Anagrams of egalitarians
Word egalitarians has
1463 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of egalitarians.
- egalitarian
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noun,
a person who adheres to egalitarian beliefs.
- sanitaria
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noun,
an institution for the preservation or recovery of health, especially for convalescence; health resort.
- algerians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Algeria.
- laniaries
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noun,
a laniary tooth; a canine of daggerlike shape.
- analities
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noun,
the condition or quality of having an anal character; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the anal stage of psychosexual development.
- artisanal
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adjective,
pertaining to or noting a person skilled in an applied art:
- analgesia
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noun,
absence of sense of pain.
- aerialist
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noun,
a trapeze artist.
- Astrangia
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noun,
a genus of corals forming small, encrusting colonies, found in shallow waters off both coasts of the U.S.
- alginates
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noun,
a salt of alginic acid.
- ringtails
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noun,
any phalanger of the genus Pseudocheirus, having the prehensile tail curled into a ring.
- genitalia
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plural noun,
the organs of reproduction, especially the external organs.
- geranials
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noun,
See under citral.
- retailing
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noun,
the business of selling goods directly to consumers (distinguished from wholesaling).
- Galatians
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noun,
a book in the New Testament, written to the Christians in Galatia. Abbreviation: Gal.
- Algerian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Algeria.
- Alsatian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Alsace.
- Sangraal
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noun,
grail (def 1); the Holy Grail.
- anglaise
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noun,
an old English country-dance.
- angaries
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noun,
the right of a belligerent state to seize and use the property of neutrals for purposes of warfare, subject to payment of full compensation.
- Salinger
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noun,
J(erome) D(avid) 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- airlines
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- altarage
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noun,
Ecclesiastical.
offerings made upon an altar of a church.
offerings made to a church.
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- ringsail
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noun,
ringtail (def 3).
- salariat
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noun,
the class of workers in an economy who receive salaries.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- aliasing
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noun,
a jagged, stairstep effect on curved or diagonal lines that are reproduced in low resolution, as on a computer printout or display.
- linarite
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noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- Alastair
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noun,
a male given name.
- alginate
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noun,
a salt of alginic acid.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- ringlets
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noun,
a curled lock of hair.
- ringtail
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noun,
any phalanger of the genus Pseudocheirus, having the prehensile tail curled into a ring.
- algerita
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noun,
agarita.
- lignites
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noun,
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- stealing
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noun,
the act of a person who steals.
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- integral
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noun,
an integral whole.
- geranial
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noun,
See under citral.
- Sterling
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noun,
British currency.
- Starling
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noun,
a chunky, medium-sized European passerine bird, Sturnus vulgaris, of iridescent black plumage with seasonal speckles, that nests in colonies: introduced into North America.
- galateas
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric, plain or striped, for clothing.
- Stirling
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noun,
Also called Stirlingshire [stur-ling-sheer, -sher] /ˈstɜr lɪŋˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in central Scotland.
- galatine
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noun,
galantine.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- strangle
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verb (used with object),
to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- engrails
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- gelatins
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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.
- genitals
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plural noun,
genitalia.
- tailings
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noun,
the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- girtline
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noun,
gantline.
- intarsia
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- tanagers
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noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- granites
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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.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- astragal
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noun,
a small convex molding cut into the form of a string of beads.
Compare bead and reel.
- asternal
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adjective,
not reaching to or connected with the sternum.
- tear-gas
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noun,
a gas that makes the eyes smart and water, thus producing a temporary blindness, used in modern warfare, to quell riots, etc.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- igniters
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noun,
a person or thing that ignites.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- retinals
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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.
- arginase
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noun,
a liver enzyme that converts arginine to urea.
- argental
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling silver.
- Riesling
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noun,
Horticulture.
a variety of grape.
the vine bearing this grape, grown in Europe and California.
- sanglier
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noun,
a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- Triangle
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noun,
a closed plane figure having three sides and three angles.
- railings
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noun,
a fencelike barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by widely spaced uprights; balustrade.
