Anagrams of intolerances

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intolerance
noun, lack of tolerance; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own.
tolerances
noun, a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
interlaces
verb (used with object), to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
transience
noun, transient state or quality.
containers
noun, anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
nectarines
noun, a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
arsenolite
noun, a mineral, arsenic trioxide, As 2 O 3 , occurring usually as a white incrustation on arsenical ores.
caen-stone
noun, a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
creations
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
Rocinante
noun, Rosinante.
creatines
noun, an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
larcenies
noun, the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
orientals
noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
cilantros
noun, the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
Cantonese
noun, a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
one-acter
noun, a short play consisting of one act.
narceines
noun, a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
cornelian
noun, carnelian.
Rosinante
noun, the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
crenation
noun, a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
certosina
noun, a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
corelates
verb (used with object), to correlate.
secretion
noun, (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
serotinal
adjective, pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
sectional
noun, a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
cretonnes
noun, a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
esoterica
plural noun, things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
recension
noun, an editorial revision of a literary work, especially on the basis of critical examination of the text and the sources used.
sectorial
adjective, of or relating to a sector.
reclinate
adjective, bending or curved downward.
transonic
adjective, close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
carolines
noun, a female given name.
entrances
noun, an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
inertance
noun, the effect of inertia in an acoustic system, an impeding of the transmission of sound through the system.
contrails
noun, a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
octennial
adjective, occurring every eight years.
clarinets
noun, a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
Neo-Latin
noun, New Latin.
neoterics
noun, a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
sclerotin
noun, an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
lannerets
noun, the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
sclerotia
noun, a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
latencies
noun, the state of being latent.
Nestorian
noun, one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
iterances
noun, iteration.
tolerance
noun, a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
nectarine
noun, a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
nectaries
noun, Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
coastline
noun, the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
innersole
noun, insole.
coeternal
adjective, existing with another eternally.
internals
noun, Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
interlace
verb (used with object), to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
canneries
noun, a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
insolence
noun, contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
constrain
verb (used with object), to force, compel, or oblige:
arecoline
noun, a toxic alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the areca, used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an agent for killing and expelling intestinal worms.
container
noun, anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
canonries
noun, the office or benefice of a canon.
carotenes
noun, any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
tenancies
noun, a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
treenails
noun, a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
Orleanist
noun, a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
centriole
noun, a small, cylindrical cell organelle, seen near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, that divides in perpendicular fashion during mitosis, the new pair of centrioles moving ahead of the spindle to opposite poles of the cell as the cell divides: identical in internal structure to a basal body.
renascent
adjective, being reborn; springing again into being or vigor:
relations
noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
cast-iron
noun, an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
acroleins
noun, a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
tanneries
noun, a place where tanning is carried on.
aerolites
noun, a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
relocates
verb (used with object), to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
centiares
noun, a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
resonance
noun, the state or quality of being resonant.
resection
noun, Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
selection
noun, an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
reliances
noun, confident or trustful dependence.
centiare
noun, a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
lean-tos
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
insolent
noun, an insolent person.
instance
noun, a case or occurrence of anything:
sanction
noun, authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
aconites
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
insolate
verb (used with object), to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
arenites
noun, psammite.
canister
noun, a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
canonist
noun, a person who is a specialist in canon law.
enations
noun, a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
notecase
noun, billfold.
Coltrane
noun, John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
sea-lion
noun, any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
Teresina
noun, a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
contains
verb (used with object), to hold or include within its volume or area:
canteens
noun, a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
incenter
noun, the center of an inscribed circle; that point where the bisectors of the angles of a triangle or of a regular polygon intersect.
oleaster
noun, an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
anserine
adjective, of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese.
lecterns
noun, a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
Cornelia
noun, flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
salience
noun, the state or condition of being salient.
reenlist
verb (used with or without object), to enlist again.
Increase
noun, growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
canotier
noun, a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
increate
adjective, not created; uncreated.
centners
noun, (in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
cisterna
noun, cistern (def 2).
corelate
verb (used with object), to correlate.
centiles
noun, (not in technical use) a percentile.
acrolein
noun, a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
contrail
noun, a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
centares
noun, centiare.
notaries
noun, notary public.
carotins
noun, carotene.
Clairton
noun, a city in SW Pennsylvania.
resonant
noun, Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
senorita
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
close-in
adjective, near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
resinate
noun, Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
Tirolean
noun, a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
lactones
noun, any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
Tirolese
adjective, noun, Tyrolese.
cloister
noun, a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
sclerite
noun, any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
ateliers
noun, a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
iterance
noun, iteration.
lanneret
noun, the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
resonate
verb (used with object), to cause to resound.
electro-
electron
noun, Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
neoteric
noun, a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
neonates
noun, a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
toenails
noun, a nail of a toe.
electros
noun, electrotype.
election
noun, the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
Caerleon
noun, a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
colinear
adjective, collinear.
acetones
noun, a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
internal
noun, Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
narceine
noun, a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
Elsinore
noun, Helsingør.
Teresian
noun, a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
internes
noun, verb (used without object), intern2 .
nonaries
noun, a number in a nonary system.
arsenite
noun, a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
coistrel
noun, a scoundrel; knave.
Scranton
noun, William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
scienter
noun, a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
intrans.
scrannel
adjective, thin or slight.
clarinet
noun, a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
Sentinel
noun, a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching.
elations
noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
societal
adjective, noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
clarinos
noun, a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
clarions
noun, an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
scenario
noun, an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
corselet
noun, Also, corselette. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
sarcenet
noun, a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
Estonian
noun, a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
relation
noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
Carleton
noun, Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
Escorial
noun, a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
Creation
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
tea-rose
noun, any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
relocate
verb (used with object), to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
centrals
noun, a main telephone exchange. a telephone operator at such an exchange.
carotene
noun, any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
Lorestan
noun, Luristan.
carlines
noun, an old woman.
treacles
noun, contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
erection
noun, the act of erecting.
Caroline
noun, a female given name.
reclines
verb (used with object), to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
aerolite
noun, a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
serotine
noun, a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
eternals
noun, something that is eternal.
telerans
noun, a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
actinons
noun, a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
seicento
noun, the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
ratlines
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
reaction
noun, a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
crotalin
noun, a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
alienors
noun, a person who transfers property.
escarole
noun, a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads. Compare endive (def 1).
cretonne
noun, a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
Reliance
noun, confident or trustful dependence.
realties
noun, real property or real estate.
esoteric
adjective, understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
sericate
adjective, sericeous; silky.
alencons
noun, a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
entresol
noun, a low floor between two higher floors, the lower one usually being a ground floor; mezzanine.
creatine
noun, an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
secretin
noun, a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
retinols
noun, vitamin A.
