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Word elaborations has 2290 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of elaborations.

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elaboration
noun, an act or instance of elaborating.
senatorial
adjective, of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a senator or senate:
tailbones
noun, the coccyx.
rationals
noun, Mathematics. rational number.
rationale
noun, the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something.
boltonias
noun, any of several composite plants of the genus Boltonia, of the U.S., having blue, purple, or white asterlike flower heads.
ablations
noun, the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery.
oblations
noun, the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
anabolite
noun, a product of anabolic action.
abstainer
noun, a person who abstains from something regarded as improper or unhealthy, especially the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
antisolar
adjective, (on the celestial sphere) opposite the sun.
arabinose
noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , obtained from plant gums or made synthetically from glucose, used chiefly as a culture medium in bacteriology.
Orleanist
noun, a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
trainable
adjective, capable of being trained.
Orleanais
noun, a former province in N France. Capital: Orléans.
tonsorial
adjective, of or relating to a barber or barbering:
lobations
noun, lobate formation.
orientals
noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
laborites
noun, a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
astrolabe
noun, an astronomical instrument for taking the altitude of the sun or stars and for the solution of other problems in astronomy and navigation: used by Greek astronomers from about 200 b.c. and by Arab astronomers from the Middle Ages until superseded by the sextant.
serotinal
adjective, pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
sea-robin
noun, any of various gurnards, especially certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom.
relations
noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
last-born
noun, a last-born or youngest child.
sea-born
adjective, born in or of the sea, as naiads.
sea-lion
noun, any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
entrails
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
orinasal
noun, an orinasal sound.
Santeria
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.
tailbone
noun, the coccyx.
borneols
noun, a white, translucent, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble, solid terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, occurring in various isomeric forms, having a burning, mintlike taste, obtained from the trunk of a tree, Dryobalanops aromatica, or by the reduction of camphor: used in the form of its esters in the manufacture of synthetic camphor and in perfumery.
Boeotian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Boeotia.
Libertas
noun, the ancient Roman personification of liberty.
airboats
noun, Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
lobation
noun, lobate formation.
bornites
noun, a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
ratsbane
noun, rat poison.
ailerons
noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
also-ran
noun, Sports. (in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers. an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one.
storable
noun, Usually, storables. articles that are storable.
Erastian
noun, an advocate of Erastianism.
Rabelais
noun, François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), c1490–1553, French satirist and humorist.
retinals
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.
Ratisbon
noun, Regensburg.
Nobelist
noun, a person who is awarded a Nobel prize.
retinols
noun, vitamin A.
Oriental
noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
isobront
noun, a line on a weather map or chart connecting various points where a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously.
nitroso-
notarial
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
instable
adjective, not stable; unstable.
labiates
noun, a labiate plant.
Laborite
noun, a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
Tirolean
noun, a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
taborins
noun, a small tabor.
alienors
noun, a person who transfers property.
botanies
noun, the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
notaries
noun, notary public.
asternal
adjective, not reaching to or connected with the sternum.
insolate
verb (used with object), to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
Artesian
adjective, noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
notables
noun, a prominent, distinguished, or important person.
Alberoni
noun, Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
orbitale
noun, Craniometry, Cephalometry. the lowermost point on the lower margin of the left orbit, located instrumentally on the skull or by palpation on the head.
orbitals
noun, Physics, Chemistry. a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital) the electron in that state.
lean-tos
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
strobila
noun, the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region. Compare scolex.
Atabrine
bloaters
noun, a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
librates
verb (used without object), to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
sailboat
noun, a boat having sails as its principal means of propulsion.
balestra
noun, a jump toward the opponent followed immediately by a lunge.
abalones
noun, a large mollusk of the genus Haliotis, having a bowllike shell bearing a row of respiratory holes, the flesh of which is used for food and the shell for ornament and as a source of mother-of-pearl.
Sabatier
noun, Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1854–1941, French chemist: Nobel prize 1912.
Lorestan
noun, Luristan.
abristle
adverb, adjective, in a bristling state:
oronasal
noun, Phonetics. orinasal (def 2).
oblation
noun, the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
abrasion
noun, a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading:
Boltonia
noun, any of several composite plants of the genus Boltonia, of the U.S., having blue, purple, or white asterlike flower heads.
baritone
noun, a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
abortion
noun, Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
rational
noun, Mathematics. rational number.
arbalest
noun, a powerful medieval crossbow with a steel bow, used to shoot stones, metal balls, arrows, etc.
basanite
noun, a basaltic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, olivine, and augite.
ortolans
noun, an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
biotrons
noun, a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
ablation
noun, the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery.
toenails
noun, a nail of a toe.
barstool
noun, a stool or seat, usually high and having a round, cushioned top, of a type often used for seating customers at a bar.
baronets
noun, a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
baronies
noun, the domain of a baron.
senorita
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
booleans
noun, Computers. a Boolean data type.
oilstone
noun, a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
relation
noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
sorbitol
noun, a white, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble powder, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in cherries, plums, pears, seaweed, and many berries, obtained by the breakdown of dextrose and used as a sugar substitute for diabetics and in the manufacture of vitamin C, synthetic resins, candy, varnishes, etc.; sorbol.
satiable
adjective, capable of being satiated.
trenails
noun, treenail.
Aaronite
noun, one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
banister
noun, a baluster.
baronial
adjective, pertaining to a baron or barony or to the order of barons.
ratlines
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
laotians
noun, a native or inhabitant of Laos.
elations
noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
seatrain
noun, a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
Antlers
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
boaters
noun, a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
artisan
noun, a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
labiate
noun, a labiate plant.
boatels
noun, a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
Arabist
noun, a person who specializes in or studies the Arabic language or Arab culture.
arables
noun, land that can be or is cultivated.
reboots
noun, an act or instance of restarting a computer.
Bonaire
noun, an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
nailers
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
bonitos
noun, any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
toenail
noun, a nail of a toe.
arsenal
noun, a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
aristo-
Oberlin
noun, Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
loaners
noun, a person or thing that loans.
Ariosto
noun, Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
latrine
noun, a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
Latrobe
noun, Benjamin Henry, 1764–1820, U.S. architect and engineer, born in England.
rebatos
noun, rabato.
reboant
adjective, resounding or reverberating loudly.
boleros
noun, a lively Spanish dance in triple meter.
boilers
noun, a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc. Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
bonitas
noun, a female given name.
