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Word holier-than-thou has
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- holothurian
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noun,
any echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, comprising the sea cucumbers.
- toleration
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noun,
an act or instance of tolerating, especially of what is not actually approved; forbearance:
- anorthite
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noun,
a white or gray feldspar mineral, CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 , calcic plagioclase.
- lionheart
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noun,
a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
- natrolite
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noun,
a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 10 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.
- no-hitter
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noun,
a no-hit game.
- ornithol.
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- Haut-Rhin
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noun,
a department in NE France. 1354 sq. mi. (3505 sq. km). Capital: Colmar.
- hitherto
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adverb,
up to this time; until now:
- Touraine
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noun,
a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
- tolerant
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adjective,
inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- ornitho-
-
- Othoniel
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noun,
Othniel.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- earthnut
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noun,
any of various roots, tubers, or underground growths, as the peanut and the truffle.
- Lothario
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
- antihero
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noun,
a protagonist who lacks the attributes that make a heroic figure, as nobility of mind and spirit, a life or attitude marked by action or purpose, and the like.
- thiourea
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, bitter-tasting, water-soluble solid, CH 4 N 2 S, derived from urea by replacement of the oxygen with sulfur: used chiefly in photography, inorganic synthesis, and to accelerate the vulcanization of rubber.
- retinula
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noun,
a group of elongate neural receptor cells forming part of an arthropod compound eye: each retinula cell leads to a nerve fiber passing to the optic ganglion.
- aureolin
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noun,
a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
- ritenuto
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adverb, adjective,
(of a passage in a musical score) immediately slower.
- rotation
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- Ruthenia
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noun,
a former province in E Czechoslovakia.
- rutilant
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adjective,
glowing or glittering with ruddy or golden light.
- athonite
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adjective,
of or relating to Mount Athos.
- Atherton
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noun,
Gertrude (Franklin) (Gertrude Franklin Horn) 1857–1948, U.S. novelist.
- tao-tieh
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noun,
the face of a mythical animal with a gaping mouth appearing as a motif in ancient Chinese art.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- Lutheran
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noun,
a follower of Luther or an adherent of his doctrines; a member of the Lutheran Church.
- tear-out
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adjective,
designed to be easily torn out, as from bound matter:
- tutorial
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noun,
a class in which a tutor gives intensive instruction in some subject to an individual student or a small group of students.
- trotline
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noun,
a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
- Iolanthe
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noun,
an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- Hartline
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noun,
Haldan Keffer [hawl-duh n kef-er] /ˈhɔl dən ˈkɛf ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–83, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1967.
- line-out
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noun,
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- horntail
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noun,
any of various wasplike insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a hornlike ovipositor.
- ultranet
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noun,
a net in a topological space that is residually in every set or its complement in the space.
- Renault
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- rattoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- inthral
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verb (used with object),
enthrall.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Rantoul
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noun,
a city in E Illinois.
- rainout
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noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- Huhehot
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noun,
Hohhot.
- inhaler
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noun,
an apparatus or device used in inhaling medicinal vapors, anesthetics, etc.
- outlier
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noun,
something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
- Rhetian
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noun,
Raetic.
- hotline
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noun,
hot line.
- rootlet
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noun,
a little root.
- Herault
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2403 sq. mi. (6225 sq. km). Capital: Montpellier.
- routine
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- hot-air
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noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- hernio-
-
- hornito
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noun,
a low oven-shaped mound of congealed lava, common in some volcanic districts, emitting hot smoke and vapors in the final stages of activity.
- Horatio
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noun,
a male given name.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- hit-run
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adjective,
hit-and-run (defs 1, 2, 4).
- outline
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Otranto
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noun,
Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- Harnett
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noun,
William Michael, 1848–92, U.S. painter.
- Lothian
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noun,
a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- luthern
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noun,
a dormer window.
- luthier
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noun,
a maker of stringed instruments, as violins.
- ethnol.
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- let-out
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noun,
Chiefly British. a means of escape; loophole.
- neolith
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noun,
a Neolithic stone implement.
- ethanol
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noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- 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.
- neutral
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noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- neutro-
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- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- taurine
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- Loretta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- enthral
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verb (used with object),
enthrall.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- Leonora
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- ornith-
-
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- ortolan
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noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- Othniel
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noun,
a judge of Israel. Judges 3:9.
- haulier
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noun,
hauler.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- otolith
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a calcareous concretion in the internal ear of vertebrates.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- Tarlton
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noun,
Richard, died 1588, English actor.
- rathole
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noun,
a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.:
- tortoni
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- antero-
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- Anouilh
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, French dramatist.