Oriental
noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
ternions
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
cilantro
noun, the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
Oresteia
noun, a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
silencer
noun, a person or thing that silences.
cineaste
noun, any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
cineoles
noun, a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
treenail
noun, a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
entrains
verb (used with object), to put aboard a train.
ailerons
noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
cantoris
adjective, of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
entrails
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
lections
noun, a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
trenails
noun, treenail.
carioles
noun, a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
loricate
adjective, covered with a lorica.
tiercels
noun, tercel.
entrelac
noun, a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
retinals
noun, an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
entrance
noun, an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
Leinster
noun, a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
cleanser
noun, a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
crannies
noun, a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
ancestor
noun, a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
Cranston
noun, a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
ancients
noun, a person who lived in ancient times.
clarino
noun, a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
cerato-
latinos
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
latices
noun, a plural of latex.
Clarion
noun, an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
tiercel
noun, tercel.
license
noun, formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
lisente
noun, plural of sente.
cenotes
noun, a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
linters
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
Celosia
noun, any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes. Compare cockscomb (def 3).
lictors
noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
tercels
noun, the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
cerates
noun, Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
cleaner
noun, a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
lection
noun, a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
seriate
adjective, arranged or occurring in one or more series.
centner
noun, (in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
Lenotre
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
cetanes
noun, a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
lenient
adjective, agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent:
centile
noun, (not in technical use) a percentile.
leister
noun, a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
lectern
noun, a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
silence
noun, absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
cistron
noun, a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
citrals
noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
liernes
noun, an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
cineole
noun, a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
ternion
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
lectors
noun, a lecturer in a college or university.
Linares
noun, a city in S Spain.
lectins
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.
Linacre
noun, Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
citoles
noun, cittern.
central
noun, a main telephone exchange. a telephone operator at such an exchange.
claries
noun, any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
centare
noun, centiare.
clarets
noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
linnets
noun, a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
centro-
centals
noun, hundredweight (def 1).
latrine
noun, a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
sincere
adjective, free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
Leotine
noun, a female given name.
citrons
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
Leonine
adjective, of or relating to the lion.
claires
noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
centri-
leaners
noun, a person or thing that leans.
centres
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
certain
Idioms, for certain, without a doubt; surely:
lean-to
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
lineate
adjective, marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
cistern
noun, a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
retails
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
cleanse
verb (used with object), to make clean.
sterno-
entrain
verb (used with object), to put aboard a train.
earnest
noun, full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
entries
noun, an act of entering; entrance.
erasion
noun, the act of erasing.
Ericson
noun, Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
erotica
noun, written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
erotics
noun, an erotic poem.
Teleran
noun, a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
cronies
noun, a close friend or companion; chum.
escolar
noun, a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
stoical
adjective, impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
crinose
adjective, hairy.
cretins
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
Estonia
noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
entoils
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
creoles
noun, a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
estriol
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
crenels
noun, any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
estrone
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
crenate
adjective, having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
etalons
noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
sternal
adjective, of or relating to the sternum.
creates
adjective, Archaic. created.
eternal
noun, something that is eternal.
cratons
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
etesian
adjective, (of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
sterile
adjective, free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
stereo-
entrail
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
entires
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
cranio-
enclose
verb (used with object), to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
Electra
noun, Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
electr-
elector
noun, a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
Eleatic
noun, a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
Eleanor
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
elation
noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
talcose
adjective, containing or composed largely of talc.
elaters
noun, Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
elastin
noun, a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
elastic
noun, webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
talions
noun, lex talionis.
enation
noun, a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
encinas
noun, the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
encores
noun, a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
Eastern
adjective, lying toward or situated in the east:
enlaces
verb (used with object), to interlace; intertwine:
tanrecs
noun, tenrec.
enolate
noun, any metallic derivative of an enol.
tailors
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
ensnare
verb (used with object), to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
ensnarl
verb (used with object), to entangle in or as in a snarl.
eclairs
noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
entails
noun, the act of entailing.
ecartes
noun, a card game for two players.
enteral
adjective, enteric.
enteric
noun, enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
entero-
enteron
noun, the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
entices
verb (used with object), to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
craniol
etoiles
noun, a star or something shaped like a star.
lantern
noun, a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
isolate
noun, a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
Teniers
noun, David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
colters
noun, a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
tenners
noun, a 10-dollar bill.
interne
noun, verb (used without object), intern2 .
interns
noun, a person who is or has been interned; internee.
Tenniel
noun, Sir John, 1820–1914, English caricaturist and illustrator.
intones
verb (used with object), to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
introns
noun, a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
coesite
noun, a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
sonance
noun, the condition or quality of being sonant.
coatees
noun, a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
coaster
noun, a person or thing that coasts.
coarsen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become coarse.
coalers
noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
intens.
tenrecs
noun, any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
Sno-Cat
tensile
adjective, of or relating to tension:
tension
noun, the act of stretching or straining.
Lacoste
noun, René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
lactone
noun, any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
lactose
noun, Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
Laennec
noun, René Théophile Hyacinthe [ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] /rəˈneɪ teɪ ɔˈfil yaˈsɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope.
Laertes
noun, the father of Odysseus.
lancers
noun, a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
lancets
noun, a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
Clinton
noun, De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
lanners
noun, a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
intense
adjective, existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
connate
adjective, existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
coterie
noun, a group of people who associate closely.
cornets
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
Etonian
noun, a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
costrel
noun, a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
stencil
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.
Steiner
noun, Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
stearo-
Costain
noun, Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
stearin
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
stearic
adjective, of or relating to suet or fat.
stannic
adjective, of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
Stalino
noun, a former name of Donetsk.
cortina
noun, a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
corslet
noun, corselet (def 2).
incense
noun, an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
inclose
verb (used with object), enclose.
