Anagrams of involutes
Word involutes has
550 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of involutes.
- volutins
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noun,
basophilic nucleoprotein granules in the cytoplasm or the vacuoles of certain microorganisms.
- novelist
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noun,
a person who writes novels.
- involute
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noun,
Geometry. any curve of which a given curve is the evolute.
- evulsion
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noun,
the act of plucking or pulling out; forcible extraction.
- line-out
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noun,
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- outlines
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- utensil
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noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- unveils
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verb (used with object),
to remove a veil or other covering from; display; reveal:
- envious
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adjective,
full of, feeling, or expressing envy:
- luteins
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- violent
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adjective,
acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force:
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- outline
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- solvent
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noun,
a substance that dissolves another to form a solution:
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- elusion
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- outlive
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verb (used with object),
to live longer than; survive (a person, period, etc.):
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- volutin
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noun,
basophilic nucleoprotein granules in the cytoplasm or the vacuoles of certain microorganisms.
- volutes
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noun,
a spiral or twisted formation or object.
- niveous
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adjective,
resembling snow, especially in whiteness; snowy.
- sunlit
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adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- Nivose
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noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fourth month of the year, extending from December 21 to January 19.
- invest
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verb (used with object),
to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- insoul
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- sloven
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noun,
a person who is habitually negligent of neatness or cleanliness in dress, appearance, etc.
- livens
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verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- stolen
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- insult
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noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- ovules
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noun,
Botany.
a rudimentary seed.
the plant part that contains the embryo sac and hence the female germ cell, which after fertilization develops into a seed.
- lesion
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- V/STOL
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- snivel
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noun,
weak, whining, or pretended weeping.
- toiles
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- tonsil
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noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Levins
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noun,
lightning.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Lieut.
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- tousle
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noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- tinsel
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- Silone
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noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Louise
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noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- unlive
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verb (used with object),
to undo or reverse (past life, experiences, etc.):
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- telson
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noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- Iseult
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noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- unveil
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verb (used with object),
to remove a veil or other covering from; display; reveal:
- louies
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noun,
looie.
- venous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of a vein.
- lutose
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adjective,
covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- elints
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- voiles
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noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- ensoul
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verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- luteo-
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- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- lutein
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- lunies
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noun,
a lunatic.
- Violet
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noun,
any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers.
Compare violet family.
- solute
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noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- oleins
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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.
- Solent
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noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- Soviet
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noun,
(before the revolution) any governmental council.
(after the revolution) a local council, originally elected only by manual workers, with certain powers of local administration.
(after the revolution) a higher council elected by a local council, being part of a hierarchy of soviets culminating in the Supreme Soviet.
- vinous
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adjective,
of, resembling, or containing wine.
- steno-
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- ovines
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- volute
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noun,
a spiral or twisted formation or object.
- Stevin
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noun,
Simon [see-mawn] /ˈsi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1548–1620, Dutch mathematician and physicist.
- oste-
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- Levin
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noun,
lightning.
- toils
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noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tiles
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noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- solve
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verb (used with object),
to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain:
- Linus
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- lints
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noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Nevil
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noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- toile
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- noels
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noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- snout
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noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- nevus
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noun,
any congenital anomaly of the skin, including moles and various types of birthmarks.
- Linos
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noun,
linoleum.
- tines
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Nevis
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noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- levo-
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- Solti
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noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- sito-
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- tious
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- Neils
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- stile
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noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- telos
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noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Niles
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- sluit
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noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- Louis
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noun,
louis d'or.
- toise
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noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Louie
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noun,
looie.
- Lotus
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noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- stole
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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).
- louts
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noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Stone
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stove
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noun,
a portable or fixed apparatus that furnishes heat for warmth, cooking, etc., commonly using coal, oil, gas, wood, or electricity as a source of power.
- loves
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noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Stein
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- suint
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noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Luton
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noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- suite
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noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Soult
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noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- lunes
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noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- lives
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noun,
plural of life.
- lunts
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noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- liven
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verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- sotie
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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.
- telo-
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- louse
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noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- teno-
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- onset
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noun,
a beginning or start:
- tules
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noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- noils
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- ileo-
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- vino-
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- etuis
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noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- eusol
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noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- evils
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noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- ovine
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- ovule
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noun,
Botany.
a rudimentary seed.
the plant part that contains the embryo sac and hence the female germ cell, which after fertilization develops into a seed.
