Anagrams of hailstones
Word hailstones has
1121 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of hailstones.
- hailstone
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noun,
a pellet of hail.
- insolates
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- holsteins
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noun,
Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
- astonish
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verb (used with object),
to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze:
- Holstein
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noun,
Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- isolates
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- Iolanthe
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noun,
an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- hotlines
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noun,
hot line.
- hostiles
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noun,
a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
- Holiness
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noun,
the quality or state of being holy; sanctity.
- shanties
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noun,
a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
- histones
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noun,
any of a group of five small basic proteins, occurring in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, that organize DNA strands into nucleosomes by forming molecular complexes around which the DNA winds.
- Sthenias
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noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- anisoles
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- ethanols
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noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- Esthonia
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noun,
Estonia.
- anthesis
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noun,
the period or act of expansion in flowers, especially the maturing of the stamens.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- elastins
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- sheitans
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noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- saltines
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- Lothians
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noun,
a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- Ossetian
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noun,
an Osset.
- salients
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- neoliths
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noun,
a Neolithic stone implement.
- hansels
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noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- halites
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noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- salines
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- haslets
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noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- ethnol.
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- hastens
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verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- ethions
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noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Hessian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Hesse.
- ethanol
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noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- etalons
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- sthenia
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noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- Othniel
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noun,
a judge of Israel. Judges 3:9.
- eoliths
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noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- enlists
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- telsons
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noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- Elohist
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noun,
a writer of one of the major sources of the Hexateuch, in which God is characteristically referred to as Elohim rather than Yahweh.
- Ossetia
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noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- listens
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- histone
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noun,
any of a group of five small basic proteins, occurring in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, that organize DNA strands into nucleosomes by forming molecular complexes around which the DNA winds.
- Lothian
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noun,
a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- lioness
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noun,
a female lion.
- sheilas
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Sheitan
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noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- loathes
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verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- sheltas
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noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- Shelton
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noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- lesions
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- 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.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- silanes
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- silents
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- shantis
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noun,
peace.
- isohels
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noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- instals
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verb (used with object),
install.
- insoles
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- asshole
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noun,
anus.
- inhales
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verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- solates
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- hotline
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noun,
hot line.
- neolith
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noun,
a Neolithic stone implement.
- hostels
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noun,
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- saltish
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adjective,
somewhat salty.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- Onitsha
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noun,
a city in SW Nigeria, on the Niger River.
- hostile
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noun,
a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Antheil
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noun,
George, 1900–59, U.S. composer.
- tonsils
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noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- tinsels
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- anoesis
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noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- stolas
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noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- toiles
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- helio-
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- Helios
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noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sun, represented as driving a chariot across the heavens; identified by the Romans with Sol.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- heists
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noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- Sheila
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- aisles
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Hestia
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- Shelta
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noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- helots
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noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- stenos
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noun,
a stenographer.
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Hilton
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noun,
Conrad (Nicholson) 1887–1979, U.S. hotel owner and developer.
- Shensi
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noun,
Older Spelling. Shaanxi.
- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- sheols
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noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- steals
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- shiels
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noun,
shieling.
- histo-
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- shiest
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noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- lesson
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noun,
a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
- steno-
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- stolen
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- shanti
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noun,
peace.
- anises
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- selahs
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noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Taisho
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noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- halite
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noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- aniso-
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- haloes
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noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- setons
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- tolans
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noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Hansel
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noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- hanses
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noun,
Hansa.
- shines
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noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- loathe
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verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- haoles
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noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- shales
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noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- Haslet
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noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- hassle
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noun,
a disorderly dispute.
- lithos
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noun,
lithography.
- hasten
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verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- litho.
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- hastes
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noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Stones
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Shansi
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Shanxi.
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- hoises
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verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- inhale
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verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Lashio
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noun,
a town in N Burma (Myanmar), NE of Mandalay: the SW terminus of the Burma Road.
- snaths
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noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- lashes
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noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- aloins
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- lathes
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noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- Alioth
-
noun,
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.
- Silone
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noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- sloths
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noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- sliest
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adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- slates
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noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- slants
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noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- isohel
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noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- istles
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Alison
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Ilesha
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- solans
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noun,
a gannet.
- hoists
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- leasts
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Season
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noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- tinsel
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- Shinto
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noun,
Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- holies
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noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- stales
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stains
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- honest
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adjective,
honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair:
- shoats
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noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- Sholes
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noun,
Christopher Latham [ley-thuh m,, -th uh m] /ˈleɪ θəm,, -ðəm/ (Show IPA), 1819–90, U.S. inventor of the typewriter.
- hosels
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noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- hostas
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- solate
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- hostel
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noun,
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- Sothis
-
noun,
the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.
- Hotien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Alston
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noun,
a male given name.