Artesia
noun, a city in S California.
obtains
verb (used with object), to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
arseno-
oblates
noun, a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
Boeotia
noun, a district in ancient Greece, NW of Athens. Capital: Thebes.
elastin
noun, a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
areolas
noun, a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
sabaton
noun, a foot defense of mail or of a number of lames with solid toe and heel pieces.
bolster
noun, a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
realist
noun, a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
obelias
noun, a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
reliant
adjective, having or showing dependence:
riblets
noun, a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
roseola
noun, a kind of rose-colored rash.
basinet
noun, a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière. Compare great basinet.
basilar
adjective, pertaining to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull.
Basilan
noun, an island in the Philippines, SW of Mindanao. 495 sq. mi. (1282 sq. km).
enroots
verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
basiate
verb (used with or without object), to kiss.
baronet
noun, a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
Rosalie
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
biotron
noun, a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
Lorient
noun, a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
barites
noun, a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
Lateran
noun, the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
Barinas
noun, a city in W Venezuela.
Barents
noun, Willem [wil-uh m] /ˈwɪl əm/ (Show IPA), died 1597, Dutch navigator and explorer.
rialtos
noun, an exchange or mart.
Laotian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Laos.
lotions
noun, Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
Nilotes
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
entoils
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
solatia
noun, something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
berlins
noun, a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
Robeson
noun, Paul, 1898–1976, U.S. singer and actor.
Setaria
noun, any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
erasion
noun, the act of erasing.
entrail
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
robalos
noun, snook2 (def 1).
bestial
adjective, of, relating to, or having the form of a beast:
erosion
noun, the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
solaria
noun, a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
Natalie
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
lariats
noun, a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
entails
noun, the act of entailing.
talions
noun, lex talionis.
bastion
noun, Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
Bastian
noun, Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1826–1905, German anthropologist.
Estonia
noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
banters
noun, an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
boaster
noun, a person who boasts or brags.
bloater
noun, a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
atresia
noun, the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
atonies
noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
blister
noun, a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
Antibes
noun, a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
norites
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
labrets
noun, an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
Aterian
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.
nostril
noun, either of the two external openings of the nose.
Bleriot
noun, Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1872–1936, French aviator, pioneer aeronautical engineer, and inventor.
astrol.
notable
noun, a prominent, distinguished, or important person.
Astilbe
noun, any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.
Astaire
noun, Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
taborin
noun, a small tabor.
lobster
noun, any of various large, edible, marine, usually dull-green, stalk-eyed decapod crustaceans of the family Homaridae, especially of the genus Homarus, having large, asymmetrical pincers on the first pair of legs, one used for crushing and the other for cutting and tearing: the shell turns bright red when cooked.
latrias
noun, the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
sealant
noun, a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
seaboot
noun, a high, waterproof wading boot worn for fishing and sailing.
niobate
noun, any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
Balaton
noun, a lake in W Hungary: the largest lake in central Europe. About 50 miles (80 km) long; 230 sq. mi. (596 sq. km).
estriol
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
Loraine
noun, a female given name, form of Lorraine.
bitonal
adjective, marked by or using bitonality.
etalons
noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
tailors
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
soliton
retools
verb (used with object), to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
retinol
noun, vitamin A.
retails
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
blasto-
bailors
noun, a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
retinal
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.
latinos
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
terbias
noun, an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
loobies
noun, an awkward person, especially one who is lazy or stupid; lout; lubber.
loiters
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
elation
noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
antiars
noun, the upas tree.
Orleans
noun, a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
branles
noun, a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
airboat
noun, Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
aileron
noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
sorbate
noun, a sorbed substance.
Aetolia
noun, an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
Salerno
noun, a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
Aerosol
noun, Physical Chemistry. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; smoke or fog.
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
aerobia
noun, aerobe.
Serbian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
sterno-
transl.
salient
noun, a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
bretons
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
orioles
noun, any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World. Compare golden oriole.
librate
verb (used without object), to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
albites
noun, the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
alienor
noun, a person who transfers property.
borstal
noun, (in England) a school for delinquent boys that provides therapy and vocational training.
alerion
noun, an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
Alebion
noun, a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
oration
noun, a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
albinos
noun, a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
Alastor
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
Alberti
noun, Leon Battista [le-awn baht-tee-stah] /lɛˈɔn bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1404–72, Italian architect, artist, musician, and poet.
Alberta
noun, a province in W Canada. 255,285 sq. mi. (661,190 sq. km). Capital: Edmonton. Abbreviation: Alba., Alta.
Linares
noun, a city in S Spain.
lean-to
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
orbital
noun, Physics, Chemistry. a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital) the electron in that state.
ebonist
noun, a worker in ebony.
Aeolian
noun, a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks. Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
trenail
noun, treenail.
oralist
noun, an advocate of oralism.
saltine
noun, a crisp, salted cracker.
saltern
noun, a saltworks.
Leonora
noun, a female given name, form of Eleanor.
abalone
noun, a large mollusk of the genus Haliotis, having a bowllike shell bearing a row of respiratory holes, the flesh of which is used for food and the shell for ornament and as a source of mother-of-pearl.
saltier
noun, saltire.
Stalino
noun, a former name of Donetsk.
ostiole
noun, Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
saltire
noun, an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
stearo-
stabler
noun, a person who runs a horse stable.
rabatos
noun, a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
stabile
noun, a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports. Compare mobile (def 10).
Santali
noun, the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
tsarina
noun, czarina.
soroban
noun, a Japanese abacus of Chinese derivation.
stearin
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.
Abelian
adjective, of or relating to Niels Henrik Abel or his theorems.
sternal
adjective, of or relating to the sternum.
ortolan
noun, an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
abstain
verb (used without object), to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from):
sorbent
noun, a surface that sorbs.
Orontes
noun, a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
triable
abreast
adverb, adjective, side by side; beside each other in a line:
Iobates
noun, a Lycian king commissioned by his son-in-law, Proetus, to kill Bellerophon: after surviving ordeals designed to destroy him, Bellerophon was believed to be divinely protected, and Iobates gave him half his kingdom.
bristle
noun, one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
Sorbian
noun, Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
Isabela
noun, a city in NW Puerto Rico.
Bristol
noun, a seaport in Avon, in SW England, on the Avon River near its confluence with the Severn estuary.
