Anagrams of delectation
Word delectation has
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- celadonite
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noun,
a hydrous silicate of iron and potassium; an iron-rich soft mica.
- tentacled
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adjective,
having tentacles.
- detection
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noun,
the act of detecting.
- Nicolette
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noun,
a female given name, form of Nicole.
- toe-dance
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noun,
a dance performed on the tips of the toes.
- declinate
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adjective,
having a downward curve or slope; bending away, as from the horizontal:
- lanceted
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adjective,
having lancet-headed openings.
- deletion
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noun,
an act or instance of deleting.
- Endicott
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noun,
John, Endecott, John.
- Endecott
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noun,
John, 1588?–1665, colonial governor of Massachusetts 1644–65, born in England.
- election
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noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- antidote
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noun,
a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- anecdote
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noun,
a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
- delicate
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noun,
Archaic. a choice food; delicacy.
- talented
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adjective,
having talent or special ability; gifted.
- dateline
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noun,
a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
- denticle
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noun,
a small tooth or toothlike part.
- detonate
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verb (used with object),
to cause (something explosive) to explode.
- latticed
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noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- D-notice
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noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- datolite
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noun,
a mineral, calcium and boron silicate, CaB(SiO 4)(OH), usually occurring in rock cavities in the form of colorless, prismatic crystals.
- tentacle
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noun,
Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.
- dancette
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noun,
an ornamental zigzag, as in a molding.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- etiolate
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
- catenoid
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- Laodice
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba who chose to be swallowed up by the earth rather than live as a Greek concubine.
- dinette
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noun,
a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.
- dictate
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noun,
an authoritative order or command.
- dialect
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noun,
Linguistics. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
- lattice
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noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- deltaic
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adjective,
pertaining to or like a delta.
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- Celadon
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noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- nodical
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adjective,
of or relating to a node or the nodes.
- citadel
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noun,
a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
- deontic
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adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- cineole
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- codeine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- Oceanid
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noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- cadette
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noun,
(initial capital letter). Also called Cadette scout. a member of the Girl Scouts from 12 through 14 years of age.
- lentoid
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noun,
a lentoid body.
- cotidal
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adjective,
pertaining to a coincidence of tides.
- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- calotte
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noun,
zucchetto.
- Docetae
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plural noun,
early Christian adherents of Docetism.
- Decalin
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- codline
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noun,
an untarred cord of hemp or cotton, used for fishing and for various purposes aboard a ship.
- decanol
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 10 H 22 O, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol: used as a plasticizer, detergent, and in perfumes and flavorings.
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- Candiot
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noun,
a Cretan.
- decline
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noun,
a downward slope; declivity.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- Colette
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noun,
(Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Colette) 1873–1954, French author.
- Delaine
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- ctenoid
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adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- dentate
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adjective,
having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- tonetic
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- acetone
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- Nicolet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- Adeline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adele.
- lactone
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- entitle
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verb (used with object),
to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim:
- ailette
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noun,
either of two standing pieces of metal or cuir-bouilli, attached to the shoulders as an ornament or as a means of displaying the wearer's arms: used c1275–c1350.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- Iceland
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noun,
a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- tactile
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- enolate
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noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- actino-
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- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- 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.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- contd.
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- Leonid
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noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- etalon
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- cteno-
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- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- Colden
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noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- dacoit
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noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- tentie
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adjective,
tenty.
- tented
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noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Dalton
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noun,
atomic mass unit.
- Leiden
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noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- colent
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- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- letted
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noun,
British. a lease.
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- tinct.
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- cetane
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- litten
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adjective,
lighted1 .
- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- tailed
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noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Etoile
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- citole
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noun,
cittern.
- indecl
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- clado-
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- cleoid
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noun,
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- clino-
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- Lettic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- Odetta
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noun,
(Odetta Holmes) 1930–2008, U.S. folk singer.
- Cloete
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noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- Tilden
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noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- Odette
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noun,
a female given name.
- coated
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noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coatee
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- indole
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noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- Danite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- coedit
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verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- Lettie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laetitia.
- Daniel
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noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- Docile
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adjective,
easily managed or handled; tractable:
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- lacto-
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- centi-
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- denti-
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- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- dentil
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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.
- Oneida
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- oleate
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- detail
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- detain
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- detect
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verb (used with object),
to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act:
- detent
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noun,
a mechanism that temporarily keeps one part in a certain position relative to that of another, and can be released by applying force to one of the parts.
- dottle
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noun,
the plug of half-smoked tobacco in the bottom of a pipe after smoking.
- dental
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noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- latten
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noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- Dottie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
- tenace
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- latent
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adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- dilate
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- Ladino
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noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- donate
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verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- teleo-
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- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- denote
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verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- decile
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noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- docent
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noun,
privatdocent.
- lectin
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Deacon
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noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- intoed
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adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- Elodea
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noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- decane
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noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- decani
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adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- decant
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verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- deceit
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noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- decent
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adjective,
conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- iodate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- denial
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noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- elect.
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- leaden
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adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- elated
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adjective,
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
- Delano
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noun,
a city in S California.
- delate
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verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- Delian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- delict
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noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- talent
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noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- oilcan
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- encode
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verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- ideate
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noun,
ideatum.