Celaeno
noun, Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
cornels
noun, any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
inconel
corneas
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
tenaces
noun, a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
inlaces
verb (used with object), enlace.
contras
noun, (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
contra-
Insecta
noun, the class comprising the insects.
insnare
verb (used with object), ensnare.
contain
verb (used with object), to hold or include within its volume or area:
constr.
conster
verb (used with or without object), construe.
consent
noun, permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
Conrail
noun, a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
Celesta
noun, a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
tierces
noun, an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
nostril
noun, either of the two external openings of the nose.
alerion
noun, an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
Neilson
noun, William Allan, 1869–1946, U.S. educator and lexicographer, born in Scotland.
toenail
noun, a nail of a toe.
recites
verb (used with object), to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
atonies
noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
recital
noun, a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
Alencon
noun, a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
atonics
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
neonate
noun, a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
recants
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
transl.
atelier
noun, a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
realist
noun, a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
alienor
noun, a person who transfers property.
sclero-
astrol.
ratline
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
Nicetas
noun, Saint Ignatius (def 2).
recline
verb (used with object), to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
nectars
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
Nicolet
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
rialtos
noun, an exchange or mart.
aileron
noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
trenail
noun, treenail.
cantles
noun, the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
canters
noun, an easy gallop.
canteen
noun, a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
narcose
adjective, characterized by stupor; stuporous.
nascent
adjective, beginning to exist or develop:
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
re-coil
verb (used with or without object), to coil again.
Antlers
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
cannoli
plural noun, tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
canines
noun, a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
treacle
noun, contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
natrons
noun, a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
screeno
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
Alceste
noun, an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
Calorie
noun, Thermodynamics. Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal. (usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
neatens
verb (used with object), to make neat:
Cairene
noun, a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
trainee
noun, a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
Nielsen
noun, Carl August [kahrl ou-goo st] /kɑrl ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1865–1931, Danish composer.
nancies
noun, a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
saltine
noun, a crisp, salted cracker.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
oleates
noun, Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
sanicle
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
Tonnies
noun, Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
areoles
noun, an areola.
saltire
noun, an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
arenose
adjective, sandy; gritty.
arenite
noun, psammite.
saltier
noun, saltire.
notices
noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
Salerno
noun, a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
saltern
noun, a saltworks.
antero-
ocreate
adjective, having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
oilcans
noun, a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
octanes
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
salient
noun, a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
anoints
verb (used with object), to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
tonners
noun, something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
Nilotes
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
Orleans
noun, a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
Scarlet
noun, a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
Rosalie
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
article
noun, a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
Rosanne
noun, a female given name.
Roscian
adjective, of, relating to, or involving acting.
ancient
noun, a person who lived in ancient times.
roseate
adjective, tinged with rose; rosy:
scanner
noun, a person or thing that scans.
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
aristo-
noetics
noun, the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
Oriente
noun, a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
arseno-
scalene
adjective, Geometry. (of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base. (of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
orceins
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
oralist
noun, an advocate of oralism.
anisole
noun, a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
norites
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
onliest
Idioms, only too, as a matter of fact; extremely: unfortunately; very:
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
necrose
verb (used with or without object), to affect or be affected with necrosis.
retinol
noun, vitamin A.
carnets
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
cartels
noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
rennets
noun, the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
carotin
noun, carotene.
Lorient
noun, a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
carnose
adjective, of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
carnies
noun, a person employed by a carnival.
section
noun, a part that is cut off or separated.
Loraine
noun, a female given name, form of Lorraine.
actino-
tinners
noun, a tinsmith.
actinon
noun, a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
Carlton
noun, Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
Carlson
noun, Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
sectile
adjective, capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
retinal
noun, an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
loiters
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
Carline
noun, an old woman.
loaners
noun, a person or thing that loans.
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
acerose
adjective, needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
acetins
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
cations
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
acetoin
noun, a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
acetone
noun, a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
aconite
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
rescale
verb (used with object), to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
tincals
noun, a former name for crude native borax.
locates
verb (used with object), to identify or discover the place or location of:
reticle
noun, a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
seleno-
selenic
adjective, of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
Castile
noun, Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
Carlist
noun, a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
Antoine
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
Seconal
relates
verb (used with object), to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
careens
noun, a careening.
trienes
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
Carleen
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
relents
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
cariole
noun, a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
reliant
adjective, having or showing dependence:
relicts
noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
nailers
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
entice
verb (used with object), to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
relent
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
online
adverb, with or through a computer, especially over a network.
stance
noun, the position or bearing of the body while standing:
resail
verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
oracle
noun, (especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
enters
Verb phrases, enter into, to participate in; engage in. to investigate; consider: to sympathize with; share in. to form a constituent part or ingredient of: to go into a particular state:
Stalin
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.
resale
noun, the act of selling a second time.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
iatro-
enacts
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
orcein
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
enates
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
Orense
noun, a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
steno-
recons
noun, reconnaissance.
oriels
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
Tailor
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
Renton
noun, a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
Etoile
noun, a star or something shaped like a star.
encase
verb (used with object), to enclose in or as in a case:
inanes
noun, something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
erotic
noun, an erotic poem.
incase
verb (used with object), encase.
elites
noun, (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
saline
noun, a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
elisor
noun, a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
inlace
verb (used with object), enlace.
retail
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
oilcan
noun, a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
Rialto
noun, an exchange or mart.
oilers
noun, a person or thing that oils.
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
resole
verb (used with object), to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
resoil
verb (used with object), to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
resile
verb (used without object), to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
relate
verb (used with object), to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
resent
verb (used with object), to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
sacro-
sailor
noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
Eloise
noun, a female given name.
resect
verb (used with object), to do a resection on.
rectos
entire
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
oleate
noun, Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
recti-
reseat
verb (used with object), to provide with a new seat or new seats.
incest
noun, sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
rectal
adjective, of, relating to, or for the rectum.
sailer
noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
oleins
noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
rentes
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
escort
noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
enlist
verb (used with object), to engage for military service:
rennet
noun, the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
sterol
noun, any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
re-act
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
Enrico
noun, a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
enrols
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
erects
adjective, upright in position or posture:
recant
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
Esenin
noun, Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
enter-
recast
noun, a recasting.
ericas
noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
estral
adjective, estrous.
Recent
noun, Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
escent
ensile
verb (used with object), to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
Strine
noun, Australian English.
recite
verb (used with object), to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
relies
verb (used without object), to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
stolen
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
Ernest
noun, a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
renins
noun, a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
Rennes
noun, a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
recoil
noun, an act of recoiling.
Encina
noun, the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
Racine
noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
entail
noun, the act of entailing.
steric
adjective, of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
rental
noun, an amount received or paid as rent.
encore
noun, a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
oscine
noun, an oscine bird.