Lesbian
noun, an inhabitant of Lesbos.
ablator
noun, See under ablation (def 3).
ablates
verb (used with object), to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.:
Osborne
noun, John (James) 1929–94, English playwright.
alinota
noun, the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
torsion
noun, the act of twisting.
bornite
noun, a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
Sinatra
noun, Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
oolites
noun, a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
ooblast
noun, a primordial cell from which the ovum is developed.
onliest
Idioms, only too, as a matter of fact; extremely: unfortunately; very:
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
Sabrina
noun, a female given name: from the Latin word for the river Severn.
Antares
noun, a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
anisole
noun, a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
ratline
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
boolean
noun, Computers. a Boolean data type.
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
boonies
noun, Informal. boondocks.
isotone
noun, one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
booster
noun, a person or thing that boosts, especially an energetic and enthusiastic supporter.
Altoona
noun, a city in central Pennsylvania.
borates
noun, a salt or ester of boric acid.
isolate
noun, a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
linters
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
Ontario
noun, a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
ratoons
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
ratable
adjective, capable of being rated or appraised.
bonsoir
interjection, good evening; good night.
Sinaloa
noun, a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
borneol
noun, a white, translucent, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble, solid terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, occurring in various isomeric forms, having a burning, mintlike taste, obtained from the trunk of a tree, Dryobalanops aromatica, or by the reduction of camphor: used in the form of its esters in the manufacture of synthetic camphor and in perfumery.
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
boranes
noun, any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
antero-
lesion
noun, an injury; hurt; wound.
bistre
noun, a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
lianas
noun, any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
bistro
noun, a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
steno-
tabers
noun, tabor.
lories
noun, any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Solera
noun, (especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
Briton
noun, a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
solion
noun, Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
sorbet
noun, sherbet (defs 1, 3).
bister
noun, bistre.
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.
Bolton
noun, a borough in Greater Manchester, in NW England.
sabora
noun, one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
birota
noun, a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
Lorens
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Strabo
noun, 63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
brines
noun, water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
biotas
noun, the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
saline
noun, a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
saloon
noun, a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
birles
verb (used with object), to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
bootie
noun, Also, bootee. a usually soft, sometimes disposable sock or bootlike covering for the foot or shoe, as for informal wear, warmth, or protection:
Bootes
noun, the Herdsman, a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Serpens, containing the bright star Arcturus.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
Lorena
noun, a female given name.
Bootle
noun, a city in Merseyside metropolitan county, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
binate
adjective, produced or borne in pairs; double.
latens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
learnt
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
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.
entoil
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
Bonita
noun, a female given name.
bestir
verb (used with object), to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
learns
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
listen
Verb phrases, listen in, to listen to a radio or television broadcast: to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
Robson
noun, Mount, a mountain in SW Canada, in E British Columbia: highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, 12,972 feet (3954 meters).
Besant
noun, bezant.
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
bonito
noun, any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
stable
noun, a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
Lenoir
noun, Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
Eolian
noun, Aeolian2 (def 3).
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.
Berlin
noun, a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
Solent
noun, The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
robles
noun, a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
Sabine
noun, one of the Sabine people.
talons
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
enrols
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
Salter
noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
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.
enroot
verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
broils
noun, the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
Lisbon
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
Bronte
noun, Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
Strine
noun, Australian English.
entail
noun, the act of entailing.
boners
noun, a person or thing that bones.
lotion
noun, Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
Sabina
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
talers
noun, thaler.
Talien
noun, Wade-Giles. Dalian.
strobe
noun, Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def 2a).
sorbol
noun, sorbitol.
talion
noun, lex talionis.
saltie
noun, an ocean-going sailor.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
Lorain
noun, a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
lorans
noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
botels
noun, boatel.
linear
adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
sailor
noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
Elinor
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
lionet
noun, a young or small lion.
latria
noun, the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
Loiret
noun, a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
taenia
noun, Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
Latona
noun, the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
bloats
noun, Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
stolen
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
Boreas
noun, the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
Boreal
adjective, of or relating to the north wind.
Sorata
noun, Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
boites
noun, a nightclub; cabaret.
Braila
noun, a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 203,983.
loiter
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
brails
noun, Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
loaner
noun, a person or thing that loans.
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.
tabors
noun, a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
blites
noun, sea blite.
sabalo
noun, the tarpon.
linter
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
borons
noun, a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
boater
noun, a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
Sooner
noun, a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
tables
noun, an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
boatel
noun, a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
sailer
noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
liners
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
stolon
noun, Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
Bosnia
noun, a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
lobate
adjective, having a lobe lobes; lobed.
boiler
noun, a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc. Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
Lobito
noun, a seaport in W Angola.
Borneo
noun, an island in the Malay Archipelago, politically divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and the British-protected sultanate of Brunei. 290,000 sq. mi. (750,000 sq. km).
boarts
noun, bort.
lobose
adjective, having broad, thick pseudopodia, as certain ameboid protozoans.
Boston
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part.
brains
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
braise
verb (used with object), to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
enlist
verb (used with object), to engage for military service:
bolita
noun, a form of numbers pool.
Blaise
noun, a male given name.
litres
noun, liter.
Blairs
noun, Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
Salian
noun, a Salian Frank.
loosen
verb (used with object), to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
blains
noun, an inflammatory swelling or sore.
brents
noun, brant.
Blaine
noun, James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
sonata
noun, a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
Latina
noun, a woman of Latin-American descent.
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.
Breton
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
bolson
noun, a desert valley, the level of which has been raised by aggradation, usually draining into a playa.
bitser
noun, a mongrel dog.
Salina
noun, a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
borane
noun, any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
biters
noun, a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
borals
noun, a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
blares
noun, a loud, raucous noise:
sterol
noun, any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
libras
noun, the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
brants
noun, any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
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.
tablas
noun, an island in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippines, one of the Romblon Islands. 265 sq. mi. (686 sq. km).
branle
noun, a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
loners
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
bonsai
noun, a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
Sonora
noun, a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
libers
noun, phloem.
elisor
noun, a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
Brasil
noun, Brazil.
