Anagrams of escalators
Word escalators has
916 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of escalators.
- Escalator
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noun,
Also called moving staircase, moving stairway. a continuously moving stairway on an endless loop for carrying passengers up or down.
- corslets
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noun,
corselet (def 2).
- acerolas
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noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- lactases
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noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- scalares
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noun,
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- lactoses
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noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- scarlets
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- escolars
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- seacoast
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noun,
the land immediately adjacent to the sea.
- Lacrosse
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noun,
a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10-member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other's netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted pocket for catching, carrying, or throwing the ball.
- sea-star
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noun,
starfish.
- coal-tar
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noun,
a thick, black, viscid liquid formed during the distillation of coal, that upon further distillation yields compounds, as benzene, anthracene, and phenol, from which are derived a large number of dyes, drugs, and other synthetic compounds, and that yields a final residuum (coal-tar pitch) which is used chiefly in making pavements.
- crosslet
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noun,
a small cross, as one used as a heraldic charge.
- sea-salt
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noun,
table salt produced through the evaporation of seawater.
- alastors
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- costrels
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noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- coasters
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- Socrates
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noun,
469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- artless
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adjective,
free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:
- escorts
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- colters
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noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- Scarlet
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- solaces
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- solates
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- talcose
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adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- corslet
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noun,
corselet (def 2).
- costars
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- sterols
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noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- slaters
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- corsets
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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.
- scalare
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noun,
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- Lacerta
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noun,
the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.
- escolar
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- areolas
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noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- closers
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noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- cresols
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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.
- scleras
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- sclero-
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- tarsals
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noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- closets
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noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- scoters
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- costers
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noun,
costermonger.
- costrel
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noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- astrol.
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- coalers
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- Tarasco
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noun,
Tarascan.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- cartels
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- coastal
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adjective,
of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:
- atlases
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noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- scalers
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- Lacoste
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noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- calesas
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noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- castors
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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.
- recasts
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noun,
a recasting.
- acetals
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noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- Carlota
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noun,
1840–1927, wife of Maximillian: empress of Mexico 1864–67 (daughter of Leopold I of Belgium).
- Alastor
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- cerato-
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- castles
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- casters
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- locates
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- rascals
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noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- actress
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noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- lectors
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noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- clarets
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- caesars
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noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- lactase
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noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- lactose
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noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- Salters
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- ostlers
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noun,
hostler.
- acerola
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noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- lascars
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noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- stearo-
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- Soares
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noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- socles
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noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Cassel
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noun,
Kassel.
- corals
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noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- colter
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noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- corses
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noun,
corpse.
- Castro
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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.
- coasts
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noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Castor
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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.
- corset
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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.
- Casals
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noun,
Pablo [pah-bloh;; Spanish pah-vlaw] /ˈpɑ bloʊ;; Spanish ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1973, Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer; in France after 1936; in Puerto Rico after 1956.
- castes
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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.
- cerat-
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- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- clasts
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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.
- class.
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- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- solate
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- claros
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noun,
such a cigar.
- closer
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noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- closes
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noun,
the act of closing.
- closet
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noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Solera
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noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- solace
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- cestas
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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.
- coalas
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noun,
koala.
- coaler
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- Sorata
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- ceorls
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noun,
churl (def 4).
- celto-
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- sorels
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- lector
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noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- Crosse
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noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- slates
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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.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- lascar
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noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- sacro-
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- sacral
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adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- leasts
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lessor
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noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- rosets
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- locate
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- rosace
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noun,
rosette (def 3).
- losers
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noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- roasts
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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.
- r-less
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adjective,
r-dropping.
- rectos
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- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- lacto-
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- reatas
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noun,
riata.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ratals
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noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- rassle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- oracle
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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
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Rascal
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noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- Ostler
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noun,
hostler.
- oscars
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- osteal
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adjective,
osseous.
- sarco-
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- scalar
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noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- cosets
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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.
- cosset
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noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- costal
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adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- craals
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noun,
kraal.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- serosa
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noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- cresol
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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.
