Anagrams of fluorescent
Word fluorescent has
1188 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of fluorescent.
- scot-free
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adjective,
completely free from harm, restraint, punishment, or obligation:
- fluorenes
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 13 H 10 , used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and dyes.
- enclosure
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noun,
something that encloses, as a fence or wall.
- rufescent
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adjective,
somewhat reddish; tinged with red; rufous.
- fourteens
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus four.
- florences
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noun,
Italian Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.
- fluoresce
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verb (used without object),
to exhibit fluorescence.
- Florence
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noun,
Italian Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.
- esculent
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noun,
something edible, especially a vegetable.
- lectures
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noun,
a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject:
- noctules
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noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- construe
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noun,
the act of construing.
- softener
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noun,
Chemistry.
any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its softness, smoothness, or plasticity.
water softener.
- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- lecterns
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- confutes
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verb (used with object),
to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove:
- entresol
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noun,
a low floor between two higher floors, the lower one usually being a ground floor; mezzanine.
- fructose
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noun,
Chemistry, Pharmacology. a yellowish to white, crystalline, water-soluble, levorotatory ketose sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , sweeter than sucrose, occurring in invert sugar, honey, and a great many fruits: used in foodstuffs and in medicine chiefly in solution as an intravenous nutrient.
- turnsole
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noun,
any of several plants regarded as turning with the movement of the sun.
- trounces
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- electron
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noun,
Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- electros
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noun,
electrotype.
- Eteoclus
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noun,
one of the Seven against Thebes.
- resolute
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adjective,
firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion:
- refluent
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adjective,
flowing back; ebbing, as the waters of a tide.
- clotures
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noun,
a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
- reflects
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verb (used with object),
to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface:
- electro-
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- enforces
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verb (used with object),
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
- relucent
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adjective,
shining; bright.
- toluenes
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble, flammable liquid, C 7 H 8 , having a benzenelike odor, obtained chiefly from coal tar and petroleum: used as a solvent in the manufacture of benzoic acid, benzaldehyde, TNT, and other organic compounds.
- counters
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noun,
a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
- counter-
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- Coulters
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noun,
colter.
- lucernes
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noun,
alfalfa.
- fourteen
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus four.
- fluorene
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 13 H 10 , used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and dyes.
- scornful
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adjective,
full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous:
- feculent
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adjective,
full of dregs or fecal matter; foul, turbid, or muddy.
- corselet
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noun,
Also, corselette. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
- flounces
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noun,
an act or instance of flouncing; a flouncing movement.
- noctule
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noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- creoles
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noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- sclero-
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- couters
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- sterno-
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- colters
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noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- refuels
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verb (used with object),
to supply again with fuel:
- coulees
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noun,
Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
- stereo-
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- encrust
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verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- Coulter
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noun,
colter.
- cornels
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- counsel
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noun,
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- reflets
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noun,
an effect of brilliance or luster due to the reflection of light on a surface, especially of pottery; iridescence.
- relucts
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- cornute
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adjective,
cornuted.
- reflect
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verb (used with object),
to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface:
- colures
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noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- trounce
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- Lenotre
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- constr.
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- contuse
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verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- lecture
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noun,
a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject:
- enclose
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verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- refutes
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verb (used with object),
to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- lectors
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noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- consult
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noun,
a consultation.
- enforce
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verb (used with object),
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
- corslet
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noun,
corselet (def 2).
- neutro-
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- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- crenels
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- neuters
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noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- 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.
- relents
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- confute
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verb (used with object),
to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove:
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- confers
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verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- sulfone
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds containing the bivalent group –SO 2 –, united with two hydrocarbon groups.
- estrone
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- costrel
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noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- confuse
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verb (used with object),
to perplex or bewilder:
- lectern
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- cluster
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noun,
a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
- flounce
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noun,
an act or instance of flouncing; a flouncing movement.
- recount
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- tonsure
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noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- recluse
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noun,
a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
- cereous
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adjective,
waxlike.
- Fresnel
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noun,
a unit of frequency, equal to 10 12 cycles per second.
- tenures
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noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- oneself
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Idioms,
be oneself,
to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition.
to be unaffected and sincere:
- centro-
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- centres
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- florets
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noun,
a small flower.