Tailor
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
bleats
noun, the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
Libera
noun, an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
blears
noun, a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
Sabean
noun, an inhabitant of Saba.
looies
noun, a lieutenant of the armed forces.
bolero
noun, a lively Spanish dance in triple meter.
breast
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
Latino
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
borate
noun, a salt or ester of boric acid.
nailer
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
Li-sao
noun, a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
Benoit
noun, Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
rastle
verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
Anatol
noun, a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
ratels
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
Altona
noun, a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
ratans
noun, rattan.
alters
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
altern
adjective, alternate; following one another.
ratals
noun, the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
Altair
noun, a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
oolite
noun, a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
Alston
noun, a male given name.
tonsil
noun, a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
Alonso
noun, Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
aloins
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
Alison
noun, a female given name, form of Alice.
isobar
noun, Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
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.
insole
noun, the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
Alesia
noun, an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
alerts
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
instal
verb (used with object), install.
Alboin
noun, died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
albite
noun, the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
Albion
noun, Alebion.
albino
noun, a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
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.
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
Albers
noun, Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
obtain
verb (used with object), to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
Ariane
noun, Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
areola
noun, a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
oboist
noun, a player of the oboe.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
realia
plural noun, Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
Arbela
noun, an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters of Darius III before his defeat by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela 331 b.c.
Benita
noun, a female given name.
arable
noun, land that can be or is cultivated.
Arabis
noun, any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
Arabel
noun, a female given name.
toiles
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
aortas
noun, the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
Antlia
noun, Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
antler
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
antiar
noun, the upas tree.
oilers
noun, a person or thing that oils.
ratoon
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
tolans
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
ansate
adjective, having a handle or handlelike part.
anoles
noun, any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
Olbers
noun, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
Senora
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
oleins
noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
aniso-
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
Albert
noun, Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
albeit
conjunction, although; even if:
oblast
noun, (in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
tribal
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
silent
noun, Usually, silents. silent films.
Osbert
noun, a male given name: from Old English words meaning “god” and “bright.”.
tribo-
Osborn
noun, Henry Fairfield [fair-feeld] /ˈfɛərˌfild/ (Show IPA), 1857–1935, U.S. paleontologist and author.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
ablate
verb (used with object), to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.:
ablare
adverb, adjective, blaring:
abient
adjective, tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
trinal
adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
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.
Isabel
noun, a female given name.
Abelia
noun, any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Abelia, of the honeysuckle family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers.
abatis
noun, an obstacle or barricade of trees with bent or sharpened branches directed toward an enemy.
aborts
noun, a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
abates
verb (used with object), to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
osteal
adjective, osseous.
triols
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
osteo-
Ostler
noun, hostler.
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
rabies
noun, an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
rabats
noun, a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
otiose
adjective, being at leisure; idle; indolent.
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
rabato
noun, a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
irones
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
aboral
adjective, opposite to or away from the mouth.
Silone
noun, Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
trails
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
alates
noun, the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
orbits
noun, the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
instr.
Torino
noun, Turin.
Serbia
noun, a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
oriels
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
torose
adjective, Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
Oriole
noun, any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World. Compare golden oriole.
torsel
noun, a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
inter.
orison
noun, a prayer.
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
Aintab
noun, former name of Gaziantep.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
intros
noun, an introduction.
tra-la
noun, nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
trans.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
aeron.
aerial
noun, a radio or television antenna.
serbo-
serial
noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
intra-
Aeolis
noun, an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
Aeolia
noun, Aeolis.
intro.
absent
adjective, not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
abseil
noun, verb (used without object), rappel.
oblate
noun, a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
oboles
noun, a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
ariels
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
barite
noun, a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
barit.
riatas
noun, a lariat.
lanose
adjective, lanate.
Lanier
noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
Nilote
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
Rialto
noun, an exchange or mart.
banter
noun, an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
Banias
noun, banyan (def 2).
estral
adjective, estrous.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
telson
noun, the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
etalon
noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
Barnet
noun, a borough of Greater London, England.
nitres
noun, niter.
nitro-
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
tenias
noun, taenia.
retool
verb (used with object), to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
balaos
noun, a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
lanate
adjective, woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
Nobile
noun, Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
tobira
noun, a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
bairns
noun, a child; son or daughter.
nobles
noun, a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician. Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
bailor
noun, a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
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.
Barnes
noun, Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
riblet
noun, a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
tarso-
Tarbes
noun, a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
solate
verb (used with object), to change from a gel to a sol.
Belton
noun, a town in W Missouri.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
Beloit
noun, a city in S Wisconsin.
narial
adjective, of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
Beaton
noun, Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
robalo
noun, snook2 (def 1).
beanos
noun, bingo.
natals
noun, a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
Larine
adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
tarsal
noun, a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
lariat
noun, a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
tarsia
noun, intarsia.
Bastia
noun, a seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica.
Barolo
noun, a dry red wine from the Piedmont region of Italy.
baster
noun, a person or thing that bastes.
eroto-
nebris
noun, a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
basnet
noun, basinet.
basion
noun, the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
riboso
noun, rebozo.
sobeit
conjunction, if it be so that; provided that.
nerols
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
basalt
noun, the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.
ribose
noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
Nesbit
noun, E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
Barton
noun, Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
lanais
noun, a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
Santal
noun, sandalwood.
terbia
noun, an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
reboso
noun, rebozo.
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
reatas
noun, riata.
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.
Arista
noun, Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
aslant
adverb, at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
rebato
noun, rabato.
labio-
Renata
noun, a female given name.
Slater
noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
iatro-
Asante
noun, Ashanti.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
Oberon
noun, (in medieval folklore) the king of the fairies.
Tobies
noun, Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
artels
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
Tobias
noun, the son of Tobit.
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
Obelia
noun, a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
arsen-
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
reboot
noun, an act or instance of restarting a computer.
arioso
noun, an arioso composition or section.
asonia
noun, tone deafness.
rental
noun, an amount received or paid as rent.
tilers
noun, a person who lays tiles.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
retail
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
tiaras
noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
resoil
verb (used with object), to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
atonal
adjective, of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
astral
adjective, pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
resail
verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
Labors
noun, productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
astron
Sloane
noun, Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
astro-
labret
noun, an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
least
noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
Lares
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
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.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
Satan
noun, the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
SEATO
noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
sero-
Larsa
noun, an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
Laris
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
sebi-
lears
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
later
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
Laban
noun, the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
lansa
noun, langsat.
Lanai
noun, a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
leant
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
lanas
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
leans
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
islet
noun, a very small island.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
istle
noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
Ital.
labor
noun, productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
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.
seral
adjective, of or relating to a sere.
labia
noun, plural of labium.
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
learn
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
laten
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
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.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
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.
robes
noun, a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
Santa
noun, Santa Claus.
