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- environment
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noun,
the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
- intermingle
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verb (used with or without object),
to mingle, one with another; intermix.
- olive-green
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noun, adjective,
green with a yellowish or brownish tinge.
- mentonniere
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noun,
any of various plate pieces for protecting the lower part of the face, as a beaver.
- inexertion
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noun,
lack of exertion; inaction.
- government
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noun,
the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration:
- intervene
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verb (used without object),
to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate.
- long-term
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adjective,
covering a relatively long period of time:
- Irvington
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noun,
a town in NE New Jersey, near Newark.
- Lexington
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noun,
a town in E Massachusetts, NW of Boston: first battle of American Revolution fought here April 19, 1775.
- invention
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noun,
the act of inventing.
- Remington
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noun,
Eliphalet [ih-lif-uh-lit] /ɪˈlɪf ə lɪt/ (Show IPA), 1793–1861, U.S. arms manufacturer.
- interline
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adjective,
involving or indicating a transfer of passengers or freight from one carrier to another during travel or shipment:
- enginemen
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noun,
a person who operates or helps to operate an engine or locomotive.
- vinometer
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noun,
a hydrometer for measuring the percentage of alcohol in wine.
- nonregent
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noun,
(at English universities) a Master of Arts whose regency has terminated.
- revolting
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noun,
the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.
- olivenite
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noun,
a mineral, basic copper arsenate, Cu 4 As 2 O 8 (OH) 2 , occurring in crystals and in masses, usually olive-green in color.
- vermilion
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noun,
a brilliant scarlet red.
- veneering
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noun,
the process, act, or craft of applying veneers.
- gentlemen
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noun,
a man of good family, breeding, or social position.
- Menninger
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noun,
Charles Frederick, 1862–1953, and his sons Karl Augustus, 1893–1990, and William Claire, 1899–1966, U.S. psychiatrists.
- extermine
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verb (used with object),
to exterminate.
- Mennonite
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noun,
a member of an evangelical Protestant sect, originating in Europe in the 16th century, that opposes infant baptism, practices baptism of believers only, restricts marriage to members of the denomination, opposes war and bearing arms, and is noted for simplicity of living and plain dress.
- veniremen
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noun,
a person summoned under a venire facias.
- liegemen
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noun,
a vassal; subject.
- limonite
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noun,
an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron.
- Roentgen
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noun,
Wilhelm Konrad [wil-helm kon-rad;; German vil-helm kawn-raht] /ˈwɪl hɛlm ˈkɒn ræd;; German ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈkɔn rɑt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1923, German physicist: discoverer of x-rays 1895; Nobel prize 1901.
- genitive
-
noun,
the genitive case.
- longtime
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adjective,
existing, occurring, or continuing for a long period of time; longstanding:
- telomere
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noun,
the segment of DNA that occurs at the ends of chromosomes.
- lingerie
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noun,
underwear, sleepwear, and other items of intimate apparel worn by women.
- liniment
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noun,
a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- engineer
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noun,
a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering:
- lenitive
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noun,
a lenitive medicine or application.
- lenition
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noun,
Phonetics. a phonological process that weakens consonant articulation at the ends of syllables or between vowels, causing the consonant to become voiced, spirantized, or deleted.
- ignitron
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noun,
a cathode-arc vacuum tube with an auxiliary electrode projecting into a pool of mercury: it conducts current when the anode is positive.
- geometer
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noun,
geometrician.
- V-engine
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noun,
an internal-combustion engine having two opposed banks of cylinders inclined so that they form a V -shaped angle.
- girtline
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noun,
gantline.
- glovemen
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noun,
fielder.
- exertion
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noun,
vigorous action or effort:
- triolein
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noun,
olein (def 1).
- greenlet
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noun,
any of various small vireos of the genus Hylophilus, having greenish plumage, found in Central and South America.
- ilmenite
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noun,
a very common black mineral, iron titanate, FeTiO 3 , occurring in crystals but more commonly massive.
- inventor
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noun,
a person who invents, especially one who devises some new process, appliance, machine, or article; one who makes inventions.
- vigneron
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noun,
a winemaker.
- ton-mile
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noun,
a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent to a ton of freight transported one mile.
- innomine
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noun,
any of various English polyphonic instrumental compositions of the 16th and 17th centuries using an antiphon for Trinity Sunday as a cantus firmus.
- intermix
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verb (used with or without object),
to mix together; intermingle.
- internee
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned, as a prisoner of war.