Eolian
noun, Aeolian2 (def 3).
retina
noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
rosace
noun, rosette (def 3).
Osetic
adjective, noun, Ossetic.
eonian
adjective, aeonian.
osteal
adjective, osseous.
Ostler
noun, hostler.
Ronnie
noun, a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
racist
noun, a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
racons
noun, radar beacon.
etalon
noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
Sterne
noun, Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
Raetic
noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
entoil
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
ranees
noun, the wife of a rajah.
relict
noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
enisle
verb (used with object), to make an island of.
rastle
verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
ratels
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
enlace
verb (used with object), to interlace; intertwine:
Rennie
noun, John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
Enesco
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
litres
noun, liter.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
silane
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.
Nantes
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
silent
noun, Usually, silents. silent films.
nances
noun, Offensive. an effeminate male.
Searle
noun, Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
nailer
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
seater
noun, a person or thing that seats.
nacres
noun, mother-of-pearl.
secant
noun, Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
secern
verb (used with object), to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
sienna
noun, a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
Lencas
noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
secret
noun, something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
Lenoir
noun, Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
Lenore
noun, a female given name, form of Eleanor.
Lenten
adjective, of, relating to, or suitable for Lent.
lentic
adjective, pertaining to or living in still water.
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
lector
noun, a lecturer in a college or university.
seance
noun, a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
lesion
noun, an injury; hurt; wound.
scrota
noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
necro-
Scotia
noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
neaten
verb (used with object), to make neat:
latins
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
screen
noun, a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
sinner
noun, a person who sins; transgressor.
leaner
noun, a person or thing that leans.
natron
noun, a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
nation
noun, a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
lectin
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.
nastic
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.
sealer
noun, an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
learns
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
nasion
noun, the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
learnt
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
Silone
noun, Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
narcos
noun, narc.
narco-
leones
noun, a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
Lester
noun, a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
Latino
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
Li-sao
noun, a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
locate
verb (used with object), to identify or discover the place or location of:
Senate
noun, an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
linter
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
Linton
noun, Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
lionet
noun, a young or small lion.
Elinor
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
Senora
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
sennit
noun, a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
sennet
noun, any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
Locris
noun, either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
loaner
noun, a person or thing that loans.
Seneca
noun, a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
Sennar
noun, a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
senile
noun, a senile person.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
listen
Verb phrases, listen in, to listen to a radio or television broadcast: to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
Lister
noun, Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
Senlac
noun, a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
Linnet
noun, a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
liners
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
serine
noun, a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
seiner
noun, a person who fishes with a seine.
lories
noun, any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
serial
noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
lictor
noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
lorica
noun, Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
Serena
noun, a female given name.
Lorens
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
serein
noun, fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
Lorena
noun, a female given name.
lorans
noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
linear
adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
lierne
noun, an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
Lorain
noun, a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
Lonnie
noun, a male given name, form of Alonso.
loners
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
linacs
noun, linear accelerator.
select
adjective, chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
loiter
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
selen-
Loiret
noun, a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
nectar
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
Scoter
noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
innate
adjective, existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
sonnet
noun, Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Noreen
noun, a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
nonets
noun, a group of nine performers or instruments.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
nonces
noun, the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
intone
verb (used with object), to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
sateen
noun, a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
scaler
noun, a person or thing that scales.
intra-
intro.
intron
noun, a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
Noetic
adjective, of or relating to the mind.
noctis
adjective, (in prescriptions) of the night.
intros
noun, an introduction.
sonant
noun, a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
intern
noun, a person who is or has been interned; internee.
liters
noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
Solera
noun, (especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
Octans
noun, the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
insane
adjective, not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
octane
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
Salten
noun, Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
Salter
noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
insect
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.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
saltie
noun, an ocean-going sailor.
insole
noun, the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
inter.
Santee
noun, a city in SW California.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
instal
verb (used with object), install.
sarco-
Sarnen
noun, a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
instr.
notice
noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
nocti-
Solent
noun, The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
latens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
Nerine
noun, any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
Slater
noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
lancer
noun, a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
lances
noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
lancet
noun, a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
nerols
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
Lanier
noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
lanner
noun, a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
Nernst
noun, Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
Nereis
noun, clamworm.
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
lanose
adjective, lanate.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
larees
noun, lari.
Larine
adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
scoria
noun, Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
lateen
adjective, pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
Nelson
noun, a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
nestle
verb (used with object), to settle or ensconce snugly:
sclera
noun, a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
solate
verb (used with object), to change from a gel to a sol.
isotac
noun, a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
irones
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
solace
noun, comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
nocent
adjective, harmful; injurious.
soiree
noun, an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
nitro-
nitres
noun, niter.
nitons
noun, (formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
scato-
scler-
social
noun, a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
Israel
noun, a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
Nilote
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
Nicole
noun, a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
Sloane
noun, Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
slicer
noun, a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
Nicene
adjective, of or relating to Nicaea.
lacto-
sclent
noun, any slanting surface, as a slope.
elints
noun, the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
sector
noun, Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
talers
noun, thaler.
ariels
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
Arlene
noun, a female given name.
Arleen
noun, a female given name.
closer
noun, a person or thing that closes.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
closet
noun, a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
tonnes
noun, metric ton.
tenson
noun, a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
clones
noun, Biology. a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived. a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
aretes
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
areole
noun, an areola.
C-note
noun, See C (def 11).
coaler
noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
coarse
adjective, composed of relatively large parts or particles:
tonsil
noun, a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
tenrec
noun, any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
Cloris
noun, a male or female given name.
Cloete
noun, Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
Coates
noun, Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
tercel
noun, the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
terces
noun, tierce (def 3).
cleans
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
artels
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
clears
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
cleats
noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
tonner
noun, something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
arsen-
client
noun, a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
clines
noun, Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
clino-
clints
noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
clites
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
coatee
noun, a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
anenst
preposition, anent (def 2).
corals
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
corita
noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
tenace
noun, a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
cornea
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
torsel
noun, a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
Cornel
noun, any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
CORNET
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
aneles
verb (used with object), to administer extreme unction to.
