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- leucocratic
-
adjective,
(of a rock) composed mainly of light-colored minerals.
- tetracoccus
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noun,
a spherical bacterium occurring in square groups of four.
- lotus-eater
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a member of a people whom Odysseus found existing in a state of languorous forgetfulness induced by their eating of the fruit of the legendary lotus; one of the lotophagi.
- staurolite
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noun,
a mineral, basic iron aluminum silicate, Fe 2 Al 2 O 7 (SiO 4) 4 (OH), occurring in brown to black prismatic crystals, which are often twinned in the form of a cross.
- testicular
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adjective,
of or relating to the testes.
- coriaceous
-
adjective,
of or like leather.
- circle-out
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noun,
iris-out.
- reticulate
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adjective,
netted; covered with a network.
- tutelaries
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noun,
a person who has tutelary powers, as a saint, deity, or guardian.
- circulates
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to pass from place to place, person to person, etc.; disseminate; distribute:
- autoerotic
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adjective,
producing sexual excitement or pleasure without association with another person or external stimulation.
- roscoelite
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noun,
a brown variety of muscovite in which some aluminum is replaced by vanadium.
- locutories
-
noun,
locutorium.
- Cretaceous
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Geology. the Cretaceous Period or System.
- ericaceous
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adjective,
belonging to the Ericaceae, the heath family of plants.
- coruscate
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verb (used without object),
to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam.
- acusector
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noun,
a needle for cutting tissue by means of a high-frequency electric current.
- eructates
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verb (used with or without object),
to eruct.
- clear-cut
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noun,
a section of forest where all trees have been cut down for harvesting.
- croisette
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noun,
crossette.
- corticate
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adjective,
having a cortex.
- sectorial
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sector.
- latreutic
-
adjective,
of or relating to latria.
- lotteries
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noun,
a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes.
- laterites
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noun,
a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- cartelist
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noun,
a member of a cartel or an advocate of cartelization.
- eutectics
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noun,
a eutectic substance.
- raclettes
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noun,
a dish made by heating a piece of cheese, as over a hearth, and scraping off the melted part onto a plate: served with boiled potatoes.
- autotelic
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adjective,
(of an entity or event) having within itself the purpose of its existence or happening.
- colocates
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verb (used with or without object),
to locate or be located in jointly or together, as two or more groups, military units, or the like; share or designate to share the same place.
- oleaceous
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adjective,
belonging to the Oleaceae, the olive family of plants.
- toreutics
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noun,
the art or technique of decorating metal or other material, especially by embossing or chasing.
- colorcast
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noun,
a television program broadcast in color.
- Sterculia
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noun,
any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
- etiolates
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
- coelostat
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noun,
an apparatus consisting of a mirror driven by clockwork, used to enable a fixed telescope to keep the same area of sky in its field of view by compensating for the apparent rotation of the celestial sphere.
- atrocious
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adjective,
extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal:
- corotates
-
verb (used without object),
to rotate jointly, as with another rotating object or field.
- outercoat
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noun,
coat (def 1).
- corelates
-
verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- cruelties
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noun,
the state or quality of being cruel.
- tolerates
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verb (used with object),
to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- suctorial
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adjective,
adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
- relocates
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verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- esoterica
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plural noun,
things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
- aerolites
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- alouettes
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noun,
French. a lark.
- sea-trout
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noun,
any of various species of trout inhabiting salt water, as the salmon trout, Salmo trutta.
- reluctate
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verb (used without object),
to show reluctance.
- accouters
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verb (used with object),
to equip or outfit, especially with military clothes, equipment, etc.
- literates
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noun,
a person who can read and write.
- literatus
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noun,
singular of literati.
- accoutres
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verb (used with object),
accouter.
- celeriacs
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noun,
a variety of celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum, of the parsley family, having a large, edible, turniplike root.
- urceolate
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adjective,
shaped like a pitcher; swelling out like the body of a pitcher and contracted at the orifice, as a corolla.
- elutriate
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verb (used with object),
to purify by washing and straining or decanting.
- sclerotia
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noun,
a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- sclerotic
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adjective,
Also, scleral. Anatomy. of or relating to the sclera.
- scolecite
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noun,
a monoclinic white zeolite mineral, a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl 2 Si 3 O 10⋅, 3H 2 O, occurring in masses and in needle-shaped crystals.
- electrics
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noun,
Railroads.
an electric locomotive.
Informal. a railroad operated by electricity.
- Aristotle
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noun,
384–322 b.c, Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great.