- melinite
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noun,
a high explosive containing picric acid.
- inveigle
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verb (used with object),
to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into):
- meionite
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noun,
a member of the scapolite group, rich in calcium and containing no sodium.
- limonene
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noun,
a liquid terpene, C 40 H 16 , occurring in two optically different forms, the dextrorotatory form being present in the essential oils of lemon, orange, etc., and the levorotatory form in Douglas fir needle oil.
- Melitene
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noun,
ancient name of Malatya.
- nineteen
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus nine.
- overtime
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noun,
working time before or after one's regularly scheduled working hours; extra working time.
- regiment
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noun,
Military. a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units.
- overline
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noun,
a cutline, usually of one line, appearing over a picture, cartoon, etc.
- reinvent
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verb (used with object),
to invent again or anew, especially without knowing that the invention already exists.
- one-time
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adjective,
having been as specified at one time; former:
- religion
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noun,
a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- mirliton
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noun,
kazoo.
- mortling
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noun,
wool obtained from dead sheep.
- Minorite
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noun,
Friar Minor.
- Mignonne
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noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mi·gnon, [min-yon; French mee-nyawn] /mɪnˈyɒn; French miˈnyɔ̃/ (Show IPA). a female given name.
- oximeter
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noun,
an instrument for measuring the oxygen saturation of the hemoglobin in a sample of blood.
- emergent
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noun,
Ecology. an aquatic plant having its stem, leaves, etc., extending above the surface of the water.
- meningo-
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- nitrogen
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, gaseous element that constitutes about four-fifths of the volume of the atmosphere and is present in combined form in animal and vegetable tissues, especially in proteins: used chiefly in the manufacture of ammonia, nitric acid, cyanide, explosives, fertilizer, dyes, as a cooling agent, etc. Symbol: N; atomic weight: 14.0067; atomic number: 7; density: 1.2506 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nonevent
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noun,
an event or situation that is anticipated but does not occur or occurs with much less than the expected impact, especially one that has been widely publicized; anticlimax.
- igniter
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noun,
a person or thing that ignites.
- Negroni
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noun,
a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.
- Negrito
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noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- ventro-
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- Imogene
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noun,
a female given name.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- overlie
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verb (used with object),
to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
- nitrile
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- in-line
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adjective,
(of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- trigone
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noun,
Also, trigonum. Anatomy.
a triangular part or area.
the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
- innerve
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verb (used with object),
to supply with nervous energy; invigorate; animate.
- overmen
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noun,
a foreman, supervisor, or overseer.
- tongmen
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noun,
a member of a Chinese tong.
- integer
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noun,
Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero.
Compare whole number.
- Interim
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- genitor
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noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- Trevino
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noun,
Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
- gremlin
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noun,
a mischievous invisible being, said by airplane pilots in World War II to cause engine trouble and mechanical difficulties.
- tringle
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noun,
a narrow, straight molding, as a fillet.
- veiling
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noun,
an act of covering with or as if with a veil.
- Niteroi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- veliger
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noun,
a larval stage of certain mollusks, intermediate between the trochophore and the adult form.
- Ogilvie
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noun,
John, 1797–1867, Scottish lexicographer.
- gleemen
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noun,
(in medieval times) an itinerant singer; minstrel.
- veinlet
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noun,
a small vein.
- veining
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noun,
the act or process of forming veins or an arrangement or marking resembling veins.
- Olivier
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noun,
Laurence (Kerr) [kur;; British kahr,, kair] /kɜr;; British kɑr,, kɛər/ (Show IPA), (Baron Olivier of Brighton) 1907–89, English actor and director.
- gomerel
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noun,
a fool.
- nitinol
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noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- Goneril
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the elder of Lear's two faithless daughters.
- ventri-
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- nominee
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noun,
a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
- Gentile
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noun,
a person who is not Jewish, especially a Christian.
- nervine
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noun,
a nervine medicine.
- Neogene
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noun,
the Neogene Period or System.
- greenie
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noun,
Slang. an amphetamine pill, especially one that is green in color.
- genteel
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adjective,
belonging or suited to polite society.
- olivine
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of a group of magnesium iron silicates, (Mg,Fe) 2 SiO 4 , occurring in olive-green to gray-green masses as an important constituent of basic igneous rocks.
- Moliere
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noun,
(Jean Baptiste Poquelin) 1622–73, French actor and playwright.
- interne
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- Rontgen
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noun,
Julius [yoo-lee-uh s] /ˈyu li əs/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
- limiter
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noun,
a person or thing that limits.