- agrestal
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adjective,
of or relating to plants growing wild in fields and uncultivated areas.
- aglisten
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adjective,
refulgent; glistening.
- agential
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adjective,
pertaining to an agent or agency.
- nitriles
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- igniter
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noun,
a person or thing that ignites.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- Igraine
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noun,
the mother of King Arthur.
- arsenal
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noun,
a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
- ignites
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verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- regalia
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plural noun,
the ensigns or emblems of royalty, as the crown or scepter.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- Artigas
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noun,
José Gervasio [haw-se her-vah-syaw] /hɔˈsɛ hɛrˈvɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1764–1850, Uruguayan soldier and patriot.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- regains
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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.
- 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.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- gristle
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noun,
cartilage, especially in meats.
- gratins
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noun,
au gratin.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- Gratian
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noun,
(Flavius Gratianus) a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
- against
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Idioms,
over against, in contrast with:
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- Israeli
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- laagers
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noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- anlages
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noun,
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- nitrile
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- sangria
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noun,
an iced drink, typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices.
- Santali
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noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- Antares
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noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- Italian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- Saragat
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1988, Italian statesman: president 1964–71.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Antlers
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- raglans
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noun,
a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
- sarangi
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noun,
(in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing.
- Sargent
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noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- Aragats
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noun,
Mount, an extinct volcano in NW Armenia. 13,435 feet (4095 meters).
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- sealant
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noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- agarita
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noun,
a tall shrub, Mahonia trifoliolata, of the barberry family, of southwestern North America, having stiff, oblong leaflets with spiny teeth and a red fruit used in jelly.
- transl.
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- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- argents
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- inliers
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noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- Gratiae
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plural noun,
grace (def 12).
- 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.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- ratings
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- genital
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- 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.
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- Stagira
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noun,
an ancient town in NE Greece, in Macedonia on the E Chalcidice peninsula: birthplace of Aristotle.
- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- 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.
- strigil
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noun,
an instrument with a curved blade, used especially by the ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping the skin at the bath and in the gymnasium.
- garnets
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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.
- strange
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adverb,
in a strange manner.
- Slinger
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noun,
a person or thing that slings.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- galenas
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noun,
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
- tringle
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noun,
a narrow, straight molding, as a fillet.
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- Galatia
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noun,
an ancient country in central Asia Minor: later a Roman province; site of an early Christian community.
- Galatea
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric, plain or striped, for clothing.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- gaiters
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- sternal
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adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- raising
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noun,
a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
- tailing
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noun,
the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- 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.
- tanager
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noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- granita
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noun,
frozen flavored ice.
- Anglist
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noun,
Anglicist.
- atingle
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adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- tangles
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- glister
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noun,
glitter; sparkle.
- glisten
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noun,
a glistening; sparkle.
- Tanagra
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noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Spartan victory over the Athenians 457 b.c.
- railage
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noun,
an amount charged for transporting goods by rail.
- earings
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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.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- railing
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noun,
a fencelike barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by widely spaced uprights; balustrade.
- glaires
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- gitalin
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noun,
a mixture of glycosides from Digitalis purpurea, used chiefly in the management of congestive heart failure.
- easting
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- singlet
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noun,
a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
- eatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- talaria
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plural noun,
the wings or winged sandals on the feet of Hermes, or Mercury.
- triages
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- slating
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noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- agalite
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noun,
a fibrous variety of talc.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- 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.
- agnails
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noun,
hangnail.
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- 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.
- Linaria
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.
- tilings
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noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- lasting
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noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- Niigata
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noun,
a seaport on NW Honshu, in central Japan.
- Liatris
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noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- lingers
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- linters
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Agenais
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noun,
an ancient region of SW France.
- Salieri
-
noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- latrias
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- ringlet
-
noun,
a curled lock of hair.
- anatase
-
noun,
a naturally occurring crystalline form of titanium dioxide, TiO 2 .
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- Algiers
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
- algesia
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noun,
sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia.
