Anagrams of fictionalizes
Word fictionalizes has
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- fictionalize
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verb (used with object),
to make into fiction; give a somewhat imaginative or fictional version of:
- inosilicate
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noun,
any silicate having a structure consisting of paired parallel chains of tetrahedral silicate groups, every other of which shares an oxygen atom with a group of the other chain, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 4 to 11.
- fictionize
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verb (used with object),
fictionalize.
- facilities
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noun,
Often, facilities.
something designed, built, installed, etc., to serve a specific function affording a convenience or service:
something that permits the easier performance of an action, course of conduct, etc.:
- finalities
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noun,
the state, quality, or fact of being final; conclusiveness or decisiveness.
- italicizes
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verb (used with object),
to print in italic type.
- socialize
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verb (used with object),
to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- coastline
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noun,
the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
- zincifies
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verb (used with object),
to cover or impregnate with zinc.
- lactonize
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verb (used with or without object),
to change into a lactone.
- inelastic
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adjective,
not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- siciliano
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noun,
a graceful folk dance of Sicily.
- focalizes
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verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come to focus.
- flections
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noun,
the act of bending.
- italicize
-
verb (used with object),
to print in italic type.
- falconets
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noun,
any of several small Asian falcons, especially of the genus Microhierax.
- finalizes
-
verb (used with object),
to put into final form; complete all the details of.
- latinizes
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verb (used with object),
to cause to conform to the customs, traditions, beliefs, etc., of the Latins or the Latin Church.
- conflates
-
verb (used with object),
to fuse into one entity; merge:
- filiation
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noun,
the fact of being the child of a certain parent.
- fictional
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adjective,
invented as part of a work of fiction:
- socialite
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noun,
a socially prominent person.
- sciential
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adjective,
having knowledge.
- sectional
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noun,
a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
- initials
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- inflicts
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verb (used with object),
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered:
- inflects
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verb (used with object),
to modulate (the voice).
- inflates
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- Sinicize
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verb (used with object),
to make Chinese in character or bring under Chinese influence.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- lionizes
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verb (used with object),
to treat (a person) as a celebrity:
- silicone
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noun,
any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- foliates
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adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- folacins
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noun,
folic acid.
- silicate
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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.
- societal
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- salinize
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verb (used with object),
to treat with salt or render saline.
- flection
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noun,
the act of bending.
- antilife
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adjective,
antagonistic or indifferent to a normal life.
- sanitize
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verb (used with object),
to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
- falconet
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noun,
any of several small Asian falcons, especially of the genus Microhierax.
- finalize
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verb (used with object),
to put into final form; complete all the details of.
- finalist
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noun,
a person entitled to participate in the final or decisive contest in a series, as in musical or athletic competition.
- filiates
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verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- fication
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- focalize
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verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come to focus.
- tinfoils
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noun,
tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.
- notifies
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verb (used with object),
to inform (someone) or give notice to:
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- lactones
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- citifies
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verb (used with object),
to make into a city; urbanize.
- laicizes
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verb (used with object),
to remove the clerical character or nature of; secularize:
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- 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.
- nazifies
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verb (used with object),
to place under Nazi control or influence.
- Latinize
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verb (used with object),
to cause to conform to the customs, traditions, beliefs, etc., of the Latins or the Latin Church.
- zincites
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noun,
a brittle, deep-red to orange-yellow mineral, native zinc oxide, ZnO, usually massive or granular: formerly an important ore of zinc.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- lections
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- calzones
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noun,
a turnover made of pizza dough, usually containing cheese, prosciutto, and herbs or garlic and either baked or fried.
- lienitis
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noun,
inflammation of the spleen; splenitis.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- conflate
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verb (used with object),
to fuse into one entity; merge:
- isocline
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noun,
a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- zincates
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noun,
a salt derived from H 2 ZnO 2 , the acid form of amphoteric zinc hydroxide.