- circulate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to pass from place to place, person to person, etc.; disseminate; distribute:
- ulcerates
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verb (used with object),
to cause an ulcer on or in:
- Eclectics
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noun,
Also, eclecticist [ih-klek-tuh-sist] /ɪˈklɛk tə sɪst/ (Show IPA). a person who follows an eclectic method, as in philosophy or architecture.
- cauteries
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noun,
an escharotic substance, electric current, or hot iron used to destroy tissue.
- reticules
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noun,
a small purse or bag, originally of network but later of silk, rayon, etc.
- urticates
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verb (used with object),
to sting with or as if with nettles.
- ceraceous
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adjective,
waxlike; waxy:
- roulettes
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noun,
a game of chance played at a table marked off with numbers from 1 to 36, one or two zeros, and several other sections affording the players a variety of betting opportunities, and having in the center a revolving, dishlike device (roulette wheel) into which a small ball is spun to come to rest finally in one of the 37 or 38 compartments, indicating the winning number and its characteristics, as odd or even, red or black, and between 1 and 18 or 19 and 36.
- cutleries
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noun,
cutting instruments collectively, especially knives for cutting food.
- cuticolor
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adjective,
of the color of flesh.
- locutoria
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noun,
parlor (def 4).
- catteries
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noun,
a place where cats are kept and bred.
- crocoites
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- sea-otter
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noun,
a marine otter, Enhydra lutris, of the shores of the northern Pacific, with a very valuable fur: now greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- rusticate
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verb (used with object),
to send to or domicile in the country.
- colorist
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noun,
a person who uses color skillfully.
- literate
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noun,
a person who can read and write.
- lustrate
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verb (used with object),
to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- corotate
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verb (used without object),
to rotate jointly, as with another rotating object or field.
- coracles
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noun,
a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.
- corelate
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verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- ateliers
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- Lucretia
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noun,
Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
- telecast
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noun,
a television broadcast.
- Coulters
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noun,
colter.
- tear-out
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adjective,
designed to be easily torn out, as from bound matter:
- corselet
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noun,
Also, corselette. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
- suricate
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noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- tea-rose
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noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- couloirs
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noun,
a steep gorge or gully on the side of a mountain, especially in the Alps.
- cortisol
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noun,
Biochemistry. one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
- loricate
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adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- cortical
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adjective,
Anatomy. of, pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of cortex.
- clutters
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noun,
a disorderly heap or assemblage; litter:
- colocate
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verb (used with or without object),
to locate or be located in jointly or together, as two or more groups, military units, or the like; share or designate to share the same place.
- causerie
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noun,
an informal talk or chat.
- carousel
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noun,
merry-go-round (def 1).
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- relocate
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verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- Seleucia
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noun,
an ancient city in Iraq, on the Tigris River: capital of the Seleucid empire.
- clatters
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noun,
a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:
- citreous
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adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- citrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- resolute
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adjective,
firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion:
- reticule
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noun,
a small purse or bag, originally of network but later of silk, rayon, etc.
- circlets
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noun,
a small circle.
- realties
-
noun,
real property or real estate.
- sclerite
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noun,
any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
- Scituate
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noun,
a town in E Massachusetts.
- scirocco
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noun,
sirocco.
- ricottas
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- celature
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noun,
the art of embossing metal.
- celeriac
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noun,
a variety of celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum, of the parsley family, having a large, edible, turniplike root.
- ecclesia
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noun,
an assembly, especially the popular assembly of ancient Athens.
- rootlets
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noun,
a little root.
- rosulate
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adjective,
forming a rosette or rosettes.
- roulette
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noun,
a game of chance played at a table marked off with numbers from 1 to 36, one or two zeros, and several other sections affording the players a variety of betting opportunities, and having in the center a revolving, dishlike device (roulette wheel) into which a small ball is spun to come to rest finally in one of the 37 or 38 compartments, indicating the winning number and its characteristics, as odd or even, red or black, and between 1 and 18 or 19 and 36.
- cloister
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noun,
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
- carioles
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- oleaster
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noun,
an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
- outliers
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noun,
something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
- aureoles
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noun,
a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
- auricles
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- Oresteia
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noun,
a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- coistrel
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noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- osculate
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verb (used with object),
to bring into close contact or union.
- cocottes
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noun,
prostitute.
- outcaste
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noun,
(in India) a person who has left or been expelled from his or her caste.
- outcries
-
noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- Socratic
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noun,
a follower of Socrates.
- societal
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- closeout
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noun,
a sale on all goods in liquidating a business.
- outraces
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- coalesce
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to unite in one body or mass.
- calcites
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noun,
one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
- calicoes
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noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- lettuces
-
noun,
a cultivated plant, Lactuca sativa, occurring in many varieties and having succulent leaves used for salads.
- calorics
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noun,
heat.