- 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.
- miniver
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noun,
(in the Middle Ages) a fur of white or spotted white and gray used for linings and trimmings.
Compare vair (def 1).
- linemen
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noun,
Also, linesman. a person who installs or repairs telephone, telegraph, or other wires.
- minever
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noun,
miniver.
- teeming
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adjective,
abounding or swarming with something, as with people:
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- revenge
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noun,
the act of revenging; retaliation for injuries or wrongs; vengeance.
- Merilee
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noun,
a female given name.
- lignite
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noun,
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- mention
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noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- ringlet
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noun,
a curled lock of hair.
- ringent
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adjective,
gaping.
- meeting
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noun,
the act of coming together:
- rilievo
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noun,
relief2 (defs 2, 3).
- Meinong
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noun,
Alexius [ah-lek-see-oo s] /ɑˈlɛk si ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1853–1920, Austrian psychologist and philosopher.
- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- rigolet
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noun,
a small stream; rivulet.
- ligroin
-
noun,
a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
- Tenniel
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noun,
Sir John, 1820–1914, English caricaturist and illustrator.
- Morning
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noun,
the first part or period of the day, extending from dawn, or from midnight, to noon.
- lenient
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adjective,
agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent:
- mongrel
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noun,
a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed.
- meletin
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noun,
quercetin.
- invenit
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- regimen
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result.
- ironing
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noun,
the act or process of smoothing or pressing clothes, linens, etc., with a heated iron.
- Mogilev
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noun,
a city in E Byelorussia (Belarus), in the W Soviet Union in Europe, on the Dnieper.
- tinning
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noun,
the act or technique of coating with tin.
- legitim
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noun,
the part of an estate that children or other close relatives can claim against the decedent's testament.
- relieve
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Idioms,
to relieve oneself, to urinate or defecate.
- leviter
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) lightly.
- mitogen
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noun,
any substance or agent that stimulates mitotic cell division.
- Lenotre
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- lentigo
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noun,
a freckle or other pigmented spot.
- ternion
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- relievo
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noun,
Obsolete. relief2 (defs 2, 3).
- Leonine
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adjective,
of or relating to the lion.
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- termini
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noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- leveret
-
noun,
a young hare.
- genito-
-
- minivet
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noun,
any of several small, long-tailed Asian cuckoo-shrikes of the genus Pericrocotus, having in the male black and red and in the female black and orange plumage.
- eminent
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adjective,
high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished:
- environ
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plural noun,
the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs.
- element
-
noun,
a component or constituent of a whole or one of the parts into which a whole may be resolved by analysis:
- extreme
-
noun,
the utmost or highest degree, or a very high degree:
- enteron
-
noun,
the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
- Elenore
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- vintner
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noun,
a person who makes wine or sells wines.
- vitriol
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of certain metallic sulfates of glassy appearance, as copper sulfate or blue vitriol, iron sulfate or green vitriol, zinc sulfate or white vitriol, etc.
- envenom
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verb (used with object),
to impregnate with venom; make poisonous.
- Vermont
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noun,
a state of the NE United States: a part of New England. 9609 sq. mi. (24,885 sq. km). Capital: Montpelier.
Abbreviation: VT (for use with zip code), Vt.
- vertigo
-
noun,
a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings.
- vitrine
-
noun,
a glass cabinet or case, especially for displaying art objects.
- emotive
-
adjective,
characterized by or pertaining to emotion:
- enliven
-
verb (used with object),
to make vigorous or active; invigorate:
- violent
-
adjective,
acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force:
- evening
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noun,
the latter part of the day and early part of the night.
- entero-
-
- eremite
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noun,
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
- erelong
-
adverb,
before long; soon.
- Erigone
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noun,
a daughter of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus who hanged herself when Orestes was acquitted of the murder of her parents.
- vermeil
-
noun,
vermilion red.
- exegete
-
noun,
a person skilled in exegesis.
- Etienne
-
noun,
Estienne (def 1).
- exigent
-
adjective,
requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.
- ergotin
-
noun,
any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
- Emeline
-
noun,
a female given name.
- emetine
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noun,
a crystalline or white powdery substance, C 29 H 40 N 2 O 4 , the active principle of ipecac: used chiefly in the treatment of amebic dysentery and as an emetic and expectorant.
- lining
-
noun,
something that is used to line another thing; a layer of material on the inner side or surface of something.
- lingoe
-
noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- engin.
-
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- engine
-
noun,
a machine for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy or power to produce force and motion.