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
corset
noun, Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
Cortes
noun, (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
ancile
noun, a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
traces
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
telson
noun, the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
alters
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
COSINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse. the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
contr.
contes
plural, Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
tinner
noun, a tinsmith.
colent
coatis
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
antler
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
tenons
noun, a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
anoles
noun, any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
tennis
noun, a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
anoint
verb (used with object), to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
colies
noun, any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
aniso-
colins
noun, any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
Tenner
noun, a 10-dollar bill.
colter
noun, a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
Conant
noun, James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
tenias
noun, taenia.
conies
noun, the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
Connie
noun, a female given name, form of Constance.
ascent
noun, an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
claros
noun, such a cigar.
costal
adjective, Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
cenote
noun, a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
caries
noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
tilers
noun, a person who lays tiles.
carets
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
Celine
noun, Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
careen
noun, a careening.
celto-
Cantos
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Cantor
noun, the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
Carlos
noun, Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
censer
noun, a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
Canton
noun, a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
censor
noun, an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
cantle
noun, the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
Canter
noun, an easy gallop.
cental
noun, hundredweight (def 1).
centas
noun, a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
tinsel
noun, a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
tincal
noun, a former name for crude native borax.
centi-
casino
noun, a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
cartel
noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
Carole
noun, a female given name.
cartes
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
carton
noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
casein
noun, Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
casern
noun, a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
Caslon
noun, William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
Catlin
noun, George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
Caster
noun, a person or thing that casts.
Castle
noun, a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
Castor
noun, Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
Castro
noun, Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
Carnot
noun, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
caters
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
carnet
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
cation
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
Center
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
centos
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
claret
noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
astro-
atonic
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
ticals
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
cetane
noun, a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
toiles
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
tolans
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
astron
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
Cesena
noun, a city in E central Italy.
ternes
noun, terne metal.
cisele
adjective, noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
citole
noun, cittern.
citral
noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
Citron
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
Claire
noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
Teresa
noun, Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
clares
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
Tocsin
noun, a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
centr-
cerat-
cannot
verb, a form of ·can not.
Cannes
noun, a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
centra
noun, a plural of centrum.
Centre
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
canner
noun, a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
ceorls
noun, churl (def 4).
canine
noun, a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
cerate
noun, Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
tierce
noun, an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
caners
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
cereal
noun, any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
cerias
noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
cerise
adjective, noun, moderate to deep red.
Cairns
noun, a seaport in NE Australia.
contin
certes
adverb, certainly; in truth.
altern
adjective, alternate; following one another.
Antons
noun, a male given name, form of Anthony.
COSTAR
noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
alerts
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
Easter
noun, an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
easier
noun, a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
aeron.
triacs
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
tarso-
Aileen
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
treens
noun, treenware.
teasel
noun, any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads. Compare teasel family.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
Alecto
noun, one of the Furies.
trans.
cteno-
alerce
noun, the wood of the sandarac tree.
trance
noun, a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
Aeolis
noun, an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
C-star
noun, carbon star.
Aletes
noun, a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
A-line
noun, (especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
teleo-
alines
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
Tralee
noun, a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
Cronin
noun, A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
crones
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
Alison
noun, a female given name, form of Alice.
Crista
noun, a crest or ridge.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Alnico
noun, a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
aloins
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
cretin
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
trices
noun, a very short time; an instant:
Aeolic
noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
cresol
noun, any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
talons
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
Talien
noun, Wade-Giles. Dalian.
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
elects
noun, a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
elect.
talion
noun, lex talionis.
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
elates
adjective, elated.
elater
noun, Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
acetin
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
aceto-
triols
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
elance
noun, a quick darting movement.
Elaine
noun, any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
ecarte
noun, a card game for two players.
Tanner
noun, a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
tannic
adjective, Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
tanrec
noun, tenrec.
trinal
adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
actin-
ecrase
adjective, (of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
actins
noun, a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
action
noun, the process or state of acting or of being active:
Ecorse
noun, a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
ecoles
noun, school1 .
eclats
noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
triene
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
eclair
noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
Cretan
noun, a native or inhabitant of Crete.
teaser
noun, a person or thing that teases.
Carson
noun, Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
Creole
noun, a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
creels
noun, a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
Coster
noun, costermonger.
crates
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
craton
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
trails
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
crease
noun, a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
create
adjective, Archaic. created.
Alston
noun, a male given name.
crenel
noun, any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
Cairo
noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
scorn
noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
rails
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
Scot.
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
Alost
noun, a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
relic
noun, a surviving memorial of something past.
anele
verb (used with object), to administer extreme unction to.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
Tirol
noun, Tyrol.
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.
cairn
noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
Actor
noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
actos
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Acton
noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
orles
noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
caner
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
scree
noun, a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
Ancon
noun, the elbow.
canes
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
renal
adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
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.
nears
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Neils
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
ancre
adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
Renan
noun, Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
natl.
tirls
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Scone
noun, a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
aeons
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
toles
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
Tolar
noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
trial
noun, Law. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
scion
noun, a descendant.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
tolas
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
niece
noun, a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
tonal
adjective, pertaining to or having tonality.
Niles
noun, a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
reins
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
scent
noun, a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
astr.
score
noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
toile
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
trice
noun, a very short time; an instant:
racon
noun, radar beacon.
aeri-
Rains
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
anent
preposition, in regard to; about; concerning.
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
neons
noun, Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
aerie
noun, the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
neral
noun, citral b. See under citral.
ation
toils
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
tolan
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
nerol
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
aero-
reni-
canoe
noun, any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
renin
noun, a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
resin
noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
lotas
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
cert.
reset
noun, an act or instance of setting again.
lotic
adjective, pertaining to or living in flowing water.
acet-
loser
noun, a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
races
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
carne
noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
oste-
carls
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
sect.
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Osler
noun, Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
alter
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
Ronne
noun, a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
triol
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
Loris
noun, Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
carse
noun, bottom land.
roils
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
30-30
Ronan
noun, a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
Carol
noun, a song, especially of joy.
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Lorin
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Seine
noun, a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
carns
noun, cairn.
ronin
noun, a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
Lorna
noun, a female given name.
trois
noun, the number 3.
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
Lorne
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Carin
noun, a female given name.
Carie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
canto
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
acron
noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
Cant.
OSCAR
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
canst
noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
Oscan
noun, one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
narcs
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
tries
noun, plural of try.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
Trace
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
Canso
noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
Canon
noun, an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
Tosca
noun, an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
naso-
acro-
rente
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
alti-
acnes
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.
nacre
noun, mother-of-pearl.
caret
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
SEATO
noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
cares
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
rents
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Caren
noun, a female given name.
alto-
Alton
noun, a city in SW Illinois.
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.
Nairn
noun, a historic county in N Scotland.