- outstare
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in staring; stare down.
- calottes
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noun,
zucchetto.
- raclette
-
noun,
a dish made by heating a piece of cheese, as over a hearth, and scraping off the melted part onto a plate: served with boiled potatoes.
- clotures
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noun,
a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
- leucites
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noun,
a whitish or grayish mineral, potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi 2 O 6 , found in alkali volcanic rocks.
- cortico-
-
- curettes
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- electric
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noun,
Railroads.
an electric locomotive.
Informal. a railroad operated by electricity.
- electro-
-
- iterates
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- air-cool
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verb (used with object),
Machinery. to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from (a machine, engine, or device), as by air streams flowing over an engine jacket.
- toluates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of any of the four isomeric toluic acids.
- lacteous
-
adjective,
milky; of the color of milk.
- tolerate
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verb (used with object),
to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- Alouette
-
noun,
French. a lark.
- Eteoclus
-
noun,
one of the Seven against Thebes.
- cruciate
-
adjective,
shaped like a cross; cross-shaped.
- triolets
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- titulars
-
noun,
a person who bears a title.
- tractile
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adjective,
capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
- accretes
-
adjective,
Botany. grown together.
- crosette
-
noun,
crossette.
- cut-rate
-
noun,
a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.
- ulcerate
-
verb (used with object),
to cause an ulcer on or in:
- Tirolese
-
adjective, noun,
Tyrolese.
- cuittles
-
verb (used with object),
to wheedle, cajole, or coax.
- curtails
-
noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- touracos
-
noun,
any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
- eucrites
-
noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- acoustic
-
noun,
Obsolete. a remedy for deafness or imperfect hearing.
- acoelous
-
adjective,
without a true alimentary canal.
- tortoise
-
noun,
a turtle, especially a terrestrial turtle.
- tortious
-
adjective,
of the nature of or pertaining to a tort.
- electros
-
noun,
electrotype.
- eutectic
-
noun,
a eutectic substance.
- toreutic
-
adjective,
of or relating to toreutics or the objects produced by this technique.
- cuticles
-
noun,
the nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail.
- isolette
-
- etiolate
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
- eructate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to eruct.
- tutorial
-
noun,
a class in which a tutor gives intensive instruction in some subject to an individual student or a small group of students.
- altruist
-
noun,
a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoist).
- laterite
-
noun,
a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- accoutre
-
verb (used with object),
accouter.
- testicle
-
noun,
testis.
- ecstatic
-
noun,
a person subject to fits of ecstasy:
- Escorial
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noun,
a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
- cristate
-
adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- lectures
-
noun,
a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject:
- treaties
-
noun,
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- urticate
-
verb (used with object),
to sting with or as if with nettles.
- treatise
-
noun,
a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
- ectosarc
-
noun,
the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- aerolite
-
noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- eclectic
-
noun,
Also, eclecticist [ih-klek-tuh-sist] /ɪˈklɛk tə sɪst/ (Show IPA). a person who follows an eclectic method, as in philosophy or architecture.
- esoteric
-
adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- Escurial
-
noun,
Escorial.
- tertials
-
noun,
a tertial feather.
- utricles
-
noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- creosote
-
noun,
an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
- treacles
-
noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- acrostic
-
noun,
a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
- uralites
-
noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- cultrate
-
adjective,
sharp-edged and pointed, as a leaf.
- escarole
-
noun,
a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads.
Compare endive (def 1).
- curacies
-
noun,
the office or position of a curate.
- crocoite
-
noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- tiercels
-
noun,
tercel.
- culottes
-
plural noun,
women's trousers, usually knee-length or calf-length, cut full to resemble a skirt.
- accouter
-
verb (used with object),
to equip or outfit, especially with military clothes, equipment, etc.
- curiosa
-
plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- relucts
-
verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- escolar
-
noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- recusal
-
noun,
the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- rattles
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- curtals
-
noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- curtate
-
adjective,
shortened; reduced; abbreviated.
- relates
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- curtail
-
noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- clastic
-
adjective,
Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
- clatter
-
noun,
a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:
- relicts
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- recluse
-
noun,
a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- curites
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- clerics
-
noun,
a member of the clergy.
- recital
-
noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- clootie
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) cloot (def 2).
- creosol
-
noun,
a colorless oily liquid, C 8 H 10 O 2 , having an agreeable odor and a burning taste, obtained from wood tar and guaiacum resin: used as a disinfectant, in the manufacture of resins, and in ore flotation.
- claries
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- ciceros
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- Eleatic
-
noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- elaters
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- riotous
-
adjective,
(of an act) characterized by or of the nature of rioting or a disturbance of the peace.
