Anagrams of inelastic
Word inelastic has
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- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- 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.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- 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.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- lectins
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- lenitic
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adjective,
lentic.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- 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:
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- 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.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- 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.
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- 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.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- elints
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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.
- sclent
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noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- cantle
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- centi-
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- 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.
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clints
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- seniti
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noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- instil
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- ascent
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- tinsel
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- lectin
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- 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.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
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- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Iletin
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- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- cleans
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- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- ician
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- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- leant
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- seti-
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- init.
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- Iceni
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noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- lints
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noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Tanis
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noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- stain
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Clite
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- slice
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noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- snail
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noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Clint
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- leans
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- taces
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noun,
tasset.
- cline
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- encl.
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- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Iliac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- cleat
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Icel.
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- Lenca
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- 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.
- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- etnas
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Stein
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- elans
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noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- licet
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- licit
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adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- taels
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noun,
liang.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- lenis
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noun,
a lenis consonant.
- steal
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Latin
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- stane
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- inst.
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- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- elint
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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.
- tails
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noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- 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.
- IATSE
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- stale
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
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noun,
a thin tin plate.
- lect.
-
- incl.
-
- least
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- stela
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noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- laics
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noun,
one of the laity.
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- since
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adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- alist
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adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- scant
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scat-
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- alti-
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- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- 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.
- sceat
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noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scent
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- anils
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- alien
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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.
- anis-
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- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Tesla
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- ante-
-
- antes
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noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
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- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
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noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Niles
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- 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.
- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 30-30
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- lact-
-
- sanit
-
- Tinia
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noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tines
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- acet-
-
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- acnes
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noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Actis
-
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.
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- scale
-
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.
- satin
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- 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.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
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noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Sinai
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noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- sect.
-
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- cent.
-
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- cesta
-
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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Cates
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noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- cilia
-
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.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- laten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clase
-
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- natl.
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Ital.
-
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- istic
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Cant.
-
- caste
-
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.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- Lani
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lit.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- sec.
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCTE
-
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- scil
-
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- sci.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NTIA
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sat.
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- lea.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- 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.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 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.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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:
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- 1080
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- 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.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 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.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cat.
-
- ten.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AISI
-
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- cit.
-
- 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.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Ste.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ical
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ile-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- ins.
-
- 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.
- itis
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- int.
-
- 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.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- SLIC
-
- intl
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- etc.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ect-
-
- est.
-
- enl.
-
- Ens.
-
- enc.
-
- 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.
- cts.
-
- TSE
-
- TCS
-
- TLC
-
- SLA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- TAL
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- TCA
-
- 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.
- 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.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SLE
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- STI
-
- STL
-
- 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).
- Sta
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- St.
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- sc.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- La.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- CEA
-
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- cle
-
- CLI
-
- CNS
-
- CSA
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- CAI
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- EIS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESL
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ics
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- cl.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ALC
-
- ac-
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ct.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ANC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- cs.
-
- IAS
-
- ETS
-
- il-
-
- LTA
-
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- NES
-
- 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:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ITC
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- 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).
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- TSI
-
- ite
-
- Lt.
-
- S.
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- NL
-
- SN
-
- TC
-
- SA
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SL
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TL
-
- L2
-
- TN
-
- A.
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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.
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- le
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
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- L.
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- CE
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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- L1
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.