- Another
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pronoun,
one more; an additional one:
- titular
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noun,
a person who bears a title.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- toheroa
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noun,
a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.
- alunite
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- toluate
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noun,
a salt or ester of any of the four isomeric toluic acids.
- althorn
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noun,
a valved brass musical instrument, varying in shape, that is the alto member of the cornet family.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- tortile
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adjective,
twisted; coiled.
- Tortola
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noun,
the principal island of the British Virgin Islands, in the NE West Indies. 9730; 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- thorite
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noun,
a rare mineral, thorium silicate, ThSiO 4 , occurring in the form of yellow or black crystals.
- Tournai
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noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- trental
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noun,
a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
- triolet
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- Tuonela
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noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- unearth
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verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- uranite
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- urolith
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noun,
a urinary calculus.
- Antheil
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noun,
George, 1900–59, U.S. composer.
- Tourane
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noun,
former name of Danang.
- Thoreau
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noun,
Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
- therian
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noun,
a therian animal.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- thither
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adverb,
Also, thitherward [thith -er-werd, th ith -] /ˈθɪð ər wərd, ˈðɪð-/ (Show IPA), thitherwards. to or toward that place or point; there.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- tertial
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- Tuinal
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- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Tulare
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noun,
a city in central California.
- Laurie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Lauren
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noun,
a female given name.
- latter
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Tulear
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noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- latten
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noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- lather
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noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- talent
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noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- latent
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adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- turion
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noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Lieut.
-
- truant
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noun,
a student who stays away from school without permission.
- litter
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noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- loathe
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Littre
-
noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- litten
-
adjective,
lighted1 .
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- litho.
-
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Turtle
-
noun,
any reptile of the order Testudines, comprising aquatic and terrestrial species having the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal carapace and a ventral plastron.
- Lahore
-
noun,
a city in NE Pakistan: the capital of Punjab province.
- intro.
-
- ultra-
-
- urino-
-
- horol.
-
- urano-
-
- urinal
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noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- tenuto
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adjective,
Music. (of a note, chord, or rest) held to the full time value.
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- hornet
-
noun,
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- Horite
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noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- neuro-
-
- terat-
-
- hoo-ha
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noun,
an uproarious commotion.
- Honour
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- Honora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tauto-
-
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- utero-
-
- Hitler
-
noun,
Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- Horton
-
noun,
a river in the N Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing NW to Franklin Bay on the Beaufort Sea. 275 miles (443 km) long.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- inhale
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- intra-
-
- unhair
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- inter.
-
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- inhaul
-
noun,
any of various lines for hauling a sail, spar, etc., inward or inboard in order to stow it after use.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- iatro-
-
- Hotien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- Hutton
-
noun,
James, 1726–97, Scottish geologist: formulated uniformitarianism.
- hurtle
-
noun,
Archaic. clash; collision; shock; clatter.
- Hunter
-
noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- Huerta
-
noun,
Victoriano [beek-taw-ryah-naw] /ˌbik tɔˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1854–1916, Mexican general: provisional president of Mexico 1913–14.
- hottie
-
noun,
a sexually attractive person.
- hotter
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- unroot
-
verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tetra-
-
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- rhinal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nose; nasal.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- thulia
-
noun,
a dense, greenish-white powder, TmO 3 , that on gentle heating exhibits a reddish incandescence: used in the manufacture of thulium metal.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- tither
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- ortho-
-
- rhino-
-
- retool
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- orihon
-
noun,
a manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded in accordion fashion along the separating margins.
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- outlet
-
noun,
an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit.
- throne
-
noun,
the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- rattle
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- thoron
-
noun,
a radioactive isotope of radon, produced by the disintegration of thorium. Symbol: Tn; atomic weight: 220; atomic number: 86.
- Thrale
-
noun,
Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi) 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- threat
-
noun,
a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace:
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- hither
-
Idioms,
hither and thither, in various quarters; here and there:
- theol.
-
- throat
-
noun,
the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
- oolith
-
noun,
any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
- ritual
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- rutile
-
noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- touter
-
noun,
a tout.
- Toulon
-
noun,
a seaport in SE France: naval base.
- tauro-
-
- Neilah
-
noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Teuton
-
noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- Tetuan
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the Mediterranean: former capital of the Spanish zone of Morocco.
- torula
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- Luther
-
noun,
Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation.
- luteo-
-
- lutein
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Nethou
-
noun,
Pic de [French peek duh] /French pik də/ (Show IPA) a mountain in NE Spain: highest peak of the Pyrenees. 11,165 feet (3400 meters).
