- whid
-
noun,
a quick, noiseless movement.
- what
-
noun,
the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics:
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- when
-
noun,
the time of anything:
- whet
-
noun,
the act of whetting.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- wine
-
noun,
the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- NIRA
-
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Whig
-
noun,
American History.
a member of the patriotic party during the Revolutionary period; supporter of the Revolution.
a member of a political party (c1834–1855) that was formed in opposition to the Democratic Party, and favored economic expansion and a high protective tariff, while opposing the strength of the presidency in relation to the legislature.
- tel-
-
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- tanh
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- whin
-
noun,
any thorny or prickly shrub, especially gorse.
- Neh.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- whir
-
noun,
an act or sound of whirring:
- Whit
-
noun,
a particle; bit; jot (used especially in negative phrases):
- Wien
-
noun,
Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1864–1928, German physicist: Nobel prize 1911.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Reg.
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- uret
-
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- uria
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Utah
-
noun,
a state in the W United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Capital: Salt Lake City.
Abbreviation: UT (for use with zip code), Ut.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- UTWA
-
- Waal
-
noun,
a river in the central Netherlands, flowing W to the Meuse River: the center branch of the lower Rhine. 52 miles (84 km) long.
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Wade
-
noun,
an act or instance of wading:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- regd
-
- Rida
-
- wadi
-
noun,
the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- twi-
-
- twig
-
noun,
a slender shoot of a tree or other plant.
- twin
-
noun,
either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth.
- trug
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- tRNA
-
- ugli
-
- tri-
-
- Uhde
-
noun,
Fritz Karl Hermann von [frits kahrl her-mahn fuh n] /frɪts kɑrl ˈhɛr mɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1848–1911, German painter.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ungt
-
- trid
-
- uni-
-
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- wage
-
noun,
Often, wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week.
Compare living wage, minimum wage.
- rad.
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- thud
-
noun,
a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
- thru
-
preposition, adverb, adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of through.
- wean
-
Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- Wear
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- thi-
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Weil
-
noun,
André, 1906–98, U.S. mathematician, born in France: brother of Simone Weil.
- Weir
-
noun,
a small dam in a river or stream.
- weal
-
noun,
well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Weld
-
noun,
a welded junction or joint.
- welt
-
noun,
a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Wend
-
noun,
a member of a Slavic people of E Germany; Sorb.
- thew
-
noun,
Usually, thews. muscle or sinew.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Thun
-
noun,
a city in central Switzerland, on the Aar River, near the Lake of Thun.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- Wane
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- wail
-
noun,
the act of wailing.
- Wain
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
- Wait
-
noun,
an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt:
- 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.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Wal.
-
- Wald
-
noun,
George, 1906–97, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1967.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- wale
-
noun,
a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.
- wand
-
noun,
a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
- 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.
- want
-
noun,
something wanted or needed; necessity:
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- ward
-
noun,
a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
- Ware
-
noun,
Usually, wares.
articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods:
any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- warn
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Ruth
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- wart
-
noun,
a small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Thur
-
- thug
-
noun,
a cruel or vicious ruffian, robber, or murderer.
- IndE
-
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- hal-
-
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- degu
-
noun,
a rat-sized New World burrowing rodent, Octodon degus, having long, smooth fur and a black-tipped, tufted tail.
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- deg.
-
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Hag.
-
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- haul
-
noun,
an act or instance of hauling; a strong pull or tug.
- Haag
-
noun,
Den [den] /dɛn/ (Show IPA) a Dutch name of The Hague.
- Del.
-
- Dawn
-
noun,
the first appearance of daylight in the morning:
- gtd.
-
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Grew
-
verb,
simple past tense of grow.
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- dia-
-
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dhal
-
noun,
dal.
- Gude
-
noun,
God.
- Dewi
-
noun,
Saint, David, Saint.
- Gula
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- der.
-
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Den.
-
- GWEN
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gwendolyn or Guenevere.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- gnaw
-
verb (used with object),
to bite or chew on, especially persistently.
- awed
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- DEng
-
- hued
-
adjective,
having the hue or color as specified (usually used in combination):
- HUGE
-
adjective,
extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent:
- Hugi
-
noun,
a young man, a personification of thought, who defeated Thialfi in a race.
- huia
-
noun,
an apparently extinct, crowlike bird, Heteralocha acutirostris, of New Zealand, noted for the completely different bill shapes of the male and female.
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- hula
-
noun,
a sinuous Hawaiian native dance with intricate arm movements that tell a story in pantomime, usually danced to rhythmic drumming and accompanied by chanting.
- hund
-
- Hunt
-
noun,
an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
- Hurd
-
plural noun,
hards.
- hurl
-
noun,
a forcible or violent throw; fling.
- hurt
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- aut-
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- hwan
-
noun,
a former monetary unit of South Korea.
- aur-
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- hide
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- dat.
-
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Held
-
noun,
John, Jr. 1889–1958, U.S. cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- hewn
-
adjective,
felled and roughly shaped by hewing:
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- Danl
-
- hgt.
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Drug
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.
- Eth.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- duel
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- dual
-
noun,
the dual number.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Eur.
-
- Ewan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Drew
-
noun,
Charles Richard, 1904–50, U.S. physician: developer of blood-bank technique.
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gal.
-
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Duit
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- 1080
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- EDTA
-
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- enl.
-
- dunt
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- dung
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals; manure.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- end-
-
- Eng.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- gild
-
noun,
guild.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- 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.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- Gide
-
noun,
André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
- dir.
-
- Glad
-
noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- 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.
- dig.
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Gaud
-
noun,
a showy ornament or trinket.
- 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)
- 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.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- 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:
- dlr.
-
- geld
-
noun,
a payment; tax.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- 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.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Ind.