- risotto
-
noun,
a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- rituals
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- rootlet
-
noun,
a little root.
- roseate
-
adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- roseola
-
noun,
a kind of rose-colored rash.
- Rosetta
-
noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- Rosette
-
noun,
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- rotates
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- cerotic
-
adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- eclairs
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Ecclus.
-
- cereous
-
adjective,
waxlike.
- ricotta
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- elector
-
noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- Clarice
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Clara.
- restate
-
verb (used with object),
to state again or in a new way.
- clarets
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- rescale
-
verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- eluates
-
noun,
a liquid solution resulting from eluting.
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- citrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- citrals
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- cuticle
-
noun,
the nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail.
- retails
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- circles
-
noun,
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- cutlers
-
noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- cutlets
-
noun,
a slice of meat, especially of veal, for broiling or frying.
- retools
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- cutties
-
noun,
a short spoon.
- cuttles
-
noun,
cuttlefish.
- Electra
-
noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- circlet
-
noun,
a small circle.
- electr-
-
- reticle
-
noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- estreat
-
noun,
a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
- closure
-
noun,
the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- corslet
-
noun,
corselet (def 2).
- costate
-
adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- loiters
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Loretta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- lattice
-
noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- saccule
-
noun,
Anatomy. the smaller of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.
Compare utricle (def 3).
- settlor
-
noun,
a person who makes a settlement of property.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- Corsica
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- crucial
-
adjective,
involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical:
- Laertes
-
noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- lactose
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- coracle
-
noun,
a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.
- iterate
-
verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- occults
-
noun,
the supernatural or supernatural agencies and affairs considered as a whole (usually preceded by the).
- ocelots
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- ocreate
-
adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- costrel
-
noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- locator
-
noun,
a person who locates something.
- colures
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- leisure
-
noun,
freedom from the demands of work or duty:
- lettuce
-
noun,
a cultivated plant, Lactuca sativa, occurring in many varieties and having succulent leaves used for salads.
- leucite
-
noun,
a whitish or grayish mineral, potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi 2 O 6 , found in alkali volcanic rocks.
- creates
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- letters
-
noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- Leuctra
-
noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
- lictors
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- couters
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- let-out
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a means of escape; loophole.
- leister
-
noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- locates
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- Coulter
-
noun,
colter.
- lecture
-
noun,
a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject:
- lectors
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- Lautrec
-
noun,
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
- couloir
-
noun,
a steep gorge or gully on the side of a mountain, especially in the Alps.
- coulees
-
noun,
Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
- litotes
-
noun,
understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
- litters
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- cotters
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- crustal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a crust, as of the earth.
- colters
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- cloture
-
noun,
a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- outacts
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- outcast
-
noun,
a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society:
- estriol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- outlast
-
verb (used with object),
to endure or last longer than:
- outlier
-
noun,
something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
- coatees
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- culotte
-
plural noun,
women's trousers, usually knee-length or calf-length, cut full to resemble a skirt.
- outrace
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- creoles
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- Cocteau
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1889–1963, French author and painter.
- outsail
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- coalers
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- outsert
-
noun,
an additional folded signature or sheet into which another is bound.
- outsoar
-
verb (used with object),
to soar beyond.
- curates
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- clutter
-
noun,
a disorderly heap or assemblage; litter:
- cluster
-
noun,
a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
- outsole
-
noun,
the outer sole of a shoe.
- curette
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cocotte
-
noun,
prostitute.
- ostiole
-
noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- oculars
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- oculist
-
noun,
ophthalmologist.
- colours
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- icterus
-
noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- eutocia
-
noun,
normal childbirth.
- Eustace
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “steadfast.”.
- oleates
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- oolites
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- Colette
-
noun,
(Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Colette) 1873–1954, French author.
- orectic
-
adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- coeliac
-
adjective,
celiac.
- eucrite
-
noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- orioles
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- euclase
-
noun,
a rare green or blue mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate, BeAlSiO 4 (OH), occurring in prismatic crystals.
- Osceola
-
noun,
1804–38, U.S. Indian leader: chief of the Seminole tribe.
- oscular
-
adjective,
pertaining to an osculum.
- etoiles
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- coerces
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- cuittle
-
verb (used with object),
to wheedle, cajole, or coax.
- rutiles
-
noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- ecartes
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- slotter
-
noun,
a person or thing that slots.
- tourist
-
noun,
a person who is traveling, especially for pleasure.
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- strati-
-
- ailette
-
noun,
either of two standing pieces of metal or cuir-bouilli, attached to the shoulders as an ornament or as a means of displaying the wearer's arms: used c1275–c1350.