- colistin
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noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- falcons
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noun,
any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- Cosenza
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noun,
a city in S Italy.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Sno-Cat
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- fancies
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fascine
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noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- calzone
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noun,
a turnover made of pizza dough, usually containing cheese, prosciutto, and herbs or garlic and either baked or fried.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- talcose
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adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- silici-
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- Sinitic
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noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- cofinal
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adjective,
of or relating to a subset of a set with a partial order relation, as “greater than” or “equal to,” in which corresponding to each element in the set is an element in the subset that is in relation to the given element.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- etalons
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- elision
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noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- stoical
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adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- silicon
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noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Clifton
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- solicit
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verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- Sicilia
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noun,
Italian name of Sicily.
- citizen
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noun,
a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection (distinguished from alien).
- facient
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- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- colitis
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noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- ciliate
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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.
- citoles
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noun,
cittern.
- flacons
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noun,
a small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.
- Seconal
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- Nicolet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- isation
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- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- isoline
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noun,
isogram.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- ization
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- Nilotic
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noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- nifties
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noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- Lacoste
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noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- lactone
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- 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.
- Nicolai
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noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- iolites
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noun,
cordierite.
- laicize
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verb (used with object),
to remove the clerical character or nature of; secularize:
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- lectins
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- lenitic
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adjective,
lentic.
- liaison
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noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- locates
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- lionize
-
verb (used with object),
to treat (a person) as a celebrity:
- ionizes
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verb (used with object),
to separate or change into ions.
- 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.
- Felicia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “happy.”.
- folates
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noun,
folic acid.
- fiances
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- fictile
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adjective,
capable of being molded.
- fiction
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noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- filiate
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verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- finales
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- finials
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noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- finical
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adjective,
finicky.
- finites
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noun,
something that is finite.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- folacin
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noun,
folic acid.
- foliate
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adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- Fonseca
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noun,
Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- olefins
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noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- Ileitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- octanes
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- infects
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- inflate
-
verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- inflect
-
verb (used with object),
to modulate (the voice).
- inflict
-
verb (used with object),
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered:
- initial
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- Zonites
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noun,
a body segment of a diplopod.
- AFL-CIO
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- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- zealots
-
noun,
a person who shows zeal.
- zeatins
-
noun,
a cytokinin occurring in corn, spinach, and peas.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- zincite
-
noun,
a brittle, deep-red to orange-yellow mineral, native zinc oxide, ZnO, usually massive or granular: formerly an important ore of zinc.
- zoisite
-
noun,
an orthorhombic dimorph of clinozoisite.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- tinfoil
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noun,
tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.
- actino-
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- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- zincate
-
noun,
a salt derived from H 2 ZnO 2 , the acid form of amphoteric zinc hydroxide.
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- elfins
-
noun,
an elf.
- Zealot
-
noun,
a person who shows zeal.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Iletin
-
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- zanies
-
noun,
one who plays the clown or fool in order to amuse others.
- infect
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- colzas
-
noun,
rape2 .
- Ionize
-
verb (used with object),
to separate or change into ions.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- colent
-
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Zenist
-
noun,
a person who advocates or practices Zen.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- steno-
-
- stifle
-
noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- sol-fa
-
noun,
Music. the set of syllables, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, sung to the respective tones of the scale. All but do and ti are attributed to Guido d'Arezzo.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- cteno-
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- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- zeatin
-
noun,
a cytokinin occurring in corn, spinach, and peas.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Cozens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to cheat, deceive, or trick.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- olefin
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- finlet
-
noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- felons
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- finial
-
noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- aniso-
-
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- feints
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- finite
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- fiscal
-
noun,
(in some countries) a prosecuting attorney.
- fistic
-
adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- flacon
-
noun,
a small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.
- seizin
-
noun,
(originally) possession of either land or chattel.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- felsic
-
adjective,
(of rocks) consisting chiefly of feldspars, feldspathoids, quartz, and other light-colored minerals.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- filose
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- scato-
-
- filets
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- finale
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- fetial
-
adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- finals
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- festal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- 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.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- folate
-
noun,
folic acid.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- fontal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Falcon
-
noun,
any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- flints
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- flites
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- facile
-
adjective,
moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality:
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- floats
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- silica
-
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.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- cozies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- filate
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- zonate
-
adjective,
marked with zones, as of color, texture, or the like.