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- Olathe
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- tonlet
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- Nutter
-
noun,
a person who gathers nuts.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- nutlet
-
noun,
a small nut; a small nutlike fruit or seed.
- tootle
-
noun,
the sound made by tooting on a flute or the like.
- nutate
-
verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- nother
-
adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- Thanet
-
noun,
Octave [ok-tiv,, -teyv] /ˈɒk tɪv,, -teɪv/ (Show IPA) pen name of Alice French.
- no-hit
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- nitro-
-
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- thaler
-
noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- neurol
-
- tauten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- hooter
-
noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- hauler
-
noun,
a person who hauls.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- H-hour
-
noun,
the time, usually unspecified, set for the beginning of a planned attack.
- anthol
-
- eroto-
-
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- Heroin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- hearth
-
noun,
the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- enhalo
-
verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- 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.
- aeron.
-
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- attune
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- helio-
-
- antho-
-
- halter
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- ethion
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- ethno-
-
- Hilton
-
noun,
Conrad (Nicholson) 1887–1979, U.S. hotel owner and developer.
- Alioth
-
noun,
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.
- health
-
noun,
the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor:
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- 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.
- harlot
-
noun,
a prostitute; whore.
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- hatter
-
noun,
a maker or seller of hats.
- hiero-
-
- Hathor
-
noun,
the goddess of love and joy, often represented with the head, horns, or ears of a cow.
- author
-
noun,
a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- halite
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Teut.
-
- Thant
-
noun,
U, U Thant.
- Louth
-
noun,
a county in Leinster province, in the NE Republic of Ireland. 317 sq. mi. (820 sq. km). County seat: Dunkalk.
- areo-
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- 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.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- tera-
-
- arith
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Nehru
-
noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- naut.
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telo-
-
- natl.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- teno-
-
- tenth
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arnel
-
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Luth.
-
- Euro-
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Louhi
-
noun,
a sorceress, the mistress of Pohjola and an enemy of the Finns, eventually defeated by Vainamoinen.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- anti-
-
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- Thoth
-
noun,
the god of wisdom, learning, and magic represented as a man with the head either of an ibis or of a baboon.
- halo-
-
- anth-
-
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Lith.
-
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- ante-
-
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- Thule
-
noun,
the ancient Greek and Latin name for an island or region variously identified as one of the Shetland Islands, Iceland, or Norway: supposed to be the most northerly region of the world.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- 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.
- thurl
-
noun,
the hip joint of cattle.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- lotto
-
noun,
a game of chance in which a leader draws numbered disks at random from a stock and the players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards, the winner being the first to cover a complete row.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- theat
-
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- theo-
-
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- 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.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- thirl
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- theor
-
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- Theta
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- Orlon
-
- rhet.
-
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- rhin-
-
- orial
-
- Orth.
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- rhoea
-
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- onto-
-
- 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.
- Elihu
-
noun,
a young man who entered into discourse with Job. Job. 32–37.
- 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.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reni-
-
- auto.
-
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- auth.
-
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- oleo-
-
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Utter
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Tartu
-
noun,
a city in SE Estonia.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- neut.
-
- taunt
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- neur-
-
- Neth.
-
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- atto-
-
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Routh
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- ento-
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- noto-
-
- ation
-
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- 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.
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- thio-
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- aeri-
-
- 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.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- aero-
-
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- hort.
-
- houri
-
noun,
one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.
- ulent
-
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Ital.
-
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- uhlan
-
noun,
one of a group of lancers in a light-cavalry unit, first appearing in Europe in the Polish army.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- tonia
-
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- tono-
-
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- horal
-
adjective,
of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- tooth
-
noun,
(in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Unit.
-
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- Troth
-
noun,
faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty:
- toti-
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- haute
-
adverb,
aloud; loudly.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Heath
-
noun,
a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- 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.
- 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.
- Huron
-
noun,
a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- heli-
-
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- ileo-
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Truth
-
noun,
the true or actual state of a matter:
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Iran.
-
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- 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.
- tutor
-
noun,
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- Huila
-
noun,
Mount, a volcano in central Colombia. 18,700 feet (5700 meters).
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- intr.
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- Trout
-
noun,
any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon.
Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- holo-
-
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Uther
-
noun,
king of Britain and father of Arthur.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- tithe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- 30-30
-
- lehua
-
noun,
Also called ohia lehua. a tree, Metrosideros villosa, of the Hawaiian islands, yielding a hard wood.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- Uriah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Urias [yoo-rahy-uh s] /yʊˈraɪ əs/ (Show IPA). Also called Uriah the Hittite. the husband of Bathsheba, and an officer in David's army. II Sam. 11.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- tilth
-
noun,
the act or operation of tilling land; tillage.