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- Algeria
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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.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- Niagara
-
noun,
a river on the boundary between W New York and Ontario, Canada, flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario. 34 miles (55 km) long.
- Alsatia
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noun,
name formerly given to the Whitefriars district in London, England, which was a sanctuary for debtors and lawbreakers.
- ligates
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- alegars
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noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- sailing
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noun,
the activity of a person or thing that sails.
- lignite
-
noun,
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- Nigeria
-
noun,
a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Capital: Abuja.
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- lasagna
-
noun,
large, flat, rectangular strips of pasta.
- resting
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- lariats
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- nilgais
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noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- 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.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- tingles
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- airline
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- langsat
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noun,
an East Indian tree, Lansium domesticum, of the mahogany family.
- listing
-
noun,
a list; record; catalog.
- saltern
-
noun,
a saltworks.
- agnates
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- anglers
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noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- airings
-
noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- ligni-
-
- lignes
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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.
- gisant
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noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- Ligeti
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noun,
György Sándor [jawr-jee shahn-dawr,, dyawr-] /ˈdʒɔr dʒi ˈʃɑn dɔr,, ˈdyɔr-/ (Show IPA), 1923–2006, Austrian composer, born in Hungary.
- ligers
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- glaire
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- Galata
-
noun,
the chief commercial section of Istanbul, Turkey.
- 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).
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- glairs
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- glints
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- gnarls
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- 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.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- ligate
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- gleans
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- Glaser
-
noun,
Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- glares
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- ligase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Girtin
-
noun,
Thomas, 1775–1802, English painter.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- genit.
-
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- Reagan
-
noun,
Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- gelati
-
noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- 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.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- gastr-
-
- stalag
-
noun,
a World War II German military camp housing prisoners of war of enlisted ranks.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- girlie
-
noun,
Offensive. a term of address used for a girl or woman.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gaslit
-
noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Galati
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 252,884.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- Nagari
-
noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- Galena
-
noun,
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Graiae
-
plural noun,
Graeae.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- grails
-
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.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- satang
-
noun,
a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- intra-
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- inter.
-
- instr.
-
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- nilgai
-
noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- lagers
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- lagena
-
noun,
an outpocketing of the saccule of birds, reptiles, and bony fishes corresponding to the cochlear duct of mammals.
- lagans
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Laager
-
noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- larges
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Langer
-
noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Greats
-
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- rising
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that rises.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- Raglan
-
noun,
a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Granta
-
noun,
Cam.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nergal
-
noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- grani-
-
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- grilse
-
noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- ignite
-
verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Iletin
-
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- legist
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- legits
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- 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.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- arsen-
-
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- airing
-
noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- argals
-
noun,
argol.
- argali
-
noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- trans.
-
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- agates
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- taigas
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- argils
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- 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.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- agnate
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- Tigris
-
noun,
a river in SW Asia, flowing SE from SE Turkey through Iraq, joining the Euphrates to form the Shatt-al-Arab. 1150 miles (1850 km) long.
- agnail
-
noun,
hangnail.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- Talara
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Peru.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- ailing
-
adjective,
sickly; unwell.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- aglets
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- tangle
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- aglare
-
adjective, adverb,
glaring; blazing:
- Aglaia
-
noun,
one of the Graces.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Angara
-
noun,
a river in the S Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NW from Lake Baikal to the Yenisei River: called Upper Tunguska in its lower course. 1151 miles (1855 km) long.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- tiling
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- aaliis
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Angles
-
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.
- Anglia
-
noun,
Latin name of England.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- tergal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- Anlage
-
noun,
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- alegar
-
noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- Aegina
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Aralia
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Aralia and related genera, several of which are cultivated as houseplants or have been used medicinally.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Angela
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “messenger.”.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- 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.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Strega
-
- 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.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Legis
-
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- algia
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- 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).
- Algar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- rings
-
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.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- sagan
-
noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- 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.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Gaeta
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lang.
-
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- angas
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- 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-
-
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Angl.
-
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Alta.
-
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- 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.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- 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.