Nance
noun, Offensive. an effeminate male.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
cants
noun, insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
nano-
acorn
noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
scene
noun, the place where some action or event occurs:
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Ascot
noun, a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
A-one
adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
arces
noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
ocean
noun, the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
torcs
noun, torque (def 4).
ocrea
noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
octa-
riels
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
octal
noun, octonary (def 6).
octan
noun, an octan fever.
alone
Idioms, leave alone, to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself: to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
alist
adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
Anton
noun, a male given name, form of Anthony.
salon
noun, a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
Oesel
noun, German name of Saaremaa.
Ariel
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
Saree
noun, sari.
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
Aline
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
anion
noun, a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
sarc-
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
react
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
anis-
sanit
Arete
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
rices
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
Salto
noun, a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
areo-
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
annot
ratel
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
riles
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
saice
noun, syce.
toric
adjective, noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
orals
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
onces
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
olein
noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
rotls
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Annie
noun, a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
orale
noun, fanon (def 2).
ranis
noun, ranee.
ontic
adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
anole
noun, any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
Aloin
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
OIcel
Anson
noun, a male given name.
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
antic
noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
anti-
oiler
noun, a person or thing that oils.
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
ante-
Salic
adjective, of or relating to the Salian Franks.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
oleic
adjective, pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
orans
noun, orant.
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
TORES
noun, a torus.
Olean
noun, a city in SW New York.
anon.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
alien
noun, Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen). See also resident alien, illegal alien.
arils
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
nines
noun, a cardinal number, eight plus one.
artel
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
scat-
scart
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
rect.
scare
noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
noct-
airts
noun, a direction.
treas
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
scant
adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
noels
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
arson
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
RECON
noun, reconnaissance.
trail
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
aisle
noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
recta
noun, a plural of rectum.
Oriel
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
Alcon
noun, a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
reest
verb (used with object), to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
triac
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
Ninos
noun, boy; child.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
sceat
noun, a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
Nisan
noun, the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
ascon
noun, a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
treen
noun, treenware.
asco-
reels
noun, a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
rials
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
niton
noun, (formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
nitr-
nitre
noun, niter.
noils
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
Arles
noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
Norns
noun, an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
alert
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
anile
adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
Ranee
noun, the wife of a rajah.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
Arnel
Arlen
noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
anils
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
Orcas
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
Alice
noun, a city in S Texas.
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
reals
noun, real number.
Alene
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
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.
tonic
noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
nona-
Alcor
tonia
orial
alecs
noun, a herring.
nonas
noun, sleeping sickness (def 2).
nonce
noun, the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
rales
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
satin
noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
nones
noun, the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
Recit
nonet
noun, a group of nine performers or instruments.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
tonne
noun, metric ton.
scena
noun, an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
coils
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
lores
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
Inner
adjective, situated within or farther within; interior:
incl.
incor
incr.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
coria
noun, plural of corium.
cores
inlet
noun, an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
Corea
noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
Coral
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
Corse
noun, corpse.
Sorel
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
tenia
noun, taenia.
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
Conte
noun, count2 .
insol
cont.
Const
Cons.
conns
noun, responsibility for the steering of a ship.
corns
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
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.
Conn.
icons
steer
noun, Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
Steen
noun, Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
Steel
noun, any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
Costa
noun, a rib or riblike part.
telos
noun, the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
IATSE
steal
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
Icel.
coset
noun, a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
sotie
noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
ileac
adjective, of or relating to the ileum.
ileo-
Corti
noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
stale
adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
Srta.
inane
noun, something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
inst.
intel
noun, intelligence (defs 4, 6).
stela
noun, stele (defs 1–3).
istle
noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
solar
noun, Informal. solar energy.
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
solan
noun, a gannet.
coast
noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
Isere
noun, a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
socle
noun, a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
islet
noun, a very small island.
coals
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
coati
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
Ital.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
tense
noun, a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
clots
noun, a mass or lump.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
sneer
noun, a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
snarl
noun, the act of snarling.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
Irene
noun, Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
soler
noun, Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
Conan
noun, a male given name.
tenon
noun, a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
Tenn.
Colin
noun, any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
Colet
noun, John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
Coles
noun, any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
colat
Colas
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
teno-
coirs
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
intr.
coins
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
coele
sonic
adjective, of or relating to sound.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
Carte
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
coel-
Coats
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
Solti
noun, Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Iran.
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
stele
noun, an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
Sloan
noun, John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Enola
noun, a female given name.
enols
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
tails
noun, tail1 (def 6).
econ.
enrol
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
Ecole
noun, school1 .
ecol.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
eclat
noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
ectal
adjective, external; outer; on the surface of.
eaten
noun, eats, Informal. food.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
ento-
easel
noun, a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
teals
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
Ennis
noun, a town in N Texas.
ecto-
tease
noun, a person who teases or annoys.
Elton
noun, a male given name.
elint
noun, the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
Elena
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
Eliot
noun, Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
taler
noun, thaler.
Elisa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Elise
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
elite
noun, (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
talcs
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.
Elsie
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
enact
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
elate
adjective, elated.
enate
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
elans
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
talon
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
Talos
noun, a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
encl.
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
Eilat
noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
tears
Eolic
noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
telo-
Crees
noun, a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
Stoic
noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
Crile
noun, George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
cries
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
stile
noun, a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
Crete
noun, Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
Ester
noun, a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
estoc
noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
crest
noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
Creon
noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
Creel
noun, a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
crit.
teles
noun, television.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
crate
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
telia
noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
Crane
noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
cotes
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
ster.
telic
adjective, Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
crine
noun, hair; head of hair.
Croat
noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
taels
noun, liang.
teens
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
eosin
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
tacos
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
erase
verb (used with object), to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
erect
adjective, upright in position or posture:
teels
noun, til.
taces
noun, tasset.
ERICA
noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
Teena
noun, a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
crone
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
ernes
noun, sea eagle.
Ernie
noun, a male given name, form of Ernest.
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
erose
adjective, uneven, as if gnawed away.
tele-
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
stole
noun, an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below. Compare tippet (def 2).
stola
noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
snail
noun, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
cions
noun, scion (def 2).
lect.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
terne
noun, terne metal.
cires
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
cines
noun, a film; motion picture.
cense
verb (used with object), to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
leers
noun, a lascivious or sly look.
cine-
terns
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
leets
noun, a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
Linos
noun, linoleum.
Ciano
noun, Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
terse
adjective, neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
least
noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
lease
noun, a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
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.
celts
noun, an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
Latin
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
claro
noun, such a cigar.