- shotes
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noun,
shoat (def 1).
- latish
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adjective,
somewhat or rather late.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Solent
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noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- lathis
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- hassel
-
noun,
Odd [awd] /ɔd/ (Show IPA), 1897–1981, Norwegian chemist: Nobel Prize 1969.
- Salish
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noun,
a member of any of various North American Indian peoples speaking a Salishan language.
- antho-
-
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- toshes
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- anthol
-
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- enhalo
-
verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- tensas
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noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- eolith
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- osteal
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adjective,
osseous.
- theol.
-
- Santos
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noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- Athens
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noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- telson
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noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- eosins
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noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- no-hit
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- noshes
-
noun,
a snack.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Thales
-
noun,
c640–546? b.c, Greek philosopher, born in Miletus.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Elisha
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Eliseus [el-i-see-uh s] /ˌɛl ɪˈsi əs/ (Show IPA). a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century b.c., the successor of Elijah. II Kings 3–9.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Neilah
-
noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- tholes
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- ethion
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- ethno-
-
- ethnos
-
noun,
an ethnic group.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- Olathe
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Thess.
-
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- thesis
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- thiols
-
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Sino-
-
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Ital.
-
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- 30-30
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- leash
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- 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.
- sito-
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- sinhs
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- oste-
-
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- laths
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Isth.
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- shalt
-
verb,
2nd person singular of shall.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- Lith.
-
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- natl.
-
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Selah
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- naso-
-
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- seti-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- shoes
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- tonia
-
- shins
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- shoal
-
noun,
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Neth.
-
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- Sans.
-
- sanit
-
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- halts
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- halos
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- halo-
-
- hales
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- ante-
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- Esth.
-
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Helot
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- heli-
-
- helas
-
interjection,
alas!
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- heals
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- anis-
-
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- ation
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- theo-
-
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Theos
-
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- asst.
-
- assn.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- thio-
-
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- anth-
-
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- telo-
-
- anti-
-
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- 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.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- teno-
-
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- ileo-
-
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- IATSE
-
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- hotel
-
noun,
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- hosts
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- alti-
-
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- sloth
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- slash
-
noun,
a sweeping stroke, as with a knife, sword, or pen.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- slosh
-
noun,
watery mire or partly melted snow; slush.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- insol
-
- snash
-
noun,
insolence; impertinence.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- inst.
-
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- alto-
-
- holts
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- hist.
-
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Holst
-
noun,
Gustav Theodore [goo s-tahv] /ˈgʊs tɑv/ (Show IPA), 1874–1934, English composer.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Stahl
-
noun,
Georg Ernst [gey-ork ernst] /geɪˈɒrk ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1660–1734, German chemist and physician.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Ste.
-
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- 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.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- the-
-
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- Ont.
-
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- osis
-
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- tanh
-
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Soni
-
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- soln
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- ten.
-
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tion
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- thi-
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- SASE
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- 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.
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- lea.
-
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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.
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Ens.
-
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- hol-
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lin.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- 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.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- ELAS
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ESIS
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- HEAO
-
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- 1080
-
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- Hos.
-
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- ile-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- eso-
-
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- est.
-
- itol
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Eth.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ISSN
-
- iso-
-
- isls
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- inae
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- hal-
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- alt.
-
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- not-
-
- 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.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- neo-
-
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Neh.
-
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- aet.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- NTIA
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Nah.
-
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ates
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- asis
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- AHL
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- TSH
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- ean
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TSI
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- EIS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- STI
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- AHE
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ae.
-
- an.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- al.
-
- STL
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- TSE
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- eo-
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ESL
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ESA
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ASN
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ase
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- TIA
-
- en-
-
- ASI
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- TAL
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- tlo
-
- th-
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- ETS
-
- at.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ast
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ETO
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- 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.
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LTh
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- LTA
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- LST
-
- LSS
-
- LSI
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- LON
-
- NES
-
- SHA
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- sho
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- sht
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- NEA
-
- 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:
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- OTS
-
- ONI
-
- ons
-
- Ola
-
- ose
-
- OSS
-
- OIt
-
- 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.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OAS
-
- OSA
-
- So.
-
- NHA
-
- SAE
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- NSA
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIH
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- NIA
-
- NHS
-
- NHL
-
- NHI
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- io-
-
- 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 = .
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- INH
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILO
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- IHS
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- Hts
-
- IOT
-
- SSE
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- SSA
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ss.
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ILS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Isl
-
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- ISA
-
- SLA
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ish
-
- SLE
-
- ise
-
- TSS
-
- h.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OA
-
- NI
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- L.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- LH
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- le
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- AO
-
- ol
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- L2
-
- L1
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- HL
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- S.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- NH
-
- t.
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- NL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ln
-
- SA
-
- TL
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- TN
-
- EI
-
- i.
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SL
-