Anagrams of felicitates
Word felicitates has
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- acetifies
-
verb (used with or without object),
to turn into vinegar; make or become acetous.
- testicle
-
noun,
testis.
- telecast
-
noun,
a television broadcast.
- ciliates
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- filiates
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- silicate
-
noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- fealties
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noun,
History/Historical.
fidelity to a lord.
the obligation or the engagement to be faithful to a lord, usually sworn to by a vassal.
- fee-tail
-
noun,
See under fee (def 4a).
- filiate
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- fatties
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noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is overweight or obese (sometimes used as a term of address).
- sectile
-
adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- elicits
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- Lafitte
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), c1780–c1825, French privateer in the Americas.
- elitist
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noun,
a person having, thought to have, or professing superior intellect or talent, power, wealth, or membership in the upper echelons of society:
- Alceste
-
noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- Letitia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- felsite
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noun,
a dense, fine-grained, igneous rock consisting typically of feldspar and quartz, both of which may appear as phenocrysts.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- Felicia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “happy.”.
- 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.
- Castile
-
noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- catties
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- Celesta
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- fictile
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adjective,
capable of being molded.
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- ciliate
-
noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- fettles
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noun,
state; condition:
- Seattle
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noun,
(Seatlh) c1790–1866, Suquamish leader: Seattle, Washington, named after him.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- tactile
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- ailette
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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.
- Leftist
-
noun,
a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
- lattice
-
noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- Tiflis
-
noun,
former name of Tbilisi.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- cattle
-
noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Tilsit
-
noun,
former name of Sovetsk.
- facete
-
adjective,
facetious.
- facile
-
adjective,
moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality:
- filate
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- Calif.
-
- felsic
-
adjective,
(of rocks) consisting chiefly of feldspars, feldspathoids, quartz, and other light-colored minerals.
- stifle
-
noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- festal
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adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- flites
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- faeces
-
noun,
feces.
- cisele
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- clifts
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noun,
cliff.
- fetial
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adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- fettle
-
noun,
state; condition:
- select
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adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- itself
-
pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- Settle
-
noun,
a long seat or bench, usually wooden, with arms and a high back.
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- falsie
-
noun,
either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance.
- silica
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- Attlee
-
noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- filets
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noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- califs
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noun,
caliph.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Alette
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- fiscal
-
noun,
(in some countries) a prosecuting attorney.
- teasel
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- Lettie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laetitia.
- Lettic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- elects
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noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- estate
-
noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- fleets
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- elect.
-
- fistic
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adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- Ateste
-
noun,
ancient name of Este.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Felice
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Felicia.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- licit
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adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- licet
-
- fetal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- feels
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- fails
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- fetes
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noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- scat-
-
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- feti-
-
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- sect.
-
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- feces
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noun,
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
- fecal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or being feces.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- 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.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- Felis
-
noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Eifel
-
noun,
a hilly region in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate states in W Germany.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- lact-
-
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- feist
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noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- 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.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- lect.
-
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- FSLIC
-
- Clift
-
noun,
cliff.
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- cleft
-
noun,
a space or opening made by cleavage; a split.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- 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.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- alti-
-
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- clefs
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Icel.
-
- tele-
-
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- 30-30
-
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- acet-
-
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- IATSE
-
- 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.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- 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.
- flics
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Fleet
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- flees
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- 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.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- 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.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- 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.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Ital.
-
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- seti-
-
- self-
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clase
-
- 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.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- istic
-
- stat.
-
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- 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.
- 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.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- calef
-
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- 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).
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Lat.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- itis
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- 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.
- Ice.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ical
-
- ile-
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Taft
-
noun,
Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- 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.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Ste.
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- SLIC
-
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Tit.
-
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- 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.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 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.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- 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.
- lea.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- 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:
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lit.
-
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- sci.
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- sec.
-
- 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.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- scil
-
- 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.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- 1080
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- ette
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- 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.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- att.
-
- 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.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- FACS
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- asc-
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- fec.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- CLEF
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- cis-
-
- cts.
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- Cels
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- ELAS
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ect-
-
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- calf
-
noun,
the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
- Cal.
-
- EFTA
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- fac.
-
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- flic
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- flee
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- FICA
-
- fict
-
- AFSC
-
- flea
-
noun,
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- ACLS
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- feel
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- aet.
-
- filt
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- Fla.
-
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- AISI
-
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TLC
-
- Sta
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CEA
-
- ac-
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- St.
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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).
- CFA
-
- CFL
-
- cfs
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CIA
-
- AEF
-
- SLA
-
- CEF
-
- CIE
-
- Sfc
-
- CIF
-
- SLE
-
- al.
-
- Af.
-
- CFI
-
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- ct.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- cle
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- TAL
-
- ast
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- 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.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIC
-
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- 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.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- at.
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- CAF
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CAI
-
- TIA
-
- STI
-
- cl.
-
- STL
-
- cs.
-
- cf.
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- AFC
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AFL
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- AFS
-
- ATC
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ft.
-
- sc.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- Lt.
-
- 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).
- FET
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LaF
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FCS
-
- FCA
-
- LCA
-
- Fia
-
- LCF
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ETS
-
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ESL
-
- ese
-
- La.
-
- ite
-
- Esc
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ics
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- IAS
-
- FSA
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IFC
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- Fl.
-
- ITC
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- ILS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ist
-
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- ITA
-
- fic
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ESA
-
- FTC
-
- ef-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEC
-
- ECF
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SCF
-
- ctf
-
- cte
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSF
-
- CSA
-
- CLI
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SAE
-
- TTS
-
- LTA
-
- LSC
-
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- Lif
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- EIS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- efl
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- TT
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- i.
-
- 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.
- SF
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- ic
-
- LF
-
- TL
-
- CE
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- FC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SA
-
- SL
-
- FE
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TC
-
- 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.
- le
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- S.
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- LC
-