- arctics
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- sirocco
-
noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- touters
-
noun,
a tout.
- situate
-
adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- Carlist
-
noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- touraco
-
noun,
any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- torulas
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- tictacs
-
noun,
a repetitive sound, as of ticking, tapping, knocking, or clicking:
- calotte
-
noun,
zucchetto.
- Calorie
-
noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- caloric
-
noun,
heat.
- carious
-
adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- Aetolus
-
noun,
son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
- calicos
-
noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- tertial
-
noun,
a tertial feather.
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- cartels
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- triolet
-
noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- Trieste
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- tricots
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- treacle
-
noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- carouse
-
noun,
carousal.
- strato-
-
- Carolus
-
noun,
any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.
- trestle
-
noun,
a frame typically composed of a horizontal bar or beam rigidly joined or fitted at each end to the top of a transverse A-frame, used as a barrier, a transverse support for planking, etc.; horse.
- areoles
-
noun,
an areola.
- Aerosol
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; smoke or fog.
- settler
-
noun,
a person or thing that settles.
- Calicut
-
noun,
former name of Kozhikode.
- Alceste
-
noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- tercets
-
noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- auricle
-
noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Toltecs
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- soutter
-
noun,
souter.
- aureole
-
noun,
a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
- autoist
-
noun,
motorist.
- altoist
-
noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- starlet
-
noun,
a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
- stature
-
noun,
the height of a human or animal body.
- toaster
-
noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- Austro-
-
- starlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the stars:
- austere
-
adjective,
severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding:
- startle
-
noun,
a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
- titular
-
noun,
a person who bears a title.
- Statler
-
noun,
Ellsworth Milton, 1863–1928, U.S. hotel-chain developer.
- toluate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of any of the four isomeric toluic acids.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- Tortola
-
noun,
the principal island of the British Virgin Islands, in the NE West Indies. 9730; 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Socotra
-
noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- calices
-
noun,
plural of calix.
- calcite
-
noun,
one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
- tortile
-
adjective,
twisted; coiled.
- sterlet
-
noun,
a small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, of the Black and Caspian seas, valued as a source of caviar.
- sterile
-
adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- sociol.
-
- soilure
-
noun,
a stain.
- stearo-
-
- tictocs
-
noun,
an alternating ticking sound, as that made by a clock.
- Tootsie
-
noun,
a sweetheart; darling.
- tootles
-
noun,
the sound made by tooting on a flute or the like.
- Soleure
-
noun,
French name of Solothurn.
- tiercel
-
noun,
tercel.
- stereo-
-
- steato-
-
- secular
-
noun,
a layperson.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- sclero-
-
- uralite
-
noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- scouter
-
noun,
a person who scouts.
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- article
-
noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- surcoat
-
noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- astrict
-
verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- caustic
-
noun,
a caustic substance.
- aristo-
-
- acetous
-
adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- scooter
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- sectile
-
adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- celtuce
-
noun,
a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa asparagina, having characteristics of both celery and lettuce, and eaten raw or cooked.
- acerous
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- acerose
-
adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- astrol.
-
- Telstar
-
- accuser
-
noun,
a person who accuses, especially in a court of law:
- scatter
-
noun,
the act of scattering.
- teleost
-
noun,
Also called teleostome [tel-ee-uh-stohm, tee-lee-] /ˈtɛl i əˌstoʊm, ˈti li-/ (Show IPA). a teleost fish.
- Tacitus
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius [puhb-lee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c55–c120, Roman historian.
- tactile
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- Scarlet
-
noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- Celesta
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- accrues
-
verb (used without object),
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- Celosia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- sautoir
-
noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- tactics
-
noun,
(usually used with a singular verb) the art or science of disposing military or naval forces for battle and maneuvering them in battle.
- Saucier
-
noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- accrete
-
adjective,
Botany. grown together.
- turista
-
noun,
tourista.
- sulcate
-
adjective,
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- scuttle
-
noun,
a deep bucket for carrying coal.
- Troilus
-
noun,
a warrior son of Priam, mentioned by Homer and Vergil and later represented as the lover of Cressida.
- Castile
-
noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- cerato-
-
- Seattle
-
noun,
(Seatlh) c1790–1866, Suquamish leader: Seattle, Washington, named after him.
- atelier
-
noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- cerates
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- utricle
-
noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- tercels
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- trustee
-
noun,
a person, usually one of a body of persons, appointed to administer the affairs of a company, institution, etc.
- ascetic
-
noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- talcose
-
adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- uracils
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- scutter
-
verb (used without object), noun,
scurry.
- tailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- catties
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- 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.
- turacos
-
noun,
touraco.