Clare
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
liras
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
since
adverb, from then till now (often preceded by ever):
Sinan
noun, 1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
sinal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
clans
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
lints
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
leans
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
leant
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
Clair
noun, René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
Cenis
noun, Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
learn
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
lears
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
cites
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
Tesla
noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
later
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
ceras
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
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: ¢.
seti-
Leona
noun, a female given name.
Leone
noun, a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
Leoni
noun, Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
ceorl
noun, churl (def 4).
ceros
noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
Lerna
noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
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.
licet
Leros
noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
Seric
cero-
sero-
ceria
noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
Ceres
noun, a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
lento
adverb, slowly.
liers
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
linns
noun, a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
Lenin
noun, V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
Lenca
noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
cent.
cetes
noun, a number of badgers together.
serac
noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
liner
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
tical
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
slier
adjective, a comparative of sly.
lenis
noun, a lenis consonant.
Cesti
noun, Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
linen
noun, fabric woven from flax yarns.
lenos
noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
CENTO
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
linac
noun, linear accelerator.
seral
adjective, of or relating to a sere.
clase
tiers
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
slain
noun, sley.
Seler
noun, Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
cater
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
LANCE
noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
Clite
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
Cates
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
sito-
Loire
noun, a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
Celt.
abbreviation, Celtic.
loans
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
cline
noun, Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
terce
noun, tierce (def 3).
Cleon
noun, died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
Elias
noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
slant
noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
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.
cease
noun, cessation:
carts
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Loren
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
laces
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
Lorca
noun, García Lorca.
LORAN
noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
Close
noun, the act of closing.
slice
noun, a thin, flat piece cut from something:
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
laics
noun, one of the laity.
lact-
clone
noun, Biology. a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived. a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
loner
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
sleet
noun, precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
tera-
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.
Siret
noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
Clint
noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
laree
noun, lari.
liter
noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
Tiler
noun, a person who lays tiles.
ceils
verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
Senna
noun, any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
LASER
noun, a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
clear
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
Celia
noun, a female given name, form of Cecilia.
Sinon
noun, a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
litas
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
siree
noun, sirree.
Sino-
Laris
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
clast
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.
laten
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
tiles
noun, a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
cleat
noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
Lares
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
litre
noun, liter.
lites
noun, light2 (def 36).
Tees
noun, a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
tsar
noun, czar.
seal
noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
Rice
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
tRNA
tion
tron
str.
rete
noun, a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
tela
noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
tel-
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.
teil
noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
tale
noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
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.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
seer
noun, a person who sees; observer.
Sere
noun, the series of stages in an ecological succession.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
tri-
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
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.
sene
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
rets
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
tail
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
Tree
noun, a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
tael
noun, liang.
teen
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
Seel
verb (used with object), Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
Seen
verb, past participle of see1 .
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.
taco
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
sec.
tils
noun, the sesame plant.
teel
noun, til.
Rico
noun, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
slit
noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
Riel
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
sone
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
Soni
Sale
noun, the act of selling.
SCAN
noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
soln
scar
noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
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.
Saco
noun, a city in SW Maine.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
ROTL
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
Roti
noun, roast.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
ROTC
noun, a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
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.
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
sloe
noun, the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
slot
noun, a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
Sat.
Sari
noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
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.
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
SLIC
ter.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
sole
noun, the bottom or under surface of the foot.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
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.
soil
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
torc
noun, torque (def 4).
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
Sol.
Sola
noun, an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
Tore
noun, a torus.
tonn
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.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
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.
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
toil
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
RNAS
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
rit.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
RISC
noun, reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
rile
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
tier
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
scr.
tirl
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
STOL
noun, a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
tics
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
rocs
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
Sra.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
Leto
noun, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
silt
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
sci.
scil
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
tern
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
tole
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
roil
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
silo
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
ten.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
Ste.
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
tola
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
sice
noun, syce.
RONA
role
noun, a part or character played by an actor or actress.
Tace
noun, tasset.
1080
EEOC
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.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Leta
noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
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.
Liao
noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
Lias
noun, Leah (def 1).
lice
noun, plural of louse.
Cato
noun, Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
lier
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
cts.
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:
Linn
noun, a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
lino
noun, linoleum.
Cate
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
Lins
noun, a city in E Brazil.
lint
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Lion
noun, a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
LEST
conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
cees
noun, the letter C.
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
cene
Lean
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
Lear
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
LEAS
noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
leer
noun, a lascivious or sly look.
lees
noun, plural of lee2 .
Leet
noun, a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
Leis
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Leos
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
cen.
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.
Cels
Leno
noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
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.
Cela
noun, Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
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.
Ceil
verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
Leon
noun, a male given name, form of Leo.
cat.
cast
noun, act of casting or throwing.
CerE
noun, a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
Este
noun, a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
Can.
Lota
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
CALS
noun, a male given name, form of Calvin.
lote
noun, lotus.
Loti
noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
Cal.
Cain
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
est.
cane
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
eso-
esne
noun, (in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
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.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
nane
pronoun, adverb, adjective, none1 .
Ice.
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
lost
Idioms, get lost, Slang. to absent oneself: to stop being a nuisance:
Lose
Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
LISA
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
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:
lit.
lite
noun, light2 (def 36).
lits
noun, litas.
CASE
noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
Eire
noun, the Irish name of Ireland.
loan
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
loca
noun, a plural of locus.
Lorn
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Carn
noun, cairn.
loci
noun, plural of locus.
Carl
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
loin
noun, Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
Lois
noun, a female given name.
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
lone
adjective, being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
etc.
Lore
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
lea.
CERN
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
COLA
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
intl
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
cols
noun, Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
ions
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
Coln
noun, former German name of Cologne.
Cole
noun, any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
Col.
ins.
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
coir
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
coin
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
Ire.
coil
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
coat
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
coal
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
int.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
Cres
Cort
crat
Cote
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
ICAO
ile-
Cost
noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
cose
verb (used without object), coze.
Ilse
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
ical
CORN
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
inns
noun, a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
Cori
noun, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
inae
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
Inc.
Cor.
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.
cone
noun, Geometry. a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex. a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
Con.
COLT
noun, a young male animal of the horse family.
Cree
noun, a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
cet-
LARC
noun, long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
lain
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
LAIS
noun, (in medieval French literature)
Lane
noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
Lani
Laon
noun, a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
Laos
noun, a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
Ceto
Lari
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
ciao
interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
Lars
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
ctr.