- Violet
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noun,
any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers.
Compare violet family.
- violin
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noun,
the treble instrument of the family of modern bowed instruments, held nearly horizontal by the player's arm with the lower part supported against the collarbone or shoulder.
- Loring
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Loving
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Virgil
-
noun,
Vergil.
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- enter-
-
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- longi-
-
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- Vergil
-
noun,
(Publius Vergilius Maro) 70–19 b.c, Roman poet: author of The Aeneid.
- teleg.
-
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- tegmen
-
noun,
a cover, covering, or integument.
- teevee
-
noun,
television.
- living
-
noun,
the act or condition of a person or thing that lives:
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- loment
-
noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- teener
-
noun,
a teenager.
- roving
-
noun,
a soft strand of fiber that has been twisted, attenuated, and freed of foreign matter preparatory to its conversion into yarn.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- ligno-
-
- verite
-
noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- lignin
-
noun,
Botany. an organic substance that, with cellulose, forms the chief part of woody tissue.
- Irving
-
noun,
Sir Henry (John Henry Brodribb) 1838–1905, English actor.
- legmen
-
noun,
a person employed to transact business outside an office, especially on behalf of one whose responsibilities require his or her presence in the office.
- legion
-
noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- tiling
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- timing
-
noun,
Theater.
a synchronizing of the various parts of a production for theatrical effect.
the result or effect thus achieved.
(in acting) the act of adjusting one's tempo of speaking and moving for dramatic effect.
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- tinmen
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Irvine
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- tiglon
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- Tivoli
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, E of Rome: ruins of Roman villas.
Ancient Tibur.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- invite
-
noun,
Informal. an invitation.
- invert
-
noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- invent
-
verb (used with object),
to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance:
- Legree
-
noun,
Simon, Simon Legree.
- Lennon
-
noun,
John, 1940–80, English singer, songwriter, and guitarist for the Beatles.
- ligni-
-
- Levine
-
noun,
Jack, 1915–2010, U.S. painter.
- Ligeti
-
noun,
György Sándor [jawr-jee shahn-dawr,, dyawr-] /ˈdʒɔr dʒi ˈʃɑn dɔr,, ˈdyɔr-/ (Show IPA), 1923–2006, Austrian composer, born in Hungary.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Tenner
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entree
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- Levite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Levi.
- levier
-
noun,
a person who levies.
- Lennox
-
noun,
a town in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- envier
-
noun,
a person who feels envy.
- Vinton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Eogene
-
adjective, noun,
(formerly) Paleogene.
- Lenten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or suitable for Lent.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- lexeme
-
noun,
a lexical unit in a language, as a word or base; vocabulary item.
- melter
-
noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- Virgin
-
noun,
a person who has never had sexual intercourse.
- regime
-
noun,
a mode or system of rule or government:
- Morini
-
noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- Morgen
-
noun,
a unit of land measure equal to about two acres (0.8 hectare), formerly in use in Holland and the Dutch colonies and still used in South Africa.
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- Monnet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- monger
-
noun,
a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usually used in combination):
- regent
-
noun,
a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- molten
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- motive
-
noun,
something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
- eleven
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus one.
- elevon
-
noun,
a control surface functioning both as an elevator and as an aileron.
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- reglet
-
noun,
Architecture.
a groove for guiding or holding a panel, window sash, etc.
a narrow, flat molding; fillet.
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- releve
-
noun,
a rising up onto full point or half point from the flat of the feet.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- motile
-
adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- moving
-
noun,
an act or instance of moving; movement.
- elixir
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing, or used as a vehicle for, medicinal substances.
- Oliver
-
noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- x-line
-
noun,
mean line.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- nitro-
-
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- vortex
-
noun,
a whirling mass of water, especially one in which a force of suction operates, as a whirlpool.
- Niemen
-
noun,
a river in the W Soviet Union in Europe, flowing into the Baltic: called Memel in its lower course. 565 miles (910 km) long.
- Neviim
-
noun,
the Prophets, being the second of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
- elegit
-
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.
- omelet
-
noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- netmen
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Eileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- origin
-
noun,
something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead:
- relive
-
verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- remote
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- MElEng
-
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- Mervin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- merlot
-
noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- revolt
-
noun,
the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.
- Menton
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- meteor
-
noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- emerge
-
verb (used without object),
to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity:
- virion
-
noun,
the infectious form of a virus as it exists outside the host cell, consisting of a nucleic acid core, a protein coat, and, in some species, an external envelope.