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
noto-
reni-
renal
adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
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.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
reata
noun, riata.
noso-
obits
noun, Informal. an obituary.
reals
noun, real number.
obole
noun, a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
obols
noun, a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
Obote
noun, (Apollo) Milton, 1924–2005, Ugandan political leader: president 1966–71 and 1980–85.
OBrit
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
oiler
noun, a person or thing that oils.
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.
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.
olein
noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
nitre
noun, niter.
riata
noun, a lariat.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
Niles
noun, a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
Niobe
noun, the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
rials
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
nitr-
Nobel
noun, Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
Noble
noun, a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician. Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
noels
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
noils
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
nolos
noun, nolo contendere.
noose
noun, a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
Olean
noun, a city in SW New York.
oleo-
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
Orton
noun, Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
orles
noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
Orlon
orlos
noun, a plinth supporting the base of a column.
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).
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
Orson
noun, a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
rails
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
raias
noun, rayah.
Orion
noun, Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
Osler
noun, Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
rabot
noun, a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
Rabin
noun, Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
oste-
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
Rabat
noun, a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
rabal
noun, the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
Oriel
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
oleos
noun, margarine.
ratal
noun, the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
olios
noun, a dish of many ingredients.
Olson
noun, Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
ratel
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
onto-
ratan
noun, rattan.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
orial
orale
noun, fanon (def 2).
orals
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
orans
noun, orant.
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
ranis
noun, ranee.
orbit
noun, the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
rales
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
ribat
noun, a building housing a community of Sufis.
nerol
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
sanit
litre
noun, liter.
liras
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
sabot
noun, a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
Sable
noun, an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
Sabir
noun, lingua franca (def 2).
litas
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
Sabin
noun, Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
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.
lites
noun, light2 (def 36).
Saber
noun, a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
SABRE
noun, a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
loans
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
lobar
adjective, of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
lobos
noun, the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
rotos
noun, rotogravure.
Loire
noun, a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
rotls
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
loner
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Sabra
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
lints
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
loons
noun, any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
Salta
noun, a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
lenis
noun, a lenis consonant.
Salto
noun, a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
lenos
noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
lento
adverb, slowly.
Leona
noun, a female given name.
Leoni
noun, Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
Lerna
noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
Leros
noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
salon
noun, a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
Linos
noun, linoleum.
Liana
noun, any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
Liber
noun, phloem.
Libra
noun, the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
salat
noun, prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
liers
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
liner
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
looie
noun, a lieutenant of the armed forces.
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
neral
noun, citral b. See under citral.
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
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.
Robin
noun, any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
naira
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
nasal
noun, Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
naso-
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
Natal
noun, a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
natl.
robot
noun, a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
nears
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
Nebr.
riles
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Neils
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
riels
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
roble
noun, a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
Nabis
loose
Idioms, break loose, to free oneself; escape:
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
loots
noun, spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
LORAN
noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
Loren
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
lores
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
Lorin
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Loris
noun, Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
Lorna
noun, a female given name.
Lorne
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
loser
noun, a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
nabes
noun, a neighborhood movie theater.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
lotas
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
lotos
noun, lotus.
rooti
noun, rooty2 .
Roost
noun, a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
Roose
verb (used with or without object), praise.
roils
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
Nabal
noun, a wealthy Calebite, husband of Abigail, who refused rightful tribute to King David for protecting Nabal's flocks. I Sam. 25.
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Srta.
seti-
banal
adjective, devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
bails
noun, property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
bairn
noun, a child; son or daughter.
baits
noun, food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
teno-
Balao
noun, a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
Balas
noun, a rose-red variety of spinel.
bales
noun, a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
tenia
noun, taenia.
balon
noun, ballon.
balsa
noun, a tropical American tree, Ochroma pyramidale (lagopus), of the bombax family, yielding an exceedingly light wood used for life preservers, rafts, toy airplanes, etc.
Balt.
Banat
noun, a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
tera-
banes
noun, a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
telos
noun, the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
bania
noun, banyan (def 2).
telo-
telia
noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
Barea
noun, Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
bares
verb, simple past tense of bear1 .
baris
noun, a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
tears
baro-
Baron
noun, a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
Bart.
Baiae
noun, an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
basal
adjective, of, at, or forming the base.
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
Tirol
noun, Tyrol.
Asben
noun, Aïr.
tirls
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
ASEAN
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Asian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
astr.
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.
Tiler
noun, a person who lays tiles.
ation
ATLAS
noun, a bound collection of maps.
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.
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
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.
Tiber
noun, a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
tiara
noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
Tesla
noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
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.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
teals
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
Basel
noun, a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
betas
noun, the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
talon
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
biers
noun, a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
taler
noun, thaler.
Biles
noun, Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
binal
adjective, double; twofold.
talas
noun, a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
bines
noun, a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
Binet
noun, Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
bints
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
Taira
noun, a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
biol.
biont
besot
verb (used with object), to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
Biota
noun, the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
birle
verb (used with object), to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
birls
noun, British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
birne
noun, boule1 (def 1).
birse
noun, a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
bison
noun, Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
biter
noun, a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
bites
noun, an act of biting.
tails
noun, tail1 (def 6).
Blain
noun, an inflammatory swelling or sore.
Talos
noun, a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
Basie
noun, William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
Basil
noun, any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
basin
noun, a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
Basle
noun, Basel.
bason
noun, a basin.
Basra
noun, a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
T-bar
noun, a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
basta
interjection, enough; stop.
baste
noun, liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
Bates
noun, Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
Batna
noun, a city in NE Algeria.
Baton
noun, Music. a wand used by a conductor.
Beals
noun, a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
beano
noun, bingo.
Berns
noun, a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
beans
noun, the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
bears
noun, any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
beast
noun, any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
beats
noun, a stroke or blow.
Beira
noun, a seaport in central Mozambique.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
belts
noun, a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
Tarai
noun, Terai.
Benis
noun, a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
berat
noun, a city in S central Albania.
Beria
noun, Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
artel
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
blare
noun, a loud, raucous noise:
Alas.
Aetna
noun, Mount. Etna, Mount.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
trail
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
torso
noun, the trunk of the human body.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
airts
noun, a direction.
aisle
noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
toros
noun, a bull.
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.”.
alate
noun, the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
aero-
Alban
noun, Saint, 3rd century a.d, first English martyr.
albas
noun, a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
TORES
noun, a torus.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
alert
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
toons
noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
alias
noun, a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed 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.