- 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.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- alti-
-
- anal.
-
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- anat.
-
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- lign-
-
- Agata
-
noun,
an American art glass having a mottled, glossy, white and rose surface.
- ragas
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- 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.
- treas
-
- Agana
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Guam.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- agars
-
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.
- Regt.
-
- Agate
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- 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:
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- trig.
-
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- 30-30
-
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- relig
-
- 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.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- 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.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- ling.
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alas.
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- reni-
-
- nears
-
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- anis-
-
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- sing.
-
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- girts
-
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.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- astr.
-
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tangs
-
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- lagan
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- getas
-
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.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- 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.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stge.
-
- galas
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- gains
-
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- 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.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Genl.
-
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- gelts
-
noun,
money.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- engr.
-
- Srta.
-
- gears
-
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:
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- ASEAN
-
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Arnel
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- init.
-
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- argal
-
noun,
argol.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- sigil
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- intr.
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Iran.
-
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- tera-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- seti-
-
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- ante-
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- IATSE
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- asana
-
noun,
any of the postures in a yoga exercise.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- tears
-
- sanit
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anti-
-
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Ital.
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- 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.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- Ste.
-
- tRNA
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- ten.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Reg.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- ter.
-
- Sat.
-
- str.
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tri-
-
- stg.
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sra.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- stlg
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rit.
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- RIIA
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Sig.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- 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.
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RNAS
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- rel.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Lat.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- INRI
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- inae
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- ign.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- IATA
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- iana
-
- ates
-
- 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.
- IAEA
-
- 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.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- gres
-
- Ire.
-
- art.
-
- gras
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- 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.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANSI
-
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- itis
-
- 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.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arg.
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Eng.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- 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:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- enl.
-
- gars
-
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.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Ens.
-
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- Gen.
-
- Gal.
-
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- 1080
-
- ergs
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- est.
-
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- 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.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- 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.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- 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.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- ant.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- ages
-
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:
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- agit
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- agr.
-
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- agst
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- Aire
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- 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):
- AAAL
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- AAAS
-
- NTIA
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- aer-
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NIRA
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- aet.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- 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.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- alt.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Ala.
-
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alg.
-
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Anas
-
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- 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.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- leg.
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- lin.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- AISI
-
- TGN
-
- Ar.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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:
- en-
-
- ANG
-
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Aar
-
- 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.
- AAE
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- an.
-
- TSE
-
- ATA
-
- AAA
-
- ASN
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ASR
-
- TSI
-
- at.
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- al.
-
- TIA
-
- ag-
-
- ASI
-
- STL
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- AIA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ARS
-
- 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.
- 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.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- eir
-
- ase
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tng
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- tlr
-
- Agt
-
- TAL
-
- ean
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- 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.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Eg.
-
- EAA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ast
-
- EIS
-
- 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:
- ERT
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ESA
-
- rte
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- SAA
-
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- Les
-
- RNA
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- SAR
-
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- La.
-
- ESL
-
- Lt.
-
- 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.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lg.
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- IRS
-
- NRA
-
- 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:
- NIA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nr.
-
- NSA
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- Re.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- REA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NES
-
- NEA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- LTA
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- LNG
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- ltr
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NAA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- 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.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- IRL
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- SLA
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- se-
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- Ges
-
- gl.
-
- Gr.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- gre
-
- GSA
-
- GSR
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- SLE
-
- GTS
-
- gi.
-
- ESR
-
- STI
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- Ga.
-
- 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.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- SLR
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- gt.
-
- 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.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IAS
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Ir.
-
- ing
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- in.
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- ILS
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
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- ier
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- SER
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noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
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- Sgt
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- ial
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- SG
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- t.
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- NL
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SL
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- 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.
- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- T1
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- RI
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- RN
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- G.
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- SA
-
- S.
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- 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.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TG
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- EI
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NG
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- le
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ln
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- IG
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- rg
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- TL
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- TN
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- LR
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- NI
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- i.
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- SN
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- L2
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- L1
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- GN
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- L.
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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.