- Melvin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Melton
-
noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- intro.
-
- emigre
-
noun,
an emigrant, especially a person who flees from his or her native land because of political conditions.
- virile
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a man; masculine; manly:
- Melete
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses, the Muse of meditation.
Compare Aoede, mneme (def 2).
- revile
-
verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- Minnie
-
noun,
mother; mom.
- rennet
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- minion
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- mining
-
noun,
the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines.
- mingle
-
noun,
mingles, two or more single, unrelated adults who live together.
- remove
-
noun,
the act of removing.
- Elmont
-
noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- renege
-
noun,
Cards. an act or instance of reneging.
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- milter
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- metro-
-
- milit.
-
- Rennie
-
noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- rennin
-
noun,
a coagulating enzyme occurring in the gastric juice of the calf, forming the active principle of rennet and able to curdle milk.
- eloign
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- Mignon
-
noun,
an opera (1866) by Ambroise Thomas.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- renvoi
-
noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- retene
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- teleo-
-
- gentle
-
adjective,
kindly; amiable:
- vermi-
-
- venter
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the abdomen or belly.
a bellylike cavity or concavity.
a bellylike protuberance.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- trigon
-
noun,
a triangle.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- gerent
-
noun,
a ruler or manager.
- ventr-
-
- Geonim
-
noun,
a plural of Gaon.
- Glover
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells gloves.
- Grieve
-
verb (used with object),
to distress mentally; cause to feel grief or sorrow:
- inorg.
-
- genit.
-
- vertex
-
noun,
the highest point of something; apex; summit; top:
- inning
-
noun,
Baseball. a division of a game during which each team has an opportunity to score until three outs have been made against it.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Gliere
-
noun,
Reinhold Moritzovich [rahyn-hawlt maw-ryi-tsuh-vyich] /ˈraɪn hɔlt ˈmɔ ryɪ tsə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, Russian composer.
- goiter
-
noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- Vernon
-
noun,
Edward ("Old Grog") 1684–1757, British admiral.
- venene
-
noun,
venin.
- Vernet
-
noun,
Claude Joseph [klohd zhaw-zef] /kloʊd ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1714–89, French painter.
- vermin
-
noun,
noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, especially those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats.
- veneer
-
noun,
a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
- extern
-
noun,
a person connected with an institution but not residing in it, as a doctor or medical student at a hospital.
- Girtin
-
noun,
Thomas, 1775–1802, English painter.
- extro-
-
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- Vienne
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River, S of Lyons: Roman ruins.
- grivet
-
noun,
a small Abyssinian monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, with a grayish back, gray tail, black face, and dark extremities.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- inline
-
noun,
an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
- genome
-
noun,
a full set of chromosomes; all the inheritable traits of an organism.
- grovel
-
verb (used without object),
to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- Geneve
-
noun,
French name of Geneva.
- Veneti
-
noun,
Also, Venetia. Also called Veneto [ve-ne-taw] /ˈvɛ nɛ tɔ/ (Show IPA). a region in NE Italy. 7095 sq. mi. (18,375 sq. km).
- eterne
-
adjective,
eternal.
- extine
-
noun,
exine.
- germen
-
noun,
a germ.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- girlie
-
noun,
Offensive. a term of address used for a girl or woman.
- Greene
-
noun,
Graham, 1904–91, English novelist and journalist.
- ignore
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- gimlet
-
noun,
a small tool for boring holes, consisting of a shaft with a pointed screw at one end and a handle perpendicular to the shaft at the other.
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- Verein
-
noun,
a union, association, or society.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- govern
-
verb (used with object),
to rule over by right of authority:
- Gemini
-
plural noun,
Astronomy. the Twins, a zodiacal constellation between Taurus and Cancer containing the bright stars Castor and Pollux.
- Exeter
-
noun,
a city in Devonshire, in SW England: cathedral.
- ignite
-
verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- girl-o
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Iletin
-
- inter.
-
- Venite
-
noun,
the 95th Psalm (94th in the Vulgate and Douay), used as a canticle at matins or morning prayers.
- Gerome
-
noun,
Jean Léon [zhahn ley-awn] /ʒɑ̃ leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1824–1904, French painter and sculptor.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- Trixie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrix.
- Ervine
-
noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- Erving
-
noun,
Julius Winfield ("Dr. J") born 1950, U.S. basketball player.
- veni-
-
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Minn.
