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Word elaborations has
2290 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of elaborations.
- senatorial
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a senator or senate:
- tailbones
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noun,
the coccyx.
- rationals
-
noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- rationale
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noun,
the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something.
- boltonias
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Boltonia, of the U.S., having blue, purple, or white asterlike flower heads.
- ablations
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noun,
the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery.
- oblations
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noun,
the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
- anabolite
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noun,
a product of anabolic action.
- abstainer
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noun,
a person who abstains from something regarded as improper or unhealthy, especially the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- antisolar
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adjective,
(on the celestial sphere) opposite the sun.
- arabinose
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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
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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
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adjective,
capable of being trained.
- Orleanais
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noun,
a former province in N France. Capital: Orléans.
- tonsorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a barber or barbering:
- lobations
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noun,
lobate formation.
- orientals
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- laborites
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noun,
a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
- astrolabe
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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
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adjective,
pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- sea-robin
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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
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- last-born
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noun,
a last-born or youngest child.
- sea-born
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adjective,
born in or of the sea, as naiads.
- sea-lion
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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
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- orinasal
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noun,
an orinasal sound.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- tailbone
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noun,
the coccyx.
- borneols
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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
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Boeotia.
- Libertas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of liberty.
- airboats
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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
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noun,
lobate formation.
- bornites
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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
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noun,
rat poison.
- ailerons
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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
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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
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noun,
Usually, storables. articles that are storable.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- Rabelais
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), c1490–1553, French satirist and humorist.
- retinals
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- Ratisbon
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noun,
Regensburg.
- Nobelist
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noun,
a person who is awarded a Nobel prize.
- retinols
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noun,
vitamin A.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- isobront
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting various points where a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously.
- nitroso-
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- notarial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- instable
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adjective,
not stable; unstable.
- labiates
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noun,
a labiate plant.
- Laborite
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noun,
a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- taborins
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noun,
a small tabor.
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- botanies
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noun,
the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- asternal
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adjective,
not reaching to or connected with the sternum.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- notables
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noun,
a prominent, distinguished, or important person.
- Alberoni
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noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- orbitale
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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
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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
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- strobila
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noun,
the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region.
Compare scolex.
- Atabrine
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- bloaters
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noun,
a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
- librates
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verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- sailboat
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noun,
a boat having sails as its principal means of propulsion.
- balestra
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noun,
a jump toward the opponent followed immediately by a lunge.
- abalones
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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
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1854–1941, French chemist: Nobel prize 1912.
- Lorestan
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noun,
Luristan.
- abristle
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adverb, adjective,
in a bristling state:
- oronasal
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noun,
Phonetics. orinasal (def 2).
- oblation
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noun,
the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
- abrasion
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noun,
a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading:
- Boltonia
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Boltonia, of the U.S., having blue, purple, or white asterlike flower heads.
- baritone
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noun,
a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
- abortion
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noun,
Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
- rational
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noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- arbalest
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noun,
a powerful medieval crossbow with a steel bow, used to shoot stones, metal balls, arrows, etc.
- basanite
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noun,
a basaltic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, olivine, and augite.
- ortolans
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noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- biotrons
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noun,
a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
- ablation
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noun,
the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- barstool
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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
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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
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noun,
the domain of a baron.
- senorita
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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
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noun,
Computers. a Boolean data type.
- oilstone
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noun,
a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- sorbitol
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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
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adjective,
capable of being satiated.
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- banister
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noun,
a baluster.
- baronial
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adjective,
pertaining to a baron or barony or to the order of barons.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- laotians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- Antlers
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- boaters
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noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- labiate
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noun,
a labiate plant.
- boatels
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noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- Arabist
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noun,
a person who specializes in or studies the Arabic language or Arab culture.
- arables
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noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- reboots
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noun,
an act or instance of restarting a computer.
- Bonaire
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- bonitos
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noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- arsenal
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noun,
a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
- aristo-
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- Oberlin
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noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- loaners
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Ariosto
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noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- Latrobe
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noun,
Benjamin Henry, 1764–1820, U.S. architect and engineer, born in England.
- rebatos
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noun,
rabato.
- reboant
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adjective,
resounding or reverberating loudly.
- boleros
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noun,
a lively Spanish dance in triple meter.
- boilers
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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
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noun,
a female given name.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- obtains
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verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- arseno-
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- oblates
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noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Boeotia
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noun,
a district in ancient Greece, NW of Athens. Capital: Thebes.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- areolas
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noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- sabaton
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noun,
a foot defense of mail or of a number of lames with solid toe and heel pieces.
- bolster
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noun,
a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- obelias
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- riblets
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noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- roseola
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noun,
a kind of rose-colored rash.
- basinet
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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
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull.
- Basilan
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noun,
an island in the Philippines, SW of Mindanao. 495 sq. mi. (1282 sq. km).
- enroots
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- basiate
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verb (used with or without object),
to kiss.
- baronet
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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
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- biotron
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noun,
a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- barites
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- Lateran
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noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- Barinas
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noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- Barents
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noun,
Willem [wil-uh m] /ˈwɪl əm/ (Show IPA), died 1597, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- rialtos
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- lotions
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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
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- solatia
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noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- berlins
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- Robeson
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noun,
Paul, 1898–1976, U.S. singer and actor.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- robalos
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noun,
snook2 (def 1).
- bestial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the form of a beast:
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- solaria
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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
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- lariats
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- bastion
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noun,
Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
- Bastian
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noun,
Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1826–1905, German anthropologist.
- Estonia
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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
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noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- boaster
-
noun,
a person who boasts or brags.
- bloater
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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
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noun,
a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- Antibes
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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
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noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- 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
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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
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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
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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
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- soliton
-
- retools
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verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- retinol
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- retails
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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
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- latinos
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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
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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
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- airboat
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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
-