- censure
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noun,
strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
- unclose
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verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
- toluene
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble, flammable liquid, C 7 H 8 , having a benzenelike odor, obtained chiefly from coal tar and petroleum: used as a solvent in the manufacture of benzoic acid, benzaldehyde, TNT, and other organic compounds.
- tercels
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- cenotes
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- unreels
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verb (used with object),
to unwind from or as if from a reel:
- fluster
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noun,
nervous excitement or confusion.
- unsteel
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verb (used with object),
to bring out of a steeled condition; soften.
- cutlers
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- ourself
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pronoun,
one's own person, individuality, etc., considered as private and apart from others:
- fluters
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noun,
a person who makes flutings.
- Lucerne
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noun,
alfalfa.
- Fortune
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noun,
position in life as determined by wealth:
- tenrecs
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- fleuron
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noun,
a floral motif, as one used as a terminal point or in a decorative series on an object.
- funster
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noun,
a person who creates or seeks fun, as a comedian or reveler.
- Soleure
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noun,
French name of Solothurn.
- telfers
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noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- refects
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verb (used with object),
to refresh, especially with food or drink.
- tureens
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noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- Fuertes
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noun,
Louis Agassiz [ag-uh-see] /ˈæg ə si/ (Show IPA), 1874–1927, U.S. painter and naturalist.
- cloture
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noun,
a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- fencers
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noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- functor
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noun,
that which functions.
- fenster
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noun,
an erosional break in an overthrust rock sheet, exposing the rocks that underlie the sheet.
- restful
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adjective,
giving or conducive to rest.
- entero-
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- seleno-
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- elector
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noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- ferules
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noun,
Also, ferula. a rod, cane, or flat piece of wood for punishing children, especially by striking them on the hand.
- electr-
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- closure
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noun,
the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- nucleo-
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- ensoul
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verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- enserf
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verb (used with object),
to make a serf of; place in bondage.
- rouens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- elutes
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verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- Cutler
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- Ruston
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noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- Tereus
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noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- Telfer
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noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- enter-
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- ensure
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verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- locust
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noun,
Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
- ternes
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noun,
terne metal.
- encore
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- elect.
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- terces
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- TEFLON
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adjective,
characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism:
- loners
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noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- routes
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noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- tenrec
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- Lorens
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Enesco
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- teleo-
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- tenure
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noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- rustle
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noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- leuco-
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- Ecorse
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- Leucon
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noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- ecoles
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noun,
school1 .
- tercel
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- Lester
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noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- telson
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noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- elects
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noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- enrols
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verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- enters
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Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- fresco
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noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- ferous
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- ferule
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noun,
Also, ferula. a rod, cane, or flat piece of wood for punishing children, especially by striking them on the hand.
- fescue
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noun,
Also called fescue grass. any grass of the genus Festuca, some species of which are cultivated for pasture or lawns.
- Solent
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noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- fester
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noun,
an ulcer; a rankling sore.
- fronts
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noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- fetors
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noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- soften
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verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- fleers
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noun,
a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
- fleets
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noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- flense
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verb (used with object),
to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).
- senufo
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noun,
a member of a group of indigenous people of Ivory Coast, Mali, and Burkina Faso, known for their music and art.
- Fresno
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noun,
a city in central California.
- freest
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Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- solute
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noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- Flores
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noun,
flower (def 11).
- floret
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noun,
a small flower.
- flours
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noun,
the finely ground meal of grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting.
- flouts
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noun,
a disdainful, scornful, or contemptuous remark or act; insult; gibe.
- fouter
-
noun,
something that has no value (used in expressions of contempt):
- fluent
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adjective,
spoken or written with ease:
- fluors
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- fluter
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noun,
a person who makes flutings.
- flutes
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noun,
a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- foetus
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noun,
fetus.
- Snefru
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noun,
flourished c2920 b.c, Egyptian ruler of the 4th dynasty.
- Foster
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noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- fortes
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noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- selen-
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- fences
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noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- leones
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noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- lector
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noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- enures
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verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- sclent
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noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- sutler
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noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- scler-
-
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Lenore
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Ernest
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- escent
-
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- stolen
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- sterol
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noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- fencer
-
noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- steno-
-
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- futons
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noun,
a thin mattress, usually filled with layers of cotton batting and encased in cotton fabric, placed on a floor for sleeping, especially in traditional Japanese interiors, and folded and stored during the day.