-
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- relig
-
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- venge
-
verb (used with object),
to avenge.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- 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.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- remex
-
noun,
one of the flight feathers of the wing.
- Vener
-
noun,
Vänern.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mixer
-
noun,
a person or thing that mixes.
- remix
-
noun,
a remixed recording.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- intr.
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- merge
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to combine or coalesce; unite.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- mero-
-
- Gomel
-
noun,
a city in SE Byelorussia (Belarus), on a tributary of the Dnieper.
- Gomer
-
noun,
an undesirable hospital patient.
- Exile
-
noun,
expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- elver
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- emeer
-
noun,
emir.
- gonne
-
noun,
Maud ("Irish Joan of Arc") 1865–1953, Irish political activist and actress, born in England.
- meno-
-
- 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.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- golem
-
noun,
Jewish Folklore. a figure artificially constructed in the form of a human being and endowed with life.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- mini-
-
- Glenn
-
noun,
John (Herschel, Jr.) born 1921, U.S. astronaut and politician: first U.S. orbital space flight 1962; U.S. senator 1975–99.
- gitim
-
noun,
a plural of get.
- Given
-
noun,
an established fact, condition, factor, etc.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- reni-
-
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- gleet
-
noun,
Pathology.
a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- gnome
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the earth and act as guardians of its treasures; troll.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- glove
-
noun,
a covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- revel
-
noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- exine
-
noun,
the outer coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- metr-
-
- Metol
-
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- vomit
-
noun,
the act of vomiting.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- olig-
-
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Olive
-
noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- genin
-
noun,
aglycon.
- Ninon
-
noun,
a sturdy chiffon or voile constructed in either plain or novelty weaves and generally used in the manufacture of women's garments, curtains, and drapery.
- vomer
-
noun,
a bone of the skull in most vertebrates, in humans forming a large part of the septum between the right and left cavities of the nose.
- Nevin
-
noun,
Ethelbert Woodbridge, 1862–1901, U.S. composer.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- never
-
Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- volti
-
verb (imperative),
turn; turn over: a direction to turn the page.
- Gelee
-
noun,
a jellied substance, especially a cosmetic gel or a jellied food.
- nerve
-
noun,
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- omni-
-
- xero-
-
- 30-30
-
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- gemot
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a legislative or judicial assembly.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- Verge
-
noun,
the edge, rim, or margin of something:
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- novel
-
noun,
a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
- ogive
-
noun,
Architecture.
a diagonal vaulting rib.
a pointed arch.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Nixon
-
noun,
Richard M(ilhous) [mil-hous] /ˈmɪl haʊs/ (Show IPA), 1913–94, 37th president of the U.S., 1969–74 (resigned).
- Nixie
-
noun,
a letter or parcel that is undeliverable by the post office because of a faulty or illegible address.
- xenon
-
noun,
a heavy, colorless, chemically inactive, monatomic gaseous element used for filling radio, television, and luminescent tubes. Symbol: Xe; atomic weight: 131.30; atomic number: 54.
- xeno-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Genl.
-
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- Regt.
-
- molvi
-
noun,
maulvi.
- geom.
-
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- oxter
-
noun,
the armpit.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Reeve
-
noun,
an administrative officer of a town or district.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Mont.
-
- Monge
-
noun,
Gaspard [gas-par] /gasˈpar/ (Show IPA), Comte de Péluse [pey-lyz] /peɪˈlüz/ (Show IPA), 1746–1818, French mathematician.
- venom
-
noun,
the poisonous fluid that some animals, as certain snakes and spiders, secrete and introduce into the bodies of their victims by biting, stinging, etc.
- oxime
-
noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the group >C=NOH, produced by the condensation of ketones or aldehydes with hydroxylamine.
- Venlo
-
noun,
a city in SE Netherlands.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- extol
-
verb (used with object),
to praise highly; laud; eulogize:
- gimel
-
noun,
the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Regin
-
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.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- regle
-
noun,
a groove or channel for guiding a sliding door.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- venin
-
noun,
any of several poisonous substances occurring in snake venom.
- elem.
-
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- Nenni
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1980, Italian socialist leader and author.
- orig.
-
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- 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.
- Negev
-
noun,
a partially reclaimed desert region and district in S Israel, bordering on the Sinai Peninsula. 4700 sq. mi. (12,173 sq. km). Capital: Beersheba.
- Oreg.
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- over-
-
- geol.
-
- vogie
-
adjective,
conceited; proud.
- Vogel
-
noun,
Sir Julius, 1835–99, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister 1873–75, 1876.