- Scutari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- scutate
-
adjective,
Botany. formed like a round buckler.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- catouse
-
noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- lauric
-
adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- tauto-
-
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- litter
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- latter
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- tauro-
-
- Tatius
-
noun,
a Sabine king who, following the rape of the Sabine women, attacked Rome and eventually ruled with Romulus.
- tercet
-
noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- letter
-
noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- Tereus
-
noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- leuco-
-
- Lettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laetitia.
- terat-
-
- Lettic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- tester
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- tetra-
-
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Lester
-
noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Lieut.
-
- tictac
-
noun,
a repetitive sound, as of ticking, tapping, knocking, or clicking:
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- 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.
- tictoc
-
noun,
an alternating ticking sound, as that made by a clock.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- teleo-
-
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- sacro-
-
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- elutes
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- 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.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Turtle
-
noun,
any reptile of the order Testudines, comprising aquatic and terrestrial species having the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal carapace and a ventral plastron.
- turco-
-
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- eluate
-
noun,
a liquid solution resulting from eluting.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- tutors
-
noun,
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- trouts
-
noun,
any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon.
Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- tutees
-
noun,
a person who is being tutored; the pupil of a tutor.
- Ulster
-
noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- eroto-
-
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- utero-
-
- urials
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- ultra-
-
- urease
-
noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- Uralic
-
noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- elect.
-
- uracil
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- ultras
-
noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- Tooele
-
noun,
a town in NW Utah.
- iatro-
-
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Iseult
-
noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- 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.
- tootle
-
noun,
the sound made by tooting on a flute or the like.
- toluic
-
adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- 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.
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- lactic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or obtained from milk.
- lacto-
-
- Toltec
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- estate
-
noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- Littre
-
noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- touter
-
noun,
a tout.
- tousle
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- torula
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- luetic
-
adjective,
syphilitic.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- recuse
-
verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- setout
-
noun,
preparations, especially for beginning a journey.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- secure
-
adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- recti-
-
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- reluct
-
verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- rescue
-
noun,
the act of rescuing.
- rectos
-
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- silure
-
plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- rattle
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- setter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Settle
-
noun,
a long seat or bench, usually wooden, with arms and a high back.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- reseau
-
noun,
a network.
- outsit
-
verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- sarco-
-
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- rustle
-
noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- rutile
-
noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- retool
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- result
-
noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- scoto-
-
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- scler-
-
- retuse
-
adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- scato-
-
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- outset
-
noun,
the beginning or start:
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- luster
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- stucco
-
noun,
an exterior finish for masonry or frame walls, usually composed of cement, sand, and hydrated lime mixed with water and laid on wet.
- Lucite
-
- lucres
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Stuart
-
noun,
a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Lurcat
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- Street
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- succor
-
noun,
help; relief; aid; assistance.
- lustre
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- luteo-
-
- lutist
-
noun,
a lute player; lutenist.
- lutose
-
adjective,
covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- occas.
-
- occult
-
noun,
the supernatural or supernatural agencies and affairs considered as a whole (usually preceded by the).
- occurs
-
verb (used without object),
to happen; take place; come to pass:
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- tarso-
-
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- locust
-
noun,
Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- tactus
-
noun,
the basic metrical unit in medieval music.
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- tactic
-
noun,
tactics (def 1).
- suttle
-
adjective,
a frequent misspelling of subtle.
- Sutter
-
noun,
John Augustus, 1803–80, U.S. frontiersman: owner of Sutter's Mill.
- suttee
-
noun,
sati.
- 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.
- sutler
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- ocelot
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- solute
-
noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- outact
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- osteo-
-
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- outlet
-
noun,
an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- socio-
-
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- outsat
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of outsit.
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- stacc.
-
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- ocular
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- oculo-
-
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Olcott
-
noun,
Chauncey (Chancellor John Olcott) 1860–1932, U.S. tenor, actor, and songwriter.
- statue
-
noun,
a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- ritual
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- utters
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- Eccles
-
noun,
Sir John Carew [kuh-roo] /kəˈru/ (Show IPA), 1903–97, Australian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- Cletus
-
noun,
Anacletus.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Alette
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Cloots
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
- austr-
-
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- Crucis
-
noun,
genitive of Crux.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- cruces
-
noun,
a plural of crux.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- Crocus
-
noun,
any of the small, bulbous plants of the genus Crocus, of the iris family, cultivated for their showy, solitary flowers, which are among the first to bloom in the spring.