Aline
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
alist
adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
tools
noun, an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
Aloin
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
Aeria
noun, an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
Alost
noun, a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
30-30
Tsana
noun, Lake. Tana, Lake.
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
trois
noun, the number 3.
Aalst
noun, Flemish name of Alost.
Aalto
noun, Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Aaron
noun, the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
triol
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
abase
verb (used with object), to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
Abate
verb (used with object), to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
abets
verb (used with object), to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
aeri-
tries
noun, plural of try.
ables
noun, (usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
tribe
noun, any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
Abner
noun, the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
aboil
adverb, adjective, boiling:
aboon
adverb, preposition, above.
abort
noun, a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
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.
abrin
noun, a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
abris
noun, a shelter, especially a dugout.
abstr
treas
aeons
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
alone
Idioms, leave alone, to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself: to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
tono-
artal
noun, plural of rotl.
arian
noun, an adherent of Arianism.
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
A-one
adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
toils
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
aorta
noun, the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
Arab.
toile
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
Arbil
noun, Erbil.
ARENA
noun, the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
areo-
Tobol
noun, a river rising in Kazakhstan, flowing NE through the Russian Federation in Asia to the Irtysh River. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
arias
noun, an air or melody.
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
Ariel
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
arils
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
Tobin
noun, James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
Arlen
noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
Arles
noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
Arnel
to-be
adjective, future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
arson
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
anti-
ante-
Alta.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
Altai
noun, a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
altar
noun, an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
alter
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
alti-
alto-
Alton
noun, a city in SW Illinois.
tonia
anal.
anat.
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
anear
adverb, preposition, near.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
tonal
adjective, pertaining to or having tonality.
antas
noun, a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
anile
adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
anils
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
anis-
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
Anita
noun, a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
toles
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
anoas
noun, a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
anoia
noun, extreme mental deficiency.
anole
noun, any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
tolas
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
Tolar
noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
Ansar
noun, the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
tolan
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Blair
noun, Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
bents
noun, direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
Blase
adjective, indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
ster.
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.
stilb
noun, a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
Brent
noun, brant.
Brest
noun, a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
Brian
noun, a male given name.
Brine
noun, water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
brios
noun, vigor; vivacity.
brise
noun, a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
Brans
noun, the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
Brit.
brits
noun, the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
snail
noun, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
stela
noun, stele (defs 1–3).
broil
noun, the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
bros.
noun, a brother.
Brose
noun, a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
Brant
noun, any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
Sloan
noun, John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
snarl
noun, the act of snarling.
botas
noun, Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
borne
noun, a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
boro-
boron
noun, a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
stool
noun, a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
borts
noun, low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
slant
noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
boson
noun, any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics: bosons have integral spins: 0, 1, 2, ….
stole
noun, an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below. Compare tippet (def 2).
Brale
botel
noun, boatel.
Ibert
noun, Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
Botes
noun, compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
ento-
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.
IATSE
slier
adjective, a comparative of sly.
brail
noun, Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
brain
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
steal
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
Boris
noun, a male given name.
Eliot
noun, Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
Elara
noun, Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
solar
noun, Informal. solar energy.
Erbil
noun, a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
Elias
noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
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.
Solti
noun, Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
Elisa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Solon
noun, c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
Elton
noun, a male given name.
eosin
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
Enola
noun, a female given name.
enols
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
enrol
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
soler
noun, Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
elans
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
solan
noun, a gannet.
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
estab
stale
adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
BSRet
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
blate
noun, bleat (def 4).
snoot
noun, Slang. the nose.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
Eilat
noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
sotol
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
sotie
noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
sober
adjective, not intoxicated or drunk.
Sorel
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
Sobor
noun, a council, synod, or convention.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
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.
slain
noun, sley.
stola
noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
Bores
noun, a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
intel
noun, intelligence (defs 4, 6).
sinal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
inst.
insol
table
noun, an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
boils
noun, the act or an instance of boiling.
Boise
noun, a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
Borel
noun, Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
boite
noun, a nightclub; cabaret.
boats
noun, a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
Boito
noun, Arrigo [uh-ree-goh;; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
inlet
noun, an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
in-lb
tabla
noun, a small drum or pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands.
bolar
adjective, of or relating to bole or clay.
bolas
noun, bola (def 1).
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
tabis
noun, a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
boers
noun, a South African of Dutch extraction.
taboo
noun, a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice: Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
bolos
noun, a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
blite
noun, sea blite.
blats
noun, bleat (def 4).
blear
noun, a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
bleat
noun, the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
blent
noun, an act or manner of blending:
blest
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
Iran.
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
bloat
noun, Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
boast
noun, a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
Blois
noun, a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
taels
noun, liang.
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
boars
noun, the uncastrated male swine.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
boart
noun, bort.
Tabor
noun, a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
intr.
Boles
noun, the stem or trunk of a tree.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
boral
noun, a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
Boole
noun, George, 1815–64, English mathematician and logician.
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.
Boots
noun, a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots.
Ibsen
noun, Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
sito-
boons
noun, something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
bones
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
boost
noun, an upward shove or raise; lift.
boner
noun, a person or thing that bones.
boras
noun, a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
Sino-
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
Taber
noun, tabor.
tabes
noun, a gradually progressive emaciation.
Boone
noun, Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
bolts
noun, a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
ileo-
torn
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.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
slot
noun, a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
tRNA
Sola
noun, an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
silo
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
Sol.
soil
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
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.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
Rabi
noun, Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
SATB
Sat.
sole
noun, the bottom or under surface of the foot.
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
tsar
noun, czar.
slab
noun, a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
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.
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.
toro
noun, a bull.
tron
tole
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
silt
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
TRIB
slit
noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
raob
noun, Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
seal
noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
toon
noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
Tore
noun, a torus.
slob
noun, a slovenly or boorish person.
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
tri-
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
sloe
noun, the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
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.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
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).
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
Rani
noun, ranee.
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.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
rale
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
SBLI
tool
noun, an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
Raia
noun, rayah.
Serb
noun, adjective, Serbian.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
snob
noun, a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
snib
noun, a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
rasa
noun, (in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
tabi
noun, a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
robe
noun, a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
tab.
Taal
noun, Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
RNAS
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
rit.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
str.
rile
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Riel
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
teal
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
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.
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.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
teil
noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
tel-
Tara
noun, a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
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.