- vixen
-
noun,
a female fox.
- overt
-
adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- moxie
-
noun,
vigor; verve; pep.
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- movie
-
noun,
motion picture.
- mover
-
noun,
a person or thing that moves.
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- Govt.
-
- trove
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- event
-
noun,
something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Leger
-
noun,
ledger (def 4).
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Tenn.
-
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- ileo-
-
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- ligne
-
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.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- telo-
-
- tiger
-
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.
- Evert
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- liter
-
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.
- Lenox
-
noun,
a town in W Massachusetts, in the Berkshire Hills: a former estate (Tanglewood) in the area is the site of annual summer music festivals.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- tele-
-
- trig.
-
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- TELEX
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a two-way teletypewriter service channeled through a public telecommunications system for instantaneous, direct communication between subscribers at remote locations.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- engr.
-
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- toxin
-
noun,
any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- ling.
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- lign-
-
- ilio-
-
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- ergo-
-
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- revet
-
verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- term.
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Vigor
-
noun,
active strength or force.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- init.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- levee
-
noun,
an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ento-
-
- Liege
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- teno-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Leven
-
noun,
Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
- levo-
-
- imit.
-
- vigil
-
noun,
wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping.
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Lever
-
noun,
Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
Compare machine (def 4b).
- Grove
-
noun,
a small wood or forested area, usually with no undergrowth:
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- evite
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- Lover
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- greet
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- vimen
-
noun,
a long, flexible shoot of a plant.
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- invt.
-
- vini-
-
- veter
-
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Green
-
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.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Virgo
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Virgin, a zodiacal constellation between Leo and Libra, containing the bright star Spica.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- melee
-
noun,
a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
- exert
-
verb (used with object),
to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action:
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- vino-
-
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- ixtle
-
noun,
istle.
- Engle
-
noun,
Paul (Hamilton) 1908–91, U.S. poet and educator.
- Ixion
-
noun,
a king who was punished by Zeus for his love for Hera by being bound on an eternally revolving wheel in Tartarus.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- ition
-
- Engel
-
noun,
Lehman [ley-muh n] /ˈleɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1910–1982, U.S. conductor and composer.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- grime
-
noun,
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- vin-
-
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- ole-
-
- 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.
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- vil.
-
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Ont.
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- ogee
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- volt
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tion
-
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- 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.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- not-
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Nov.
-
- Reg.
-
- Tex.
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Rom.
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Rev.
-
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- vet.
-
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- vel.
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- tron
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Virg
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rit.
-
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- riv.
-
- Ven.
-
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- 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.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- oxen
-
noun,
a plural of ox.
- ter.
-
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- ovi-
-
- tonn
-
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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:
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- Vigo
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jean Almereyda) 1905–34, French film director.
- org.
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- trix
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- tri-
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Veno
-
- tox.
-
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- 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.
- Nor.
-
- 1080
-
- nong
-
noun,
a foolish, incompetent person.
- 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.
- lin.
-
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- lex.
-
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Lev.
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- 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.
- Leix
-
noun,
Laoighis.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- leg.
-
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- itol
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ire.
-
- inv.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- met.
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- ment
-
- Meng
-
- men-
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- 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:
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- log-
-
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- int.
-
- INRI
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- 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.
- Gen.
-
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- ext.
-
- exr.
-
- exor
-
- Exon
-
noun,
(in Britain) one of four yeomen of the guard who act as commanding officers in the absence of higher authority.
- exo-
-
- exit
-
noun,
a way or passage out:
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Ger.
-
- 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).
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Eng.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- EMet
-
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- elix
-
- elev
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- geo-
-
- germ
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- ilex
-
noun,
holm oak.
- ile-
-
- ign.
-
- IEEE
-
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- gro.
-
- 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.
- Grim
-
adjective,
stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise:
- grex
-
noun,
a numerical system for measuring the size of fibers, filaments, or yarns, based on the weight in grams of 10,000 meters of the fibrous material.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Gov.
-
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- gon-
-
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- glom
-
noun,
a look or glimpse.
- glim
-
noun,
a light or lamp.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Glee
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- give
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- 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.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- mil.
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- mtg.
-
- mixt
-
noun,
an act or instance of mixing.
- neo-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- Mngr
-
- Nev.
-
- move
-
noun,
an act or instance of moving; movement.
- Nexo
-
noun,
Martin Andersen [mahr-ten-ah-nuh r-suh n] /ˈmɑr tɛnˈɑ nər sən/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, Danish novelist.