- crests
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cross-
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- seracs
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- scaler
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- scrota
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- scores
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- scler-
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- scato-
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- scarts
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- scares
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- estocs
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noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- Scales
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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.
- stales
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Caesar
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noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- carats
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noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- torses
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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.
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- tassel
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noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- Alsace
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noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- artels
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- acetal
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noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- aceto-
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- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- steals
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- calesa
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noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- Alecto
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noun,
one of the Furies.
- alters
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- ascots
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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.
- sterol
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noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- alates
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noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- stolas
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- stores
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- assert
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Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- teslas
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- assoc.
-
- astro-
-
- astral
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adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- assort
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verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- caress
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noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- 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.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- Carole
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noun,
a female given name.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- Carola
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noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Tarlac
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noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- arecas
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noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- areola
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noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- carses
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noun,
bottom land.
- tarso-
-
- aortas
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noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- SCOTS
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noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- telo-
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Saros
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noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- lact-
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- alto-
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- tera-
-
- taros
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noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Alas.
-
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- sarc-
-
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- salts
-
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.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- aero-
-
- 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.
- ecol.
-
- sates
-
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.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- scat-
-
- Alta.
-
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- Scot.
-
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- 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.
- Alcor
-
- ecto-
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- tears
-
- 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.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octa-
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- 30-30
-
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- 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:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- treas
-
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- acet-
-
- salsa
-
noun,
a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
- 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.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- actos
-
- lect.
-
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- seats
-
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.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Salas
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- Lassa
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Lhasa.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- rect.
-
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- 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.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- 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.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- acro-
-
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- 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.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- oste-
-
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- 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).
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- ster.
-
- 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.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- clase
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- colat
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- coel-
-
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- asst.
-
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- astr.
-
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- cata-
-
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Srta.
-
- casas
-
noun,
Bartolomé de las [bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- 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.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- cert.
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- sero-
-
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- 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.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- 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.
- 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.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- areo-
-
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- 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.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- asco-
-
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- 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.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- sect.
-
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cores
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- sers
-
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).
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Ste.
-
- ter.
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- 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.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Sra.
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- scr.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rel.
-
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tel-
-
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- 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.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Sat.
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- SASE
-
- 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.
- 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.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- 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.
- Sol.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- 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.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- 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.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- 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.
- 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.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- str.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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.
- sec.
-
- 1080
-
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- est.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- ASSR
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ates
-
- ator
-
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eso-
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Cal.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- ELAS
-
- 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).
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- ect-
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lea.
-
- asc-
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- eco-
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cet-
-
- Cort
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- Ceto
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- clar
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- ctr.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- 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.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- cts.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- 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.
- aet.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- aer-
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Ala.
-
- Oct.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alco
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- 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.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- acea
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ole-
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- ACLS
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- acr-
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- alt.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- STL
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- at.
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- aor
-
- CEO
-
- ATA
-
- AOA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ATC
-
- ase
-
- CEA
-
- TCS
-
- ACS
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ARS
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- Tro
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- cle
-
- TSE
-
- ac-
-
- al.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Ar.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- AAE
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Aar
-
- ast
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Sr.
-
- cs.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- tlr
-
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- cr.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TAL
-
- TCA
-
- ASR
-
- CAA
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- ALC
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- SSE
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- SRS
-
- ca.
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ae.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AEA
-
- SSR
-
- AEC
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- Co.
-
- SSC
-
- CSR
-
- Clo
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LSS
-
- 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.
- LSC
-
- ROA
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- 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.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LOC
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Rs.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- CLR
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- SAA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- LCT
-
- SAE
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- LCA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ola
-
- ltr
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- 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.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- OTC
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- TSS
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- cte
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ECA
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- SCS
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- CTA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SLR
-
- SLE
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- SLA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRS
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- OSS
-
- 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).
- CST
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ec-
-
- La.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- sc.
-
- Lt.
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- 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).
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ESL
-
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- SAR
-
- SA
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- le
-
- RC
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- S.
-
- LR
-
- T1
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
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noun,
ti1 .
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
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- TL
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- OA
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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- ol
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- LC
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- SL
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