- souter
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- funest
-
adjective,
boding or causing evil or death; fatal; disastrous.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Fulton
-
noun,
Robert, 1765–1815, U.S. engineer and inventor: builder of the first profitable steamboat.
- felons
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noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- secure
-
adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- Custer
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noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- consul
-
noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- Cereus
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- Cornel
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- reluct
-
verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- trefle
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adjective,
botonée.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- recons
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- treens
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noun,
treenware.
- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- tousle
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- neurol
-
- UNESCO
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noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- neuro-
-
- coulee
-
noun,
Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- refect
-
verb (used with object),
to refresh, especially with food or drink.
- unreel
-
verb (used with object),
to unwind from or as if from a reel:
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- contr.
-
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- reflet
-
noun,
an effect of brilliance or luster due to the reflection of light on a surface, especially of pottery; iridescence.
- Cletus
-
noun,
Anacletus.
- 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.
- clonus
-
noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- tureen
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- turco-
-
- Nueces
-
noun,
a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- clouts
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- refels
-
verb (used with object),
to refute or disprove.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- recuse
-
verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Ulster
-
noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- Oeneus
-
noun,
a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
- rectos
-
- colent
-
- refuel
-
verb (used with object),
to supply again with fuel:
- Coleus
-
noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- colure
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- confer
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- refuse
-
noun,
something that is discarded as worthless or useless; rubbish; trash; garbage.
- refute
-
verb (used with object),
to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- ceruse
-
noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- centr-
-
- lustre
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- result
-
noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- retuse
-
adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- lutose
-
adjective,
covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- cteno-
-
- celure
-
noun,
an ornamented canopy, as for a bed or dais.
- luteo-
-
- luster
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- celto-
-
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- usenet
-
noun,
Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
- culets
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- lucres
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Forest
-
noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- lucent
-
adjective,
shining.
- utero-
-
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- necro-
-
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- Creuse
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- rescue
-
noun,
the act of rescuing.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- crofts
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Nereus
-
noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- forte
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- fouls
-
noun,
foot rot.
- ocul-
-
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- reefs
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Fount
-
noun,
a spring of water; fountain.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- fours
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- rect.
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- sero-
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Freon
-
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- self-
-
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- frees
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- leuc-
-
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Rolfe
-
noun,
John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- fuels
-
noun,
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- refel
-
verb (used with object),
to refute or disprove.
- sect.
-
- refl.
-
- furls
-
noun,
the act of furling.
- fusee
-
noun,
a wooden friction match having a large head, formerly used when a larger than normal flame was needed.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- futon
-
noun,
a thin mattress, usually filled with layers of cotton batting and encased in cotton fabric, placed on a floor for sleeping, especially in traditional Japanese interiors, and folded and stored during the day.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- scurf
-
noun,
the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- lect.
-
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- neur-
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- neut.
-
- 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.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Scot.
-
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- noct-
-
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- fort.
-
- feces
-
noun,
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- econ.
-
- tele-
-
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- elute
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- telo-
-
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- ecto-
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- ecol.
-
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- forel
-
noun,
a slipcase for a book.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- TOEFL
-
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- cero-
-
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- 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.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- ulent
-
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cert.
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- 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.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- 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: ¢.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- 30-30
-
- turfs
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cont.
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- 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.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Corfu
-
noun,
Ancient Corcyra. one of the Ionian Islands, off the NW coast of Greece. 229 sq. mi. (593 sq. km).
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- cores
-
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Const
-
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Cons.
-
- conf.
-
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- 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.
- coele
-
- coel-
-
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- encl.
-
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- felon
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- feels
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- Euro-
-
- feres
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- 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).
- fence
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- flout
-
noun,
a disdainful, scornful, or contemptuous remark or act; insult; gibe.
- fore-
-
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- focus
-
noun,
a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity:
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- flute
-
noun,
a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- flues
-
noun,
a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- flour
-
noun,
the finely ground meal of grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting.
- fetes
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- flor.
-
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- flocs
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- Fleur
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Fleet
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- flees
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- fleer
-
noun,
a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
- fetus
-
noun,
(used chiefly of viviparous mammals) the young of an animal in the womb or egg, especially in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- oste-
-
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- ento-
-
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- sulfo
-
adjective,
containing the sulfo group; sulfonic.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- sulf-
-
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- ref.
-
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ufos
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- USRC
-
- ten.