- nom.
-
- mol.
-
- 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.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- mong
-
noun,
mongrel, especially a mongrel dog.
- Mon.
-
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- NEXT
-
Idioms,
get next to (someone), Informal. to get into the favor or good graces of; become a good friend of.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- mtge
-
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Ming
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 1368–1644, marked by the restoration of traditional institutions and the development of the arts, especially in porcelain, textiles, and painting.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neem
-
- min.
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- MINX
-
noun,
a pert, impudent, or flirtatious girl.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- non-
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- MIRV
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- MILR
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- tr.
-
- gt.
-
- in.
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ier
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- GTO
-
- io-
-
- GeV
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- il-
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- IGM
-
- ne-
-
- Tro
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- ONR
-
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- ONI
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- Gr.
-
- gre
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- OLG
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- veg
-
noun,
a vegetable.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- GMT
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- 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:
- gl.
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- GOX
-
- Om.
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- EEG
-
- EMR
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- vo.
-
- vog
-
noun,
air pollution containing gases and particles from a volcanic eruption combined with moisture from fog to create an unpleasant atmospheric cloud.
- eir
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- vol
-
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEE
-
- en-
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- VOR
-
- EOM
-
- vox
-
noun,
a device in certain types of telecommunications equipment, as telephone answering machines, that converts an incoming voice or sound signal into an electrical signal that turns on a transmitter or recorder that continues to operate as long as the incoming signal is maintained.
- VRM
-
- Vt.
-
- Vte
-
- VTO
-
- eo-
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- Eg.
-
- Xn.
-
- XOR
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when either but not both of its operands are positive.
- EMT
-
- ene
-
- Ver
-
- evg
-
- OIt
-
- GEM
-
noun,
a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
- OIr
-
- ing
-
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- gi.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- nix
-
noun,
nothing.
- Ex.
-
- NMI
-
- VEX
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate; annoy; provoke:
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- NMR
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- ETV
-
- ETR
-
- OEM
-
- ETO
-
- vim
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- ERV
-
- ERT
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOE
-
- env
-
- nr.
-
- NNE
-
- ine
-
- ILO
-
- MTV
-
- LNG
-
- 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.
- ml.
-
- MLG
-
- MLR
-
- LON
-
- mlx
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- MNE
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- LMT
-
- ROI
-
- MOG
-
noun,
moggy.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- MOI
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- MOR
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- LIM
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lg.
-
- Re.
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- mix
-
noun,
an act or instance of mixing.
- ROG
-
- TGN
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MIE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- 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.
- mi.
-
- MGT
-
- MGr
-
- MEX
-
- MeV
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- REX
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noun,
king.
- MIR
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noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- LOX
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noun,
a kind of brine-cured salmon, having either a salt cure (Scandinavian lox) or a sugar cure (Nova Scotia lox) often eaten with cream cheese on a bagel.
- Mel
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noun,
honey.
- Meg
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noun,
a megabyte.
- RIM
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noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- MIT
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- M-1
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noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Mo.
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- Me.
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- lv.
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- ltr
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- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- LEO
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noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Xt.
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- TGV
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- tlr
-
- Orv
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- ot-
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- tin
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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.
- ton
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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.
- ite
-
- mtn
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- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- MTI
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- ov-
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- Tom
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noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ior
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- ITV
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- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IOT
-
- Ir.
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- tog
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noun,
a coat.
- Tng
-
- ote
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Len
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- MRI
-
- Mt.
-
- Lt.
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- TMO
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- Tim
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noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- tlo
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- Lee
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noun,
protective shelter:
- ox-
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- MTO
-
- TMV
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- IRL
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- Tiv
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noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- IRO
-
- MRE
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- M.
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- TN
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- VN
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- VM
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- VL
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- i.
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- EI
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- xr
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- MX
-
- XO
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- XL
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- xi
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noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- ee
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- Xe
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- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- N.
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- NG
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- MG
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- NI
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- EV
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- IG
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- rg
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- lx
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TM
-
- GO
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noun,
the act of going:
- NM
-
- NL
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ln
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- G.
-
- MV
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- GM
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- gv
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- L1
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- GN
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- L2
-
- le
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- ol
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- RN
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- RI
-
- R.
-
- L.
-
- T1
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- LR
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- RO
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- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TL
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- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NV
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- TV
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noun,
television.
- TX
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- O.
-
- OG
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- TG
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- V.
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- MN
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- VG
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- VI
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- VR
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- RV
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- RX
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- t.
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- LM
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