- clouts
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- Attlee
-
noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- Attius
-
noun,
Lucius, Accius, Lucius.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- cleric
-
noun,
a member of the clergy.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- ceruse
-
noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- calico
-
noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- calcic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing lime or calcium.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- calci-
-
- calces
-
noun,
a plural of calx.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Cactus
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- circle
-
noun,
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- circus
-
noun,
a large public entertainment, typically presented in one or more very large tents or in an outdoor or indoor arena, featuring exhibitions of pageantry, feats of skill and daring, performing animals, etc., interspersed throughout with the slapstick antics of clowns.
Compare big top.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Alcott
-
noun,
(Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- coacts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- colour
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- astro-
-
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- costo-
-
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- Coleus
-
noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- colics
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- colors
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- colous
-
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- colure
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- cooler
-
noun,
a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
- coolie
-
noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- cotula
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coccal
-
noun,
Bacteriology. a spherical bacterium.
- coccus
-
noun,
Bacteriology. a spherical bacterium.
- Creuse
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- cocoas
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- coucal
-
noun,
any of several Old World cuckoos of the genus Centropus, having harsh-textured plumage and a long, daggerlike hind claw.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- coerce
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- Arctic
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- Ateste
-
noun,
ancient name of Este.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- coutil
-
noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- coulis
-
noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- astute
-
adjective,
of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious:
- coulee
-
noun,
Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- cutlet
-
noun,
a slice of meat, especially of veal, for broiling or frying.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- accel.
-
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- accrue
-
verb (used without object),
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- aceto-
-
- Cutler
-
noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- cercus
-
noun,
one of a pair of appendages at the rear of the abdomen of certain insects and other arthropods, serving as tactile organs.
- curtal
-
noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- celiac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- Cutter
-
noun,
a person who cuts, especially as a job, as one who cuts fabric for garments.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- cecils
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- Accius
-
noun,
Lucius, c170–c90 b.c, Roman poet and prose writer.
- cuttle
-
noun,
cuttlefish.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Cecile
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- acious
-
- celto-
-
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- aceous
-
- culets
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- accuse
-
verb (used with object),
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of):
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Cereus
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- cattle
-
noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- cerat-
-
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Celtic
-
noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany.
- celure
-
noun,
an ornamented canopy, as for a bed or dais.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- orial
-
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- 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.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- 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:
- Sturt
-
noun,
violent quarreling.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- 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.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- 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.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- sect.
-
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- 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).
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- strut
-
noun,
the act of strutting.
- coel-
-
- 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.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- oste-
-
- coele
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Stout
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- ocul-
-
- asco-
-
- octa-
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- octo-
-
- Scot.
-
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- caus.
-
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Tartu
-
noun,
a city in SE Estonia.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- 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.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- occur
-
verb (used without object),
to happen; take place; come to pass:
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- OIcel
-
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- astr.
-
- scat-
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- colat
-
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- color
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- Colo.
-
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- oleo-
-
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- colic
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- cocci
-
noun,
plural of coccus.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- caco-
-
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- calc-
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- seti-
-
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- clase
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- sito-
-
- eccl.
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- 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.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- cero-
-
- 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.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- 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.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- 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.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- 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.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- sarc-
-
- 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.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- cert.
-
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- atto-
-
- ster.
-
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- 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.
- Seric
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- auto.
-
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Clerc
-
noun,
Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- Srta.
-
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- sero-
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Aust.
-
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- stat.
-
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- Recit
-
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- 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.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- tutee
-
noun,
a person who is being tutored; the pupil of a tutor.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- 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.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- lact-
-
- Cusco
-
noun,
Cuzco.
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- lect.
-
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- crit.
-
- cusec
-
noun,
a unit of flow of one cubic foot per second.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- elute
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- tious
-
- Lecce
-
noun,
a city in SE Italy: ancient Greek and Roman city; noted for its baroque architecture.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- tutor
-
noun,
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- alti-
-
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- alto-
-
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Ital.
-
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- actos
-
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- IATSE
-
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- touts
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- Icel.
-
- Trout
-
noun,
any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon.
Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- 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.
- aeri-
-
- Euro-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- treas
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- aero-
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alcor
-
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- acro-
-
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- 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.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- ileo-
-
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Trust
-
noun,
reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- toti-
-
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- acet-
-
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- tele-
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- USECC
-
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- Ecua.
-
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- tera-
-
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- telo-
-
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- lotto
-
noun,
a game of chance in which a leader draws numbered disks at random from a stock and the players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards, the winner being the first to cover a complete row.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- ecol.
-
- tears
-
- cores
-
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- 30-30
-
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Utter
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- ecto-
-
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- USLTA
-
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- Lucca
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, W of Florence.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Teut.
-
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- accus
-
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- licet
-
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- areo-
-
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- 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.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- leuc-
-
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- acct.