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
tail
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
Roti
noun, roast.
ROTL
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
tael
noun, liang.
roto
noun, rotogravure.
tabs
noun, a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
Tala
noun, a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
tale
noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
Sab.
Saba
noun, an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
Root
noun, a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
Tana
noun, thana.
'roo
noun, kangaroo.
RONA
role
noun, a part or character played by an actor or actress.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
roil
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
robs
noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
tela
noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
tola
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
Tobe
noun, the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
rel.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
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.
rebs
noun, a Confederate soldier.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
Tob.
Sorb
noun, a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
tirl
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
Soot
noun, a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
soon
Idioms, sooner or later, eventually:
SARA
noun, a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
Soni
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.
sone
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
toil
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
real
noun, real number.
Solo
noun, a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
soln
Sra.
RIBA
STOL
noun, a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
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.
sala
noun, a large hall, living room, or reception room.
ten.
stob
noun, a post, stump, or stake.
Sale
noun, the act of selling.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
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.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
ter.
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.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
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.
tils
noun, the sesame plant.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Ste.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
tion
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.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
stab
noun, the act of stabbing.
Raab
noun, broccoli rabe.
blin
noun, singular of blini.
IAEA
Bale
noun, a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
Bara
noun, Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
bar.
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.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
itol
bant
verb (used without object), to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
bani
noun, plural of ban4 .
bane
noun, a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
bals
noun, Balmoral (def 2).
Bali
noun, an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
Bala
noun, Bilhah.
Bari
noun, a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
bal.
Lab.
bait
noun, food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
Bais
noun, a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
lain
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
LAIS
noun, (in medieval French literature)
Lana
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
Bail
noun, property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
Lane
noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
Baer
noun, Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
Bare
noun, any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
Barn
noun, a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
baas
noun, the bleating cry of a sheep.
Bean
noun, the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
ins.
int.
intl
Bela
noun, a male given name.
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
ions
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
beat
noun, a stroke or blow.
Bear
noun, any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
Beal
noun, a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
iso-
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Bate
noun, a state of violent anger or fear.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Ire.
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
Bast
noun, Botany. phloem.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
isba
noun, izba.
ISBN
Base
noun, the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
Isle
noun, a small island.
Bael
noun, a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
Lani
inae
lin.
atar
noun, attar (def 1).
Leta
noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
Leto
noun, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
Liao
noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
Lias
noun, Leah (def 1).
Lib.
BRAT
noun, a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
lien
noun, Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
lier
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
Lina
noun, a female given name.
Aten
noun, Aton.
Line
noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
lino
noun, linoleum.
Lins
noun, a city in E Brazil.
lint
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
Lion
noun, a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
LISA
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Lise
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
LIST
noun, a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
lit.
LEST
conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
Leos
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
Baal
noun, any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
lea.
Laon
noun, a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
Laos
noun, a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
Lari
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Lars
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
lasa
noun, Lhasa.
lase
verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
last
noun, a person or thing that is last.
Lat.
late
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
lats
noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
Lean
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
Leon
noun, a male given name, form of Leo.
Lear
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
LEAS
noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
ator
Leis
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
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.
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.
Leno
noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
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.
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.
ates
bels
noun, a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
belt
noun, a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
lite
noun, light2 (def 36).
Bolo
noun, a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
Bora
noun, (on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
bor.
Boot
noun, a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
boos
noun, an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
Boor
noun, a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
boon
noun, something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
bons
noun, Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
Bone
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
Bona
noun, Bône, the former name of Annaba.
Bolt
noun, a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
bole
noun, the stem or trunk of a tree.
Bore
noun, a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
bola
noun, Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
Earl
noun, a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
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.
Bol.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
boil
noun, the act or an instance of boiling.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
Boer
noun, a South African of Dutch extraction.
boat
noun, a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
ebon
adjective, ebony (def 6).
btl.
Born
noun, Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
Boas
noun, Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
bote
noun, compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
Brea
noun, a town in S California.
Bran
noun, the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
brei
noun, a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
Bres
noun, a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
Brie
noun, a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
brio
noun, vigor; vivacity.
bris
noun, Brith.
Brno
noun, a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
brae
noun, a slope; declivity; hillside.
bots
noun, a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
BSAA
Bors
noun, Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
BSAE
bota
noun, Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
bot.
BSIE
BSIR
BSIT
Bose
noun, Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
BSNA
bort
noun, low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
BSOT
BSRT
Ebro
noun, a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
Boar
noun, the uncastrated male swine.
Beni
noun, a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
IATA
Bion
noun, flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
bio-
bint
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
bine
noun, a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
bin-
bile
noun, Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
bier
noun, a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
Biel
noun, Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
Bias
noun, a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
iana
Beta
noun, the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
BIOS
noun, computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
Iban
noun, Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
ible
bet.
BEST
noun, something or someone that is best:
Ibos
noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
BERT
noun, a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
Bern
noun, a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
Bent
noun, direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
ile-
bens
noun, the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
Ilse
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
elan
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
BLit
ELAS
Elba
noun, an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
Elia
noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
Elis
noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
Elsa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
blot
noun, a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
enl.
enol
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Ens.
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
1080
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
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.”.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
blat
noun, bleat (def 4).
blae
adjective, bluish-black; blue-gray.
bite
noun, an act of biting.
eso-
est.
birl
noun, British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
LitB
libs
noun, liberation (def 2):
lits
noun, litas.
NTSB
not-
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
albs
noun, a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
Albi
noun, a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
NRAB
Alba
noun, a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
NTIA
Alb.
nos-
Alar
adjective, pertaining to or having wings; alary.
Alan
noun, a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
Alai
noun, a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
alae
noun, plural of ala.
Ala.
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
airt
noun, a direction.
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
nose
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
Obie
noun, one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
ALIT
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
alts
noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
alt.
Also
adverb, in addition; too; besides; as well:
nibs
noun, his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
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.
Nils
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
NIRA
aloe
noun, any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
NLRB
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
Alis
NOAA
ales
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
nobs
noun, Slang. the head.
Noel
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
noil
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
nolo
noun, nolo contendere.
Alea
noun, Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
Nor.
Aire
obis
noun, a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
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.
Orel
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
able
noun, (usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
abl.
oral
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
Abie
noun, a male given name, form of Abraham.
orbs
noun, a sphere or globe:
abet
verb (used with object), to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
ABEL
noun, the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
orle
noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
Oost
noun, Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
orlo
noun, a plinth supporting the base of a column.
