Anagrams of generality
Word generality has
810 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of generality.
- legatine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or authorized by a legate.
- Triangle
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noun,
a closed plane figure having three sides and three angles.
- layering
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noun,
the wearing of lightweight or unconstructed garments one upon the other, as to create a fashionable ensemble or to provide warmth without undue bulkiness or heaviness.
- interlay
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verb (used with object),
to lay between; interpose.
- integral
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noun,
an integral whole.
- yearling
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noun,
an animal in its second year.
- Algerine
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noun,
Algerian.
- enargite
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noun,
a mineral, copper arsenic and sulfide, Cu 3 AsS 4 , occurring in the form of black orthorhombic crystals having perfect cleavage: an important source of copper.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- entirely
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adverb,
wholly or fully; completely or unreservedly:
- lientery
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noun,
a form of diarrhea in which the food is discharged undigested or only partly digested.
- legerity
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noun,
physical or mental quickness; nimbleness; agility.
- regality
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noun,
royalty, sovereignty, or kingship.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- Gentile
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noun,
a person who is not Jewish, especially a Christian.
- yealing
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noun,
a person of the same age as oneself.
- gelatin
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- atingle
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adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- integer
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noun,
Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero.
Compare whole number.
- tearing
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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.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- geneal.
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- 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.
- angerly
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adverb,
Archaic. angrily.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- lineage
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noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- general
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noun,
Military.
U.S. Army and Air Force. an officer ranking above a lieutenant general and below a general of the army or general of the air force.
U.S. Army. an officer of any of the five highest ranks: a brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, or general of the army.
U.S. Marine Corps. an officer holding the highest rank in the corps.
(in numerous armies) an officer in the highest, second, or third highest rank, as one ranking immediately below a field marshal in the British army.
- egalite
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noun,
equality.
- greaten
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verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- greatly
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adverb,
in or to a great degree; much:
- galerie
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noun,
gallery (def 8).
- reality
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noun,
the state or quality of being real.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- ringlet
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noun,
a curled lock of hair.
- Erigena
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noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- reagent
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noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- Reigate
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noun,
a city in Surrey in SE England, a London suburb.
- enlarge
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verb (used with object),
to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to:
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- grantee
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noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- elegant
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adjective,
tastefully fine or luxurious in dress, style, design, etc.:
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- genital
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- laryng-
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- agentry
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noun,
the profession, business, or activities of an agent:
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- Tingley
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noun,
Katherine Augusta Westcott [wes-kuh t] /ˈwɛs kət/ (Show IPA), 1847–1929, U.S. theosophist leader.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- Langtry
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noun,
Lillie [lil-ee] /ˈlɪl i/ (Show IPA), (Emily Charlotte Le Breton"the Jersey Lily") 1852–1929, English actress.
- tringle
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noun,
a narrow, straight molding, as a fillet.
- gyrate
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adjective,
Zoology. having convolutions.
- nitery
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noun,
a nightclub.
- gaiety
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noun,
the state of being joyous, vivacious, or cheerful.
- eyalet
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noun,
vilayet.
- nytril
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noun,
a synthetic, long-chain polymer fiber that produces a soft, elastic fabric.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Gretna
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noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- gyrene
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- Greely
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noun,
Adolphus Washington, 1844–1935, U.S. general and arctic explorer.
- regale
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noun,
a sumptuous feast.
- earing
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- eating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- eatery
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noun,
a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- gainly
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adjective,
graceful; comely; handsome.
- Nergal
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noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- Yeager
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noun,
Charles (Elwood) ("Chuck") born 1923, U.S. aviator and test pilot: the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound (1947).
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- teleg.
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- Ealing
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- gaiter
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- eaglet
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noun,
a young eagle.
- gleety
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling gleet.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Gainer
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- tangle
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noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- elytra
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noun,
plural of elytron.
- lenity
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noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- rating
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- enter-
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- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- enrage
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verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ergate
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noun,
a worker ant.
- Gliere
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noun,
Reinhold Moritzovich [rahyn-hawlt maw-ryi-tsuh-vyich] /ˈraɪn hɔlt ˈmɔ ryɪ tsə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, Russian composer.
- energy
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noun,
the capacity for vigorous activity; available power:
- gnarly
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adjective,
gnarled.