- aceto-
-
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- actin-
-
- cleans
-
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- azoles
-
noun,
any of a group of five-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazole.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- azotic
-
adjective,
of or relating to azote; nitric.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- cenizo
-
noun,
chamiso.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- centi-
-
- celto-
-
- aztecs
-
noun,
a member of a Nahuatl-speaking state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortés in 1521.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- TEFLON
-
adjective,
characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism:
- azonic
-
adjective,
not confined to any particular zone or region; not local.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- azotes
-
noun,
nitrogen.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- lazies
-
adjective,
averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- Tiflis
-
noun,
former name of Tbilisi.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- lacto-
-
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- clozes
-
noun,
a cloze procedure or test.
- azines
-
noun,
any of a group of six-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazine or triazine.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- califs
-
noun,
caliph.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Calif.
-
- azlons
-
noun,
any of the class of textile fibers derived from such proteins as casein or zein.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- itself
-
pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- zonite
-
noun,
a body segment of a diplopod.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- nocti-
-
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- clino-
-
- clifts
-
noun,
cliff.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- Liszt
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1811–86, Hungarian composer and pianist.
- filos
-
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- aloft
-
adverb,
high up; far above the ground.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- 30-30
-
- zoeas
-
noun,
any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.
- Lotze
-
noun,
Rudolf Hermann [roo-dolf hur-muh n;; German roo-dawlf her-mahn] /ˈru dɒlf ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈru dɔlf ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1817–81, German philosopher.
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- zonal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a zone or zones.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- float
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- focal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a focus.
- foals
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- flocs
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- zones
-
noun,
any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established:
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- alti-
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- licet
-
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- 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.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loafs
-
verb (used with object),
to pass idly (usually followed by away):
- alto-
-
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- flics
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- scat-
-
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- 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.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- sanit
-
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- istic
-
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- 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.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- zincs
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, bluish-white metallic element: used in making galvanized iron, brass, and other alloys, and as an element in voltaic cells. Symbol: Zn; atomic weight: 65.37; atomic number: 30; specific gravity: 7.14 at 20°C.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- actos
-
- lact-
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- zeals
-
noun,
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- init.
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- insol
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Zante
-
noun,
a Greek island, off the W coast of Greece: southernmost of the Ionian Islands. 157 sq. mi. (407 sq. km).
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- octa-
-
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- zitis
-
noun,
a tubular pasta in short pieces, similar to rigatoni, often baked in a tomato sauce.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- incl.
-
- Zenia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “hospitality.”.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Ital.
-
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- zetas
-
noun,
the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (Z, ζ).
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- ition
-
- Zelos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of zeal or emulation: the son of the Titan Pallas and of Styx, and the brother of Bia, Cratus, and Nike.
- inst.
-
- Zeist
-
noun,
a city in the central Netherlands.
- noct-
-
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- zeins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a soft, yellow powder of simple proteins obtained from corn, used chiefly in the manufacture of textile fibers, plastics, and paper coatings.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- oste-
-
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- FSLIC
-
- acet-
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- folie
-
noun,
madness; insanity.
- folic
-
adjective,
of or derived from folic acid.
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- folia
-
noun,
plural of folium.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- tonia
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- lect.
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- IATSE
-
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- OIcel
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ilio-
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Lazes
-
noun,
a period of ease or indolence:
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- icons
-
- ician
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Icel.
-
- naso-
-
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- Cons.
-
- conf.
-
- colza
-
noun,
rape2 .
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- colat
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- 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.
- azine
-
noun,
any of a group of six-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazine or triazine.
- coel-
-
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- azlon
-
noun,
any of the class of textile fibers derived from such proteins as casein or zein.
- cloze
-
noun,
a cloze procedure or test.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- 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).
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- ecto-
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- econ.
-
- ecol.