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
oro-
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
Abas
noun, a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
Oslo
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
oto-
Otoe
noun, Oto.
ABLS
o-os
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
obit
noun, Informal. an obituary.
aer-
Oboe
noun, a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
obol
noun, a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
obs.
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
ails
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
Aiea
noun, a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
oils
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
aet.
Oise
noun, a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
Oona
noun, a female given name.
ole-
oles
noun, a cry of “olé.”.
Olin
noun, a male given name.
olio
noun, a dish of many ingredients.
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
abs-
abri
noun, a shelter, especially a dugout.
Ont.
abr.
abos
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
Anas
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
anba
noun, father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
asea
adjective, adverb, to or toward the sea; seaward.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
area
noun, any particular extent of space or surface; part:
arbs
noun, an arbitrager.
art.
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.
Asat
noun, (in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons. Compare sat2 (def 1).
nabe
noun, a neighborhood movie theater.
nabs
verb (used with object), to arrest or capture.
loin
noun, Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
nail
noun, a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
Naos
noun, a temple.
Nara
noun, a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
NASA
noun, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Loeb
noun, Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
Lois
noun, a female given name.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Lore
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
Lorn
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Lose
Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
loot
noun, spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
Loos
noun, Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
Loon
noun, any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
lost
Idioms, get lost, Slang. to absent oneself: to stop being a nuisance:
Lota
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
lote
noun, lotus.
Loti
noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
ARIS
aril
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Aria
noun, an air or melody.
lone
adjective, being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
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).
lobs
lobi
noun, plural of lobus.
Nero
noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
neo-
Neil
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
NEBS
noun, a bill or beak, as of a bird.
loan
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
lobe
noun, a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
Nebo
noun, Mt. See under Pisgah.
anes
adverb, once.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
Neal
noun, a male given name.
ANTA
noun, a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
Anil
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
ano-
Aron
noun, a male given name.
lobo
noun, the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
anoa
noun, a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
ant.
ANSI
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
ansa
noun, Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
abt
ae.
ASN
ATB
asb
AIA
boa
noun, any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
AEA
ASR
ast
ab-
TSE
Abe
noun, a male given name, form of Abraham.
TSI
ABA
noun, a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
al.
ARS
Ar.
ASA
noun, a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
at.
AAE
Tro
ATA
boo
noun, an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
tlo
Aar
tlr
ase
AAS
noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
Bon
noun, Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
an.
abn
Abo
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
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.
ASI
Bra
noun, brassiere.
TNB
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
BNS
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
Bia
noun, the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
bi-
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Bai
noun, a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
ale
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
Ben
noun, the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
Ban
noun, the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
BIE
Bel
noun, a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
BAO
noun, an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
too
Idioms, only too. only (def 10).
BEA
noun, a female given name, form of Beatrice.
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
ALS
noun, Indian mulberry.
Bat
noun, Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
TBA
Tbi
TBO
BAS
noun, an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
AOA
aor
Bn.
tra
TAE
preposition, to.
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
BLT
plural, a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
BLS
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
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.
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
TIA
ble
BAA
noun, the bleating cry of a sheep.
tr.
Br.
BLA
TES
noun, ti1 .
be-
BIT
noun, Machinery. a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like. a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill. a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
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.
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
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.
arb
noun, an arbitrager.
TAL
bl.
ARA
noun, the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
STL
Re.
BRE
NAB
verb (used with object), to arrest or capture.
LON
loo
noun, a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
Lot
noun, one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
LSI
LST
LTA
ltr
NAA
ROI
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
Rs.
ROB
noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
ROA
NBA
RNA
NbE
NBS
ne-
NEA
NEB
noun, a bill or beak, as of a bird.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
NES
LOE
noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
RSA
NIA
Les
LAO
noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
Las
noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
lb.
plural, pound.
LBO
LBS
plural, pound.
SAR
STI
Len
noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
LEO
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
Ler
noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
let
noun, British. a lease.
RSE
Lia
noun, Leah (def 1).
Lie
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
Sal
noun, salt1 .
SAE
Lir
noun, Ler.
lis
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
SAA
SRO
So.
RTS
rte
rt.
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:
rib
noun, one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
SBA
ORB
noun, a sphere or globe:
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ONI
ONR
ons
oo-
o-o
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
oon
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.
OOT
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
OIt
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
ose
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
OSO
ot-
OTA
OTB
ote
OTS
Rab
noun, a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
Ola
OIr
nib
noun, the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
OSB
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.
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
nob
noun, Slang. the head.
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
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.
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
nr.
NRA
NSA
ob.
OSA
OAO
oil
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
OAS
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
Oba
noun, a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
OBE
obi
noun, a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
Reb
noun, a Confederate soldier.
obl
REA
RBI
OEO
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
sb.
lei
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
SBE
ETO
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
els
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
en-
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
ERS
noun, ervil.
ERT
ESA
ESL
SOB
noun, the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
ESR
ETR
Soo
noun, the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
ETS
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
SLR
se-
Ia.
ial
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
IAS
SLE
ib.
IBN
Ibo
noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
SLA
Eli
noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
EIS
il-
St.
Bro
noun, a brother.
BRT
BSL
BSA
STB
BSE
BSN
BSO
BST
Bt.
BTE
Sta
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
eir
SRB
Sr.
eo-
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
sot
noun, a drunkard.
ea.
EAA
ean
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.
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
EbN
EBS
ier
io-
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
SER
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
IRL
IRO
IRS
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISA
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
ise
Isl
ISR
ist
ITA
IOT
ite
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
SEL
noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
SEI
noun, sei whale.
La.
Lt.
Lae
noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
Lai
noun, (in medieval French literature)
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
Ir.
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.
ina
noun, a female given name.
Ios
noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
Sib
noun, a kinsman; relative.
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
in.
ILO
ior
ILS
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
ine
NB
TN
BA
noun, an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
B-
le
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
NA
adverb, no1 .
N.
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
AA
noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
NI
L1
AO
L2
BO
RO
AI
noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
R.
A.
noun, Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
RN
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
EI
L.
t.
TE
noun, ti1 .
TL
O.
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
OE
noun, oy2 .
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
NL
OA
S.
SA
SL
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
LO
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
TB
i.
Eb
SN
LR
IT
noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
ol
RI
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
T1
ln
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