- triage
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- glairy
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adjective,
of the nature of glair; viscous.
- realty
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- Elyria
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noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- glaire
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- grainy
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adjective,
resembling grain; granular.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- grani-
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- aglint
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adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- elegit
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noun,
a writ of execution against a judgment debtor's goods, property, or land, held by the judgment creditor until payment of the debt, as from rents on the land.
- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- gratin
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noun,
au gratin.
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- Tyrian
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adjective,
of or relating to ancient Tyre or its people.
- telega
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noun,
a Russian cart of rude construction, having four wheels and no springs.
- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- negate
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verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- tilery
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noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- regnal
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adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- Gentry
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noun,
wellborn and well-bred people.
- inter.
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- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- tingly
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adjective,
tingling or causing a tingling sensation.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- ligate
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- regent
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noun,
a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- intra-
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- linger
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- trying
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noun,
an attempt or effort:
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- genera
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noun,
a plural of genus.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- angler
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noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- gerent
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noun,
a ruler or manager.
- gelati
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noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- tingle
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noun,
a tingling sensation.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- re-lay
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verb (used with object),
to lay again.
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- Argent
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- tirage
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noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- Argyle
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noun,
a diamond-shaped pattern of two or more colors, used in knitting socks, sweaters, etc.
- Yentai
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Yantai.
- nearly
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adverb,
all but; almost:
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- genit.
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- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- tergal
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adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- gantry
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- litany
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- lyrate
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adjective,
Botany. (of a pinnate leaf) divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.
- ingate
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- Garnet
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Arlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- Arleen
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noun,
a female given name.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- legate
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noun,
an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
- Algren
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noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- gentle
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adjective,
kindly; amiable:
- reglet
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noun,
Architecture.
a groove for guiding or holding a panel, window sash, etc.
a narrow, flat molding; fillet.
- Ariege
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noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- Langer
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noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- anergy
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noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- Leger
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noun,
ledger (def 4).
- gleet
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noun,
Pathology.
a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
- leery
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adjective,
wary; suspicious (usually followed by of):
- glean
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Leary
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adjective,
leery1 .
- leant
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- glary
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adjective,
harshly brilliant; glaring.
- glare
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noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- glair
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- Leyte
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noun,
an island in the E central Philippines: focal point of the U.S. invasion of the Philippines 1944. 3085 sq. mi. (7990 sq. km).
- reign
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noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- legit
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noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- Regt.
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- giant
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noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- girly
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noun,
Offensive. a term of address used for a girl or woman.
- regal
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noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- gyral
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adjective,
gyratory.
- regle
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noun,
a groove or channel for guiding a sliding door.
- learn
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Regin
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noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Regan
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Laing
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noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- latry
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- ling.
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- Liege
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noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- litre
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noun,
liter.
- liter
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Ingle
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- inlay
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noun,
inlaid work.
- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- linty
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adjective,
full of or covered with lint:
- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Lange
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noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- intr.
-
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Irene
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- liner
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- natl.
-
- liney
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adjective,
liny.
- Ital.
-
- Italy
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noun,
a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Capital: Rome.
- lang.
-
- laity
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- lying
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noun,
the telling of lies, or false statements; untruthfulness:
Synonyms: falsehood, falsity, mendacity, prevarication.
Antonyms: truth, veracity.
- ligne
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noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- lign-
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- liger
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noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- lagen
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noun,
laggin.
- Lager
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noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- ligan
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noun,
lagan.
- layer
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noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- lt-yr
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- yenta
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noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- Latin
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Green
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noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- glint
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noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- gnarl
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noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- rangy
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adjective,
(of animals or people) slender and long-limbed.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Range
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Grail
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- grain
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noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Grant
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noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- laten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- grate
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noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Ranee
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- lairy
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- greet
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verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- rainy
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adjective,
characterized by rain:
- Greta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- liang
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noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- nitr-
-
- Yager
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noun,
jaeger (defs 2, 3).
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Niger
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noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Nigel
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noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- iatry
-
- large
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noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- laree
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noun,
lari.
- Lerna
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noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Iran.
-
- genre
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noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Ariel
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- tiger
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noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- argil
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noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- Tigre
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noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- Arete
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- tying
-
noun,
that with which anything is tied.