-
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- ation
-
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- 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.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- cozes
-
noun,
a friendly talk; a chat.
- cozen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to cheat, deceive, or trick.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Aztec
-
noun,
a member of a Nahuatl-speaking state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortés in 1521.
- cent.
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- 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.
- 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.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- 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.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- telo-
-
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- calef
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- teno-
-
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- azoic
-
adjective,
(formerly) noting or pertaining to the Precambrian Era, especially that part formerly believed to precede the first appearance of life; Archean.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Clift
-
noun,
cliff.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- cleft
-
noun,
a space or opening made by cleavage; a split.
- clefs
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- clase
-
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- azole
-
noun,
any of a group of five-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazole.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- 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.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- azote
-
noun,
nitrogen.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- 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.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- anis-
-
- 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.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- fecal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or being feces.
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- 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.
- TOEFL
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- felon
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- asco-
-
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- 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.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- Sino-
-
- Scot.
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Anzio
-
noun,
a town in Italy, S of Rome on the Tyrrhenian coast: site of Allied beachhead in World War II.
- ento-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- self-
-
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- ante-
-
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- 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.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- seti-
-
- fazes
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt:
- anti-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- sect.
-
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Eliza
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- feti-
-
- encl.
-
- Tisza
-
noun,
a river in S central Europe, rising in the Ukraine and flowing from the Carpathian Mountains along the Romanian border into E Hungary, Slovakia, and Serbia, where it joins the Danube N of Belgrade. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- Eliz.
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- 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.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- sito-
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ten.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Nazi
-
noun,
a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion, anti-Semitism, and Aryan supremacy, all these leading directly to World War II and the Holocaust.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Zoan
-
noun,
Biblical name of Tanis.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- zoea
-
noun,
any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- lit.
-
- 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.
- sci.
-
- 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.
- sec.
-
- Sat.
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Naze
-
noun,
The, Lindesnes.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Liza
-
noun,
a mullet, Mugil liza, found chiefly in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- NCTE
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- 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.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- 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.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- tel-
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- 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:
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- zone
-
noun,
any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established:
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- 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.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- LOFT
-
noun,
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- loaf
-
noun,
a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- scil
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Zola
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1840–1902, French novelist.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- Lozi
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Barotseland, in western Zambia.
- zits
-
noun,
a pimple; skin blemish.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- soln
-
- size
-
noun,
the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk of anything:
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- zein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a soft, yellow powder of simple proteins obtained from corn, used chiefly in the manufacture of textile fibers, plastics, and paper coatings.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- 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.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- NTIA
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Ont.
-
- Oct.
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- tion
-
- ole-
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- SLIC
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- 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.
- Zane
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- zeal
-
noun,
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- Sol.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Ste.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Zion
-
noun,
a hill in Jerusalem, on which the Temple was built (used to symbolize the city itself, especially as a religious or spiritual center).
- 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.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- ziti
-
noun,
a tubular pasta in short pieces, similar to rigatoni, often baked in a tomato sauce.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- 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.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Zeno
-
noun,
Zeno of Citium.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- zest
-
noun,
keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- ZETA
-
noun,
the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (Z, ζ).
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- zinc
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, bluish-white metallic element: used in making galvanized iron, brass, and other alloys, and as an element in voltaic cells. Symbol: Zn; atomic weight: 65.37; atomic number: 30; specific gravity: 7.14 at 20°C.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 1080
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- fac.
-
- FACS
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- 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.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- faze
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt:
- eso-
-
- Ens.
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- EFTA
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- coze
-
noun,
a friendly talk; a chat.
- cts.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enc.
-
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- fec.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- fol.
-
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- floc
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- foal
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- FOIA
-
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- 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.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- ile-
-
- flic
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- 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.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- FICA
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- fict
-
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- filt
-
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Fin.
-
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fla.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Con.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- asc-
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- 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.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- azo-
-
- Azof
-
noun,
Sea of, Azov.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- alt.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Cal.