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Alcott
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noun,
(Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
- notate
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- Aldine
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noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Nettle
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noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- attend
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verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- Catton
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noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actin-
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- Toltec
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noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- Alecto
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noun,
one of the Furies.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- adeno-
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- octant
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- Aeolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- cadent
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adjective,
having cadence.
- Lottie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- toilet
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noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- titled
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noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Aeneid
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noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- cantle
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- aedile
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noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- candle
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noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- Toland
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noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- Adonic
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noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- Attlee
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noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- adient
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adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- Alette
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noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- cattle
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noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- anodic
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adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- celto-
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- aceto-
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- nocti-
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- Celine
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noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- tonlet
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noun,
a skirt of plates.
- Alnico
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noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Tindal
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noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- locate
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- cenote
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Teide
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noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- nicad
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noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- anele
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verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- dolia
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noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- Alton
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noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- noted
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noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- tecta
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noun,
a rooflike structure.
- Dolin
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noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- olden
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adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Laden
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adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Andie
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- tenet
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noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- Oland
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noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- donec
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conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- donee
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noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- dolce
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noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- Ladon
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noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- Ladin
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noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- toile
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Teena
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noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Latin
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- alto-
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- dict.
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- Alene
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- laten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- diene
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noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- lated
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adjective,
belated.
- alien
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noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Dione
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- dicta
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noun,
a plural of dictum.
- Ditto
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noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- lact-
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- telic
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adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- alti-
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- dicot
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noun,
a dicotyledon.
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- dial.
-
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- tele-
-
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- cent.
-
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- endo-
-
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- acet-
-
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- noct-
-
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- 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.
- toti-
-
- 30-30
-
- Icel.
-
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- tonia
-
- ileo-
-
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- incl.
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Indo-
-
- encl.
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- edit.
-
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- ecol.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- econ.
-
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- ecto-
-
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- 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.
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- aden-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Ital.
-
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- dent.
-
- telo-
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- ideo-
-
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- 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.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- licet
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- coel-
-
- coele
-
- Cant.
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- colat
-
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- cont.
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- 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.
- cine-
-
- octa-
-
- OIcel
-
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- deci-
-
- atto-
-
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- teno-
-
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- oidea
-
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- oiled
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- natl.
-
- decl.
-
- ation
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- deca-
-
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- lect.
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- cidal
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- lit.
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- 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:
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- intl
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lond
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- IndE
-
- 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.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Inc.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- LitD
-
- inae
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- ile-
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- int.
-
- lin.
-
- 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.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lat.
-
- OEEC
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- 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.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- 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:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- 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.
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- NCTE
-
- NDAC
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- neo-
-
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lea.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- NTIA
-
- Oct.
-
- OECD
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- iod-
-
- not-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Ont.
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- 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.
- 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.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- itol
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- ole-
-
- 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.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Ltd.
-
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 1080
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- cide
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ceto
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- 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.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- 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.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- 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.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cond
-
- Con.
-
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- alt.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Ald.
-
- Alco
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- AInd
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- aet.
-
- 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).
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- ance
-
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Tit.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- tion
-
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- attn
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Todt
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1891–1942, German military engineer.
- att.
-
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Danl
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- dat.
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- ette
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- ect-
-
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Ind.
-
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- tel-
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- eco-
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- end-
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- EEOC
-
- enc.
-
- EDTA
-
- ence
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- etc.
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dol.
-
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Dec.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- ICAO
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Del.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- 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.
- ical
-
- Ice.
-
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- DCNL
-
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- idae
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Den.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Dino
-
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- ten.
-
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dioc
-
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Din.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dia-
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Dice
-
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.
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- TAL
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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.
- Oc.
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- oic
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ODT
-
- oid
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OIt
-
- Ola
-
- 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.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- OED
-
- OCD
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- OTC
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ONI
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- TCA
-
- TNT
-
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TID
-
- ene
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- DET
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DNA
-
- DLO
-
- DLC
-
- 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.
- DIL
-
- 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.
- di.
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- DAE
-
- DOA
-
- do.
-
- DCL
-
- Doi
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- cte
-
- EDC
-
- en-
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEC
-
- NOC
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- eo-
-
- ed.
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ean
-
- ead
-
- ea.
-
- ETD
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTA
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ae.
-
- ANC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIC
-
- AEC
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- an.
-
- al.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ADC
-
- ad-
-
- ac-
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- at.
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CED
-
- CNO
-
- Clo
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- CIE
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CIA
-
- CEO
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- ATC
-
- CDT
-
- CAI
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ca.
-
- EOE
-
- EDT
-
- NEA
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- NEC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- La.
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lt.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ne-
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- NDE
-
- ITA
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- LCA
-
- LCD
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ETO
-
- NAD
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- Ld.
-
- LDC
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- 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.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- ITC
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- IOT
-
- LTA
-
- id.
-
- io-
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- 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).
- ide
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- Ido
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noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- il-
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
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- LON
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- in.
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- LOE
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ion
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noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Nee
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adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NCO
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- NIA
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- IOC
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- ine
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- LOC
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- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ND
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- NC
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NI
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- OA
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- TN
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- O.
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- AO
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- AI
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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.
- NL
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- A.
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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.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- CE
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- DA
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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.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- i.
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- ic
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TC
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- TD
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- t.
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- EI
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- ee
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- DT
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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.
- DN
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- N.
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- L.
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- LC
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
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- L2
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- dl
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- ol
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- D.
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- le
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- ln
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TL
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- TT
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