- anti-
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- ante-
-
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Tyler
-
noun,
tiler (def 2).
- angry
-
adjective,
feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about):
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Angl.
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arnel
-
- angi-
-
- Eagle
-
noun,
any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations.
Compare bald eagle, golden eagle.
- teeny
-
adjective,
tiny.
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Early
-
noun,
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
- tele-
-
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- EGRET
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- agley
-
adverb,
off the right line; awry; wrong.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- aeri-
-
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- trig.
-
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 30-30
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Ailey
-
noun,
Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- alti-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Tyree
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, near Ronne Ice Shelf. About 16,290 feet (4965 meters).
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Tyner
-
noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Taney
-
noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- elegy
-
noun,
a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
- engr.
-
- Engle
-
noun,
Paul (Hamilton) 1908–91, U.S. poet and educator.
- Engel
-
noun,
Lehman [ley-muh n] /ˈleɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1910–1982, U.S. conductor and composer.
- riyal
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- gaily
-
adverb,
with merriment; merrily; joyfully; cheerfully.
- tangy
-
adjective,
having a tang.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Gayle
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Genl.
-
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- Riley
-
noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- Relay
-
noun,
a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- eyrie
-
noun,
aerie.
- relig
-
- entry
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reni-
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Reg.
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- lin.
-
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- tri-
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- 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.
- 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.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- rel.
-
- ten.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- tel-
-
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- NIRA
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- NTIA
-
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ter.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tyee
-
noun,
chinook salmon.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- lit.
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lyte
-
- 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.
- Nagy
-
noun,
Imre [im-re] /ˈɪm rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1958, Hungarian political leader: premier 1953–55, 1956.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 1080
-
- leg.
-
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Ger.
-
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Gary
-
noun,
Elbert Henry, 1846–1927, U.S. financier and lawyer.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gal.
-
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- gyn-
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Grey
-
noun,
Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764–1845, British statesman: prime minister 1830–34.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Gray
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Glyn
-
noun,
Elinor, 1864–1943, English writer.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gley
-
noun,
a mottled soil in which iron compounds have been oxidized and reduced by intermittent water saturation.
- Glee
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- gyri
-
noun,
plural of gyrus.
- gyre
-
noun,
a ring or circle.
- gyr-
-
- gyne
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Yang
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Aire
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- alt.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Algy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Alg.
-
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Arg.
-
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- agr.
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agit
-
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- aet.
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- aer-
-
- ant.
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- eyen
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- enl.
-
- Eng.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Eyre
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- eyne
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- eery
-
adjective,
eerie.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- art.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Yale
-
noun,
Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- tRNA
-
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- ign.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Ire.
-
- ile-
-
- inae
-
- intl
-
- int.
-
- Lat.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- lea.
-
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- IRL
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ITA
-
- eir
-
- ite
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Ar.
-
- eye
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ae.
-
- ity
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- EEG
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- La.
-
- an.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- ery
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- RNA
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ean
-
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- ag-
-
- al.
-
- ene
-
- TAL
-
- en-
-
- Ir.
-
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- ea.
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Agt
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- lg.
-
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- tlr
-
- Tng
-
- tr.
-
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- ANG
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- tra
-
- Lt.
-
- at.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- TGN
-
- TIA
-
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Eg.
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- NEA
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- ier
-
- REA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- gl.
-
- yer
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ne-
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- IGY
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- ing
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- Re.
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Gr.
-
- gt.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- NYA
-
- NIA
-
- 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:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- gre
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Gay
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. a homosexual person, especially a male.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- gi.
-
- LNG
-
- ETR
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- 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.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- gey
-
adverb,
Scot. considerably; very.
- Ga.
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- LTA
-
- ine
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- ERT
-
- il-
-
- ety
-
- ltr
-
- Y.
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TL
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TN
-
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- i.
-
- TG
-
- YT
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- G.
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- NL
-
- le
-
- T1
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- NY
-
- ly
-
- ry
-
- ty
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- NG
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- L1
-
- L2
-
- N.
-
- L.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- rg
-
- IG
-
- ey
-
- LR
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ln
-
- yl
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- GN
-
- yr
-
- NI
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- t.
-