Cete
noun, a number of badgers together.
lase
verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
last
noun, a person or thing that is last.
Lat.
late
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
lats
noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
Ceta
noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
laic
noun, one of the laity.
cion
noun, scion (def 2).
Isle
noun, a small island.
itol
iso-
clot
noun, a mass or lump.
CLOS
noun, a walled vineyard.
Cloe
noun, a female given name, form of Chloe.
clit
noun, clitoris.
Clio
noun, Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
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.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
Cleo
noun, a female given name.
Clea
noun, a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
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).
clar
clan
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
cite
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
cit.
cist
noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
cis-
cire
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
cir.
lace
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
ator
Naos
noun, a temple.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
airt
noun, a direction.
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
oral
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
enol
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
orcs
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Orel
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
Ens.
orle
noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
Aire
Osee
noun, Hosea.
enl.
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Ont.
Alco
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
once
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
ease
noun, freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
anes
adverb, once.
ole-
oles
noun, a cry of “olé.”.
Olin
noun, a male given name.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
NCTE
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Alec
noun, a herring.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
alts
noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
alt.
Also
adverb, in addition; too; besides; as well:
aloe
noun, any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
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.
alee
adverb, adjective, upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
otic
adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
ails
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
Anil
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
recs
noun, recreation.
Elis
noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
Elia
noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
ARCS
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Elea
noun, an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
real
noun, real number.
ELAS
elan
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
Reel
noun, a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
Rees
noun, reeve3 .
Rein
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
rel.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
rent
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
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.
ence
Elsa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
enc.
aet.
aesc
noun, ash2 (def 3).
aer-
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
eco-
Else
Idioms, or else, or suffer the consequences:
ACTS
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
ect-
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Acre
noun, a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
acr-
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.
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
rain
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
rale
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
ACLS
Rani
noun, ranee.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
ance
ann.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Nine
noun, a cardinal number, eight plus one.
Nino
noun, boy; child.
NIRA
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
Erne
noun, sea eagle.
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Noel
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
Nils
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
noil
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
Oise
noun, a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
none
noun, nones1 .
Nor.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
Nina
noun, girl; child.
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.
Norn
noun, an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
nene
noun, a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
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.
Neal
noun, a male given name.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
atic
ates
Neel
noun, Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
Neil
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
neo-
Erse
noun, Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
neon
noun, Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
Nero
noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
Aten
noun, Aton.
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.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
NICE
noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
non-
nos-
Erie
noun, Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
ARIS
aril
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
ears
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
ARCO
adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
Arce
noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
ocas
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Eric
noun, Eric the Red.
ant.
Oct.
OEEC
ANSI
ano-
oils
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
Anne
noun, 1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Aron
noun, a male given name.
art.
nose
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
not-
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Earl
noun, a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
asci
noun, plural of ascus.
asc-
ices
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
NTIA
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
ECA
EEO
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.
ear
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
CTA
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
cte
EEL
noun, any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
ean
CSO
ea.
ec-
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
EEC
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
eo-
CRS
CSA
ctn
plural, carton.
tee
noun, the letter T or t.
CSR
CRT
CST
TCS
TEC
noun, detective.
ret
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
COT
noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
ALC
ale
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
ALS
noun, Indian mulberry.
ANC
tra
tr.
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
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.
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
aor
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
ARE
noun, a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
ARS
ase
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
Tro
TSI
TSE
ac-
al.
an.
Ar.
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
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.
ASI
ASN
COS
noun, romaine.
CIA
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.
cee
noun, the letter C.
CEO
TIC
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
TIA
TES
noun, ti1 .
CIE
CAR
noun, an automobile.
cle
CLI
Clo
CLR
CNN
CNO
CNS
CEA
CAI
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
CIO
noun, a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
ASR
ast
at.
ATC
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
ca.
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
cl.
Co.
tlr
tlo
TLC
cr.
cs.
ct.
CAS
verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
eir
sc.
NEC
Nee
adjective, born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
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.
NNE
NOC
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
nr.
ne-
NRA
NRC
NSA
NSC
SAR
Oc.
OSA
OTC
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
OAS
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
NEA
se-
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
SEL
noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
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.
SER
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
Lir
noun, Ler.
lis
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
LOC
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
LON
SEI
noun, sei whale.
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
Lot
noun, one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
See
noun, the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
LSC
LSI
LST
LTA
ltr
NCO
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
Nan
noun, naan.
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
OCR
LEO
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
RNA
OTA
ote
OTS
ROI
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
RCS
Re.
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
ROA
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
ose
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
rat
noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
RCA
RCN
RCT
REA
REC
noun, recreation.
Ree
noun, reeve3 .
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
ot-
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
OCS
So.
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
oic
oil
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
OIr
OIt
Sal
noun, salt1 .
Ola
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
SAE
SAC
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
SRO
RTS
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
rte
rt.
RSE
RSA
Rs.
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ONI
ONR
ons
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Ler
noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
LOE
noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
TSR
noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
ina
noun, a female given name.
Ia.
ial
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
IAS
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
ier
il-
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
ILO
ILS
in.
Sta
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
St.
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
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).
ine
sot
noun, a drunkard.
INN
noun, a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
IOC
ior
Ios
noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
IOT
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
io-
ics
IRC
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
EIS
Eli
noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
els
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
en-
TAL
ene
EOE
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
TAE
preposition, to.
ERE
preposition, conjunction, before.
ETS
ERS
noun, ervil.
ERT
ESA
Esc
ese
ESL
STL
ESR
STI
ETO
ETR
Ir.
Sr.
IRL
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
SLR
LCT
LCI
LAO
noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
LCA
Lt.
Las
noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
IRO
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
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).
Lae
noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
Lai
noun, (in medieval French literature)
SLE
La.
SLA
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
Isl
Len
noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
ite
ISA
ise
lei
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISR
SOC
noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
ist
Lee
noun, protective shelter:
ITA
IRS
ITC
R.
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.
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RC
TE
noun, ti1 .
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
T1
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
TC
RI
t.
RN
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RO
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.
LO
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
ln
le
AO
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
LR
TN
O.
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
OE
noun, oy2 .
NL
OA
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.
L.
SN
ol
CE
LC
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
NI
SL
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
SA
S.
NC
NA
adverb, no1 .
TL
ic
i.
N.
L1
L2
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
ee
EI
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
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