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- auld
-
adjective,
old.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- leud
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- Aire
-
- lewd
-
adjective,
inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- AInd
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- lin.
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- Laud
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- 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.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- lawn
-
noun,
a stretch of open, grass-covered land, especially one closely mowed, as near a house, on an estate, or in a park.
- Alg.
-
- lea.
-
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- leg.
-
- Ald.
-
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- alt.
-
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- lung
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- lwei
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
- Adah
-
noun,
one of the two wives of Lamech. Gen. 4:19.
- luge
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- AAUW
-
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- NADH
-
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- Nah.
-
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- aer-
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LitD
-
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- agr.
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agit
-
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lude
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agha
-
noun,
aga.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Ltd.
-
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- aet.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- ile-
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- aud.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ANTU
-
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Arg.
-
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- Ire.
-
- idae
-
- 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.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- intl
-
- ant.
-
- int.
-
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- inae
-
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- art.
-
- ILWU
-
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ign.
-
- IATA
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Lani
-
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Aug.
-
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- IAEA
-
- anew
-
adverb,
over again; again; once more:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- iana
-
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- ugh
-
noun,
the sound of a cough, grunt, or the like.
- AAE
-
- AWL
-
noun,
a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.
- AIA
-
- Ar.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- DTh
-
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ea.
-
- awn
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- DAE
-
- EAA
-
- ETD
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- dwt
-
- WAG
-
noun,
the act of wagging:
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- UIT
-
- al.
-
- wae
-
noun,
woe.
- DRG
-
- TWA
-
noun,
a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- AAU
-
- ad-
-
- awa
-
adverb,
away.
- Aar
-
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- AUA
-
- awe
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- DUI
-
- WRA
-
- DWI
-
- ag-
-
- dug
-
noun,
the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.
- Du.
-
- Eg.
-
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- WIT
-
noun,
the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- an.
-
- wud
-
adjective,
wood; mad.
- UAR
-
- UAE
-
- UAW
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- DRE
-
- ALU
-
- 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:
- di.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- DIL
-
- ard
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- Wei
-
noun,
any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, especially one ruling a.d. 220–265 and one ruling a.d. 386–534.
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- daw
-
noun,
jackdaw.
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- DHL
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ANG
-
- dha
-
- dh-
-
- wen
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- DEW
-
noun,
moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
- DET
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- wha
-
- ur-
-
- ure
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- wet
-
noun,
something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- 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.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- War
-
noun,
a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- Win
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- wad
-
noun,
a small mass, lump, or ball of anything:
- Agh
-
- Dr.
-
- ATA
-
- ean
-
- at.
-
- ult
-
- DNR
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- DNA
-
- wd.
-
- ARU
-
- uti
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- wid
-
- ahu
-
noun,
a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.
- AHL
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AHE
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Agt
-
- ung
-
- Wat
-
noun,
a Buddhist temple or monastery in Thailand or Cambodia.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Une
-
- DAR
-
- Wig
-
noun,
an artificial covering of hair for all or most of the head, of either synthetic or natural hair, worn to be stylish or more attractive.
- ead
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- ing
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- ide
-
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- 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.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- INH
-
- Ia.
-
- Ir.
-
- IRL
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- IUD
-
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ial
-
- ITU
-
- REA
-
- RNA
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- hid
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- 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.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- rtw
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- rnd
-
- RLD
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- HRE
-
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- HUD
-
noun,
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- hug
-
noun,
a tight clasp with the arms; embrace.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- HUT
-
noun,
a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- id.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- RDA
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- NHA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIH
-
- LTA
-
- LTh
-
- ltr
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- NIA
-
- NHL
-
- NHI
-
- NHG
-
- New
-
noun,
something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NWT
-
- NAA
-
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- LNG
-
- nr.
-
- raw
-
noun,
a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Law
-
noun,
the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- Ld.
-
- Ldg
-
- 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.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Lew
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lewis, Llewellyn, or Louis.
- NRA
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- lg.
-
- LHD
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Re.
-
- Rd.
-
- NUL
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- HEW
-
verb (used with object),
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- ht.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- GHA
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- TID
-
- TIA
-
- GAW
-
noun,
a narrow, trenchlike depression, especially a furrow in the earth or a worn or thin area in cloth.
- Gde
-
- GDR
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- gl.
-
- Gld
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ThD
-
- th-
-
- TGN
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- Gr.
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- gi.
-
- gt.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- tue
-
- 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.
- Tu.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- EDT
-
- Ehr
-
- eir
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- TRH
-
- 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.
- en-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERT
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tng
-
- tlr
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ETR
-
- eu-
-
- Ga.
-
- gre
-
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- 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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAL
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- HDL
-
- hd.
-
- 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:
- haw
-
noun,
a sound or pause of hesitation.
Compare hem2 (def 3).
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- hr.
-
- taw
-
noun,
a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter.
- gul
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- 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.
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- WL
-
- wt
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RU
-
- WU
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 222–80.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- WI
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- LR
-
- TG
-
- TN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- t.
-
- 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.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TD
-
- ND
-
- UW
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- NI
-
- NG
-
- U.
-
- w/
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- RW
-
- NH
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- 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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- HG
-
- N.
-
- EI
-
- T1
-
- ln
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NL
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- WG
-
- i.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
-
- GH
-
- GW
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LW
-
- LH
-
- DN
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- L.
-
- IW
-
- rg
-
- DG
-
- we
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IG
-
- 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.
- GN
-
- WH
-
- le
-
- TL
-
- RI
-
- HL
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Ud
-
- DW
-
- NW
-
- EW
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- R.
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- RH
-
- RN
-
- GD
-
- G.
-
- dl
-
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- GU
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- UI
-
- D.
-
- UL
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.