- uran-
-
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- hier-
-
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- haunt
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- 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.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- 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.
- alti-
-
- Hatti
-
noun,
an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
- alto-
-
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- uro-
-
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Utah
-
noun,
a state in the W United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Capital: Salt Lake City.
Abbreviation: UT (for use with zip code), Ut.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- RONA
-
- attn
-
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- aer-
-
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- uret
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- ulto
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- uni-
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- aur-
-
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- aut-
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- rit.
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- uria
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- aet.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- 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.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- ator
-
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- the-
-
- that
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ter.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- alt.
-
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- 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.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Thur
-
- Thun
-
noun,
a city in central Switzerland, on the Aar River, near the Lake of Thun.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- thru
-
preposition, adverb, adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of through.
- ant.
-
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- ano-
-
- tion
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- thou
-
noun,
one thousand dollars, pounds, etc.
- Tit.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- ANTU
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- trit
-
- tri-
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- thi-
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- Aire
-
- Ruth
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- 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.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- tRNA
-
- tron
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ten.
-
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- art.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- taur
-
- att.
-
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tanh
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- 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.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 1080
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neh.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Nah.
-
- neo-
-
- itol
-
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Eur.
-
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- 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.
- int.
-
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- NIRA
-
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- intl
-
- 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.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- 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.
- HEAO
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ire.
-
- Eth.
-
- Lani
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- inae
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 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.
-
- 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.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- 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.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- hal-
-
- Lat.
-
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- 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.
- haul
-
noun,
an act or instance of hauling; a strong pull or tug.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- hath
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- lea.
-
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Hahn
-
noun,
Otto, 1879–1968, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1944.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- hurt
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- oro-
-
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- 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.:
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Heth
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- hurl
-
noun,
a forcible or violent throw; fling.
- Hunt
-
noun,
an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- OTOH
-
- hula
-
noun,
a sinuous Hawaiian native dance with intricate arm movements that tell a story in pantomime, usually danced to rhythmic drumming and accompanied by chanting.
- ole-
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- oto-
-
- huia
-
noun,
an apparently extinct, crowlike bird, Heteralocha acutirostris, of New Zealand, noted for the completely different bill shapes of the male and female.
- Ont.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- not-
-
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- ile-
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- her.
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- NTIA
-
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- enl.
-
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Oahu
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii: third largest and most important island of the state; location of Honolulu. 589 sq. mi. (1525 sq. km).
- out-
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- hour
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- hol-
-
- hor.
-
- UNO
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- ALU
-
- 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.
- ur-
-
- ae.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- uti
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- 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.
- al.
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- TNT
-
- ure
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- Une
-
- ILO
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- ITU
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- 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 = .
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- io-
-
- ahu
-
noun,
a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.
- Ia.
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ir.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- TRH
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- ier
-
- heh
-
noun,
he2 .
- il-
-
- Tro
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- INH
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IOU
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Lt.
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ult
-
- in.
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ht.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- UIT
-
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- UAE
-
- UAR
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- La.
-
- AHL
-
- huh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of surprise, bewilderment, disbelief, contempt, or interrogation.)
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- AHE
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- ITA
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- IRO
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- HUT
-
noun,
a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- IRL
-
- HRE
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- 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.
- OAO
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAU
-
- OEO
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- OIr
-
- rte
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- OIt
-
- Ola
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ROA
-
- rt.
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ERT
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- TAL
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- NUL
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- nr.
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- NRA
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- RNA
-
- ONI
-
- at.
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- REA
-
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- eir
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Re.
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- eo-
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ONR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- oon
-
- OOT
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ote
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- en-
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- aor
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ltr
-
- th-
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LTh
-
- LTA
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- HIH
-
- hr.
-
- HRH
-
- AOU
-
- 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.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- hah
-
interjection,
ha.
- Ehr
-
- LON
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- 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.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- TIA
-
- 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.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- eu-
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- 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.
- NHI
-
- ETO
-
- ne-
-
- NHA
-
- NEA
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ARU
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NHL
-
- NIA
-
- NIH
-
- ETR
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- NH
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TN
-
- TL
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- HL
-
- NL
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- 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.
- RN
-
- EI
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- RI
-
- 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.
- RH
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L.
-
- T1
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- RO
-
- TT
-
- OA
-
- h.
-
- N.
-
- ol
-
- L2
-
- HH
-
- L1
-
- NI
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- i.
-
- LH
-
- U.
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- AO
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- t.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- le
-
- 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.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- LR
-
- RU
-
- UL
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- UI
-