Anagrams of idealistic
Word idealistic has
592 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of idealistic.
- ideaistic
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adjective,
of ideas, especially in their abstract or symbolic character.
- acidities
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noun,
the quality or state of being acid.
- ciliates
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- die-cast
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adjective,
formed by die casting.
- silicate
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- idealist
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noun,
a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist.
Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- catslide
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noun,
(in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
- silicide
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noun,
a compound of two elements, one of which is silicon.
- deltaic
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adjective,
pertaining to or like a delta.
- 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.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- delicts
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noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- Delicia
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noun,
a female given name.
- citadel
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noun,
a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Alcides
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noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- Sicilia
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noun,
Italian name of Sicily.
- dailies
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noun,
a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
- dialect
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noun,
Linguistics. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- silici-
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- Ileitis
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noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- dilates
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- details
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- distil
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verb (used with or without object),
distill.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- alcids
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noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- silica
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- deasil
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adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- distal
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adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- sialid
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noun,
any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.
- cadets
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noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- ideals
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noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- ladies
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noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- Lidice
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noun,
a village in the W Czech Republic: suffered a ruthless reprisal by the Nazis in 1942 for the assassination of a high Nazi official.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- listed
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noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- stadle
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noun,
staddle.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- lidias
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noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- decals
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noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- delict
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noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- salted
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noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- isidia
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noun,
a coralloid outgrowth from the thallus in certain lichens.
- dilate
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- dicast
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noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- tildes
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noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- tidies
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noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- ticals
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- detail
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- desalt
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verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- citied
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adjective,
occupied by a city or cities.
- teiids
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noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- delist
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verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- iliads
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noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- tailed
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noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- scaled
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Ital.
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- cilia
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plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- clase
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- clade
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noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- clast
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noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- cleat
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Sadie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Clite
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- cites
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noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- istle
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- clads
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- istic
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- saice
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noun,
syce.
- Diels
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noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- desc.
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- deist
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noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- leads
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noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Delia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- delis
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noun,
a delicatessen.
- dilis
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noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- Delta
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noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- laics
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noun,
one of the laity.
- disc.
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- lated
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adjective,
belated.
- dial.
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- dials
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noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- dices
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Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- dict.
-
- dicta
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noun,
a plural of dictum.
- diets
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noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- deils
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noun,
devil.
- least
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- litas
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- dites
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noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lact-
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- daces
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noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Lidia
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noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- licit
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adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- licet
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- lades
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verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- dates
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noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- decl.
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- dist.
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- deals
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noun,
a business transaction:
- dealt
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noun,
a business transaction:
- lect.
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- deca-
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- decal
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noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- deci-
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- cidal
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- ceils
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verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Isiac
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adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- stela
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noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- tails
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noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- taels
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noun,
liang.
- aisle
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- ideal
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noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- taces
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noun,
tasset.
- alcid
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noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- stile
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noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- alecs
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noun,
a herring.
- talcs
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noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- steal
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Stead
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noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- alist
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adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- stale
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- staid
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noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- stade
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noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- ASCII
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noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Aides
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noun,
nurse's aide.
- teals
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noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- acet-
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- 2,4-d
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noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- tsadi
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noun,
sadhe.
- 30-30
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- IATSE
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- tiles
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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.
- tiled
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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.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- tides
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noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- tidal
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- acids
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- tical
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Tesla
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Actis
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noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Icel.
-
- adits
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noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- teiid
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noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- ASDIC
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noun,
sonar.
- alti-
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- sect.
-
- aside
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noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- cadis
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noun,
qadi.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- seti-
-
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Iliac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- scale
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Iliad
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noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- cedis
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- ectad
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adverb,
outward.
- caste
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noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Cates
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noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Cades
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noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- idles
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noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- slate
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noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- cesta
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noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- edit.
-
- celts
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noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- edits
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noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- scat-
-
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- iced
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noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- idae
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- 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.
- itis
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- ile-
-
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- 1080
-
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- SLIC
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- sld.
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- Ste.
-
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- scil
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sci.
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lea.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- std.
-
- Ltd.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LitD
-
- lit.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Dec.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Del.
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- 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.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- dia-
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- dis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- Ald.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- cis-
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- cide
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cts.
-
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- dat.
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Cal.
-
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- cit.
-
- ect-
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ACLS
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Esd.
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- est.
-
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- aet.
-
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ELAS
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- EDTA
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- AISI
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ALC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- se-
-
- SED
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ACS
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- TIA
-
- ScD
-
- SDI
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- TSE
-
- TLC
-
- ac-
-
- CIE
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- CIA
-
- SDA
-
- al.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- sc.
-
- TID
-
- CED
-
- CEA
-
- CDT
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- St.
-
- at.
-
- AIC
-
- SLE
-
- ast
-
- TAL
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ase
-
- Sta
-
- ATC
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- STI
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- CAI
-
- AEC
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- STL
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- cl.
-
- ae.
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SLA
-
- ASI
-
- TSI
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ec-
-
- ise
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Isl
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ist
-
- ead
-
- ITA
-
- ea.
-
- ETD
-
- ITC
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ite
-
- La.
-
- LDS
-
- LSD
-
- cle
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- DST
-
- DSA
-
- DLS
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- DLC
-
- ISA
-
- ECA
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ics
-
- id.
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
-
- ILS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- EIS
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- EDT
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDC
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Lt.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- cte
-
- DCS
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- DIL
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- DAE
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- DSC
-
- DCL
-
- CTA
-
- de-
-
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- CST
-
- ETS
-
- sd.
-
- CSA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CLI
-
- SAE
-
- Les
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Ld.
-
- LCI
-
- LCD
-
- LDC
-
- LCA
-
- DET
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- di.
-
- LCT
-
- DEA
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- SL
-
- L2
-
- S.
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- i.
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- ic
-
- 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.
- L1
-
- TL
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- T1
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- le
-
- TC
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- L.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TD
-
- 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.
- t.
-
- dl
-
- LC
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- D.
-
- CE
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SA
-