-
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- 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).
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- USTC
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- trit
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- ulto
-
- 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.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- aer-
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- ACLU
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- acr-
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- uria
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- acc.
-
- Tues
-
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- uret
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- USCA
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- USAR
-
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- uro-
-
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- USRC
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- ACLS
-
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- sec.
-
- USIA
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- att.
-
- ates
-
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- atic
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- ator
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- 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.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- 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.
- str.
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- 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.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- art.
-
- scr.
-
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- taur
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- ARIS
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ter.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- 1080
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tit.
-
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Cal.
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- cac-
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- 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:
- Aire
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- SLIC
-
- tri-
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- 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.
- aet.
-
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- 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.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Aus.
-
- Alis
-
- aut-
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- 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.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- aur-
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alt.
-
- Ste.
-
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Alco
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- Sra.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Cort
-
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- 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.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- 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).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- crat
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- 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.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- oto-
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- out-
-
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- oro-
-
- 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:
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- Oct.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- OEEC
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ole-
-
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Col.
-
- 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.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cres
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- cur.
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- eso-
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- cule
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- ette
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- 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.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eco-
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- ect-
-
- EEOC
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- ELAS
-
- 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.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- 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.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- eous
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eur.
-
- cts.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- 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.
- 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.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lea.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- ctr.
-
- Ire.
-
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ile-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ious
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- 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
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- cit.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- saur
-
- Cels
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Rus.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clar
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- sci.
-
- 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.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Ceto
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- cet-
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- scil
-
- CCls
-
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ist
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- CTA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUS
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ITA
-
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ITC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ia.
-
- IAS
-
- ite
-
- AIC
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- ial
-
- Rs.
-
- CSC
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- RTS
-
- ior
-
- 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.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- IOU
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- IRS
-
- rte
-
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- IOC
-
- rt.
-
- ISR
-
- CSO
-
- tra
-
- CSA
-
- tr.
-
- ICC
-
- CST
-
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ise
-
- RSA
-
- ILO
-
- RSE
-
- 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.
- Isl
-
- CSR
-
- ILS
-
- IOT
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ics
-
- ea.
-
- CEC
-
- eir
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- EIS
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AUC
-
- 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.
- ure
-
- Ar.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ur-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ult
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- sc.
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- al.
-
- EOE
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ECA
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ec-
-
- CCC
-
- ac-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- uti
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- CCR
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- EEO
-
- CCU
-
- USR
-
- USO
-
- CEA
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- EEC
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- USC
-
- UIT
-
- UCR
-
- CTC
-
- ETO
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ESR
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ESU
-
- Tro
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Lt.
-
- SAE
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- 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).
- SAR
-
- ETR
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- ETS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- eu-
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- cte
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TSE
-
- UCC
-
- CEO
-
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- 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.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- TSI
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ACS
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ESL
-
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- TTS
-
- 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.
- La.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ARU
-
- Oc.
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- ATC
-
- RCA
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- OAO
-
- ose
-
- 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
-
- cr.
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCC
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- cle
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ltr
-
- rat
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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.
- LSC
-
- tee
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noun,
the letter T or t.
- LSI
-
- TEC
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noun,
detective.
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ARS
-
- ote
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- tea
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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.
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- OSO
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ca.
-
- Sui
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noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Ola
-
- Sr.
-
- ast
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- oo-
-
- o-o
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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.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- CLI
-
- ASU
-
- Clo
-
- OOT
-
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- St.
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- REA
-
- ASR
-
- OCR
-
- 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.
- OCS
-
- Co.
-
- COO
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noun,
a cooing sound.
- OEO
-
- TAL
-
- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ase
-
- oic
-
- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- OIr
-
- at.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ASI
-
- RCT
-
- OIt
-
- cc.
-
- cs.
-
- Lou
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noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- 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.
- Lee
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noun,
protective shelter:
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- CLR
-
- SLA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- SLE
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ROI
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- TLC
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- CLU
-
- RCS
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- tlo
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Re.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- STI
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- tlr
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROA
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- ALU
-
- CIE
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- LOC
-
- CAI
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- 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.
- cl.
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OTS
-
- ct.
-
- CCA
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- CIA
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- aor
-
- STL
-
- CRC
-
- AOU
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- SLR
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- 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.
- CIC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Sta
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- TIA
-
- 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.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- 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.
- RC
-
- RI
-
- SU
-
- O.
-
- AO
-
- RU
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RO
-
- le
-
- LR
-
- TL
-
- R.
-
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- L2
-
- L.
-
- L1
-
- LC
-
- CU
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- UI
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ol
-
- UL
-
- CE
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- UC
-
- U.
-
- TT
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TC
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.