-
- ulto
-
- turf
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- USTC
-
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tel-
-
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 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.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rus.
-
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- UNEF
-
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- out-
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- uret
-
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- uro-
-
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- scr.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tofu
-
noun,
a soft, bland, white cheeselike food, high in protein content, made from curdled soybean milk: used in Asian and vegetarian cookery.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- sec.
-
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- str.
-
- Rolf
-
noun,
Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Ste.
-
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Tues
-
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Sol.
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- SURF
-
noun,
the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
- ter.
-
- soln
-
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- rel.
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- 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.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- tron
-
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- sur-
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- 1080
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- cur.
-
- cule
-
- 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.
- 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.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- 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.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- fut.
-
- FUSE
-
noun,
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- furl
-
noun,
the act of furling.
- fur.
-
- funs
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Fuls
-
noun,
Fulani.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Cort
-
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cts.
-
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cres
-
- LOFT
-
noun,
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- ctr.
-
- fuel
-
noun,
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- frt.
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- fec.
-
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- feel
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- eous
-
- flee
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Eur.
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- etc.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- FRSL
-
- EEOC
-
- Frs.
-
- eco-
-
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ect-
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- FRCS
-
- Four
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- foul
-
noun,
something that is foul.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- floc
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- for.
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- fol.
-
- enc.
-
- flue
-
noun,
a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
- ence
-
- enl.
-
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- eso-
-
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Ont.
-
- nos-
-
- Nor.
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- 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.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- not-
-
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Oct.
-
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- neo-
-
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- 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.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cene
-
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- cen.
-
- CERN
-
- Cels
-
- cet-
-
- Ceto
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- ole-
-
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- 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.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Cor.
-
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- 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.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Con.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Col.
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OEEC
-
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- NCTE
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ene
-
- TCS
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Esc
-
- USO
-
- uns
-
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- cf.
-
- ese
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- CEO
-
- CEF
-
- cs.
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- suf
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- EOF
-
- USC
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- USR
-
- cr.
-
- EOE
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- USN
-
- Co.
-
- UTC
-
- ERT
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ure
-
- ur-
-
- ECF
-
- 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.
- CSF
-
- CLR
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CLU
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ctf
-
- cte
-
- CST
-
- CNO
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- CNS
-
- Clo
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- tr.
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSE
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- trf
-
- Tro
-
- 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.
- UCR
-
- UNO
-
- CFR
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- efl
-
- ef-
-
- EEO
-
- Une
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEC
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- unc
-
- CFL
-
- ult
-
- CFO
-
- ec-
-
- UFC
-
- eo-
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- cfs
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- tfr
-
- TLC
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- cle
-
- UFO
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- Fl.
-
- ESL
-
- NCO
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RFE
-
- RFC
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- LST
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- NSF
-
- ne-
-
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ltr
-
- LSC
-
- 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:
- LON
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- LOC
-
- ESR
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- RTS
-
- RTF
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- 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.
- NES
-
- NFC
-
- So.
-
- ONR
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- ONF
-
- ons
-
- OFr
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- of-
-
- NFL
-
- NSU
-
- NFS
-
- NLF
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nr.
-
- NRC
-
- NSC
-
- NUL
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Oc.
-
- OSF
-
- OTC
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- SRO
-
- FOT
-
- FET
-
- FSR
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- FCS
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- Frl
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- FRC
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Sfc
-
- SLE
-
- fou
-
adjective,
drunk.
- FOS
-
- Sr.
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- SLR
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- flu
-
noun,
influenza.
- SNU
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SOF
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- ose
-
- ft.
-
- fo.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- eu-
-
- ESU
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- LCT
-
- LCF
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- Lt.
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- SCF
-
- se-
-
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- STL
-
- ful
-
noun,
Fulani.
- FTC
-
- sc.
-
- St.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CE
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SU
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- TC
-
- T1
-
- t.
-
- RN
-
- ol
-
- 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.
- FC
-
- FE
-
- R.
-
- RC
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- O.
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- SL
-
- S.
-
- LF
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- le
-
- L2
-
- TN
-
- RU
-
- L1
-
- LC
-
- TL
-
- L.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SN
-
- UL
-
- fn
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- UC
-
- U.
-
- CU
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SF
-
- NF
-
- NC
-
- RF
-
- RO
-
- N.
-
- LR
-