-
- AFSC
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Alco
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Alis
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- calf
-
noun,
the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- CLEF
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Col.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cit.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CanF
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- 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.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cis-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- 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.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- laze
-
noun,
a period of ease or indolence:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- infl
-
- lea.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Inf.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Inez
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Agnes.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- itis
-
- iso-
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- itol
-
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- 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).
- Linz
-
noun,
a port in N Austria, on the Danube River.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lin.
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- inae
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Inc.
-
- Lani
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NFL
-
- CFI
-
- CEA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CEF
-
- CFA
-
- NSF
-
- 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.
- Sta
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- CSF
-
- St.
-
- coz
-
noun,
cousin.
- TCS
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CSA
-
- NFS
-
- CEO
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- TCA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- NIA
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- TAL
-
- CFL
-
- LCA
-
- ne-
-
- CNS
-
- STL
-
- CNO
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- STI
-
- NEC
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Clo
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- NES
-
- CLI
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- CFO
-
- LCF
-
- LCI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- cle
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- LCT
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CIF
-
- NEA
-
- CIE
-
- NFC
-
- CIA
-
- cfs
-
- in.
-
- ca.
-
- NCO
-
- Zea
-
noun,
Keos.
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Liz
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- Lif
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LOC
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Zen
-
noun,
Chinese Ch'an. Buddhism. a Mahayana movement, introduced into China in the 6th century a.d. and into Japan in the 12th century, that emphasizes enlightenment for the student by the most direct possible means, accepting formal studies and observances only when they form part of such means.
Compare koan, mondo1 .
- AFS
-
- ANC
-
- zo-
-
- ac-
-
- Af.
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Zoe
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “life.”.
- zoa
-
noun,
plural of zoon.
- ACS
-
- AFL
-
- zit
-
noun,
a pimple; skin blemish.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AEF
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ZIF
-
noun,
Ziv.
- AFC
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ct.
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- CAF
-
- cf.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cs.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TIA
-
- cl.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CAI
-
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- az-
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ANF
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- lez
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- LON
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- 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.
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ast
-
- Les
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- CSO
-
- CST
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- NSC
-
- Oc.
-
- sc.
-
- OSA
-
- OSF
-
- FIO
-
- OTC
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fl.
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- OAS
-
- IOF
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- IOC
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- NSA
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- cte
-
- 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.
- ist
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- FCA
-
- FCS
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- SCF
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- FET
-
- Fez
-
noun,
a felt cap, usually of a red color, having the shape of a truncated cone, and ornamented with a long black tassel, worn by men in Egypt and North Africa: formerly the national headdress of the Turks.
- Fia
-
- IOT
-
- fic
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- OCS
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- FAO
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- CTA
-
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- of-
-
- IFC
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- oic
-
- Ola
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OIt
-
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- IAS
-
- ial
-
- ine
-
- oz.
-
- FOS
-
- FOT
-
- FSA
-
- SAE
-
- ft.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- So.
-
- ozs
-
- OTS
-
- Ia.
-
- FTC
-
- FTZ
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ics
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ose
-
- io-
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ITA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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).
- SLE
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- SLA
-
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- EIS
-
- EOF
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESL
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ctf
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ec-
-
- LaF
-
- SOF
-
- ECA
-
- ECF
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ef-
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- efl
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ize
-
- ons
-
- ETS
-
- FZS
-
- ite
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Ez.
-
- ITC
-
- fo.
-
- Sfc
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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).
- ETO
-
- sfz
-
- NOC
-
- NLF
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- NI
-
- FE
-
- NZ
-
- NL
-
- CE
-
- SF
-
- ZI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- NF
-
- Zn
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- NC
-
- Zl
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ol
-
- AO
-
- CZ
-
- N.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- LZ
-
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- i.
-
- SN
-
- T1
-
- OA
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- LF
-
- le
-
- TN
-
- fn
-
- L.
-
- TL
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- 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.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- O.
-
- L1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- z.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ZA
-
noun,
pizza.
- SL
-
- SA
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- S.
-
- t.
-
- ln
-
- FC
-
- L2
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- ic
-
- TC
-
- LC
-