- Venus
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noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of gardens and spring, identified by the Romans with Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty.
- ileus
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noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- olein
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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.
- vents
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noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Venlo
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noun,
a city in SE Netherlands.
- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- veni-
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- toles
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noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- insol
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- inst.
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- vinos
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noun,
wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
- viols
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noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Elvis
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noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- 30-30
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- votes
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noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- elint
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Eliot
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noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- volts
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noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- volti
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verb (imperative),
turn; turn over: a direction to turn the page.
- Elton
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noun,
a male given name.
- vols.
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- outen
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verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- voles
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noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- enols
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noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- ousel
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noun,
ouzel.
- ento-
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- voile
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noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- Olive
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noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- eosin
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noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Seoul
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noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- lenis
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noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Unit.
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- Seton
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- veins
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noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Notus
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noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- TUNIS
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- tunes
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noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- notes
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noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- touse
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noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Univ.
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- lenos
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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.
- tonus
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noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- lento
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adverb,
slowly.
- Sino-
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- Leoni
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noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- tones
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noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- noise
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- unite
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- ulent
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- neut.
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- veils
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noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- utile
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adjective,
useful.
- seti-
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- istle
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- unset
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adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- untie
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verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- novel
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noun,
a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
- invt.
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- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- until
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conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- slut
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noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- sloe
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noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- snit
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noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Ouse
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noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- slot
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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.
- Sion
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- outs
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noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- SINE
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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.
- slue
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noun,
the act of sluing.
- situ
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noun,
in situ.
- silt
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noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- silo
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noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- oust
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verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- out-
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- site
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noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- slit
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noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- ovi-
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- oven
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noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- sent
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noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tion
-
- snot
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noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- vil.
-
- Utes
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noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- veil
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noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- vein
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noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- vel.
-
- Ven.
-
- Veno
-
- Vent
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noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- vest
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noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- vet.
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- veto
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noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- vets
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noun,
veterinarian.
- Viet
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noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- VILE
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adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- uni-
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- vin-
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- VINE
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noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- Vins
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noun,
wine.
- viol
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noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- vise
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noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- Vito
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noun,
a male given name.
- VLSI
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- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- volt
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noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- Vote
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noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- ulto
-
- soil
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noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- tel-
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- Sol.
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- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- soln
-
- sone
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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
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- Soul
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noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- Ste.
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- STOL
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noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- ten.
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- Tues
-
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- 1080
-
- Vul.
-
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- 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.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- ious
-
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- iso-
-
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- inv.
-
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- 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.
- intl
-
- luvs
-
noun,
love.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neo-
-
- 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.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- Nev.
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- 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.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Lev.
-
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- 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.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- lin.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- itol
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ile-
-
- 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 = .
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- 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.
- est.
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- not-
-
- enl.
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- nos-
-
- ole-
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- 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.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Nov.
-
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- 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.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- eous
-
- eso-
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- 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.
- Ens.
-
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Ont.
-
- ITV
-
- env
-
- ite
-
- ISV
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- vol
-
- en-
-
- il-
-
- Une
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- VTO
-
- Vte
-
- Vt.
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- eo-
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- IUS
-
- EIS
-
- Lt.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- UIT
-
- vo.
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ult
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ise
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- 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 = .
- ETS
-
- vs.
-
- 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.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- Tu.
-
- ETV
-
- IOT
-
- eu-
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- ine
-
- in.
-
- ITU
-
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- uti
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- io-
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- UNO
-
- uns
-
- ist
-
- ESL
-
- Isl
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IOU
-
- ESU
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USN
-
- ETO
-
- USO
-
- USV
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- tue
-
- ose
-
- TSI
-
- lv.
-
- SLE
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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:
- SNU
-
- NES
-
- ne-
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- TSE
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- St.
-
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- STI
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- ov-
-
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OIt
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- NSU
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- So.
-
- se-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NUL
-
- STL
-
- luv
-
noun,
love.
- 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.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Les
-
- 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.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- 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.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- tlo
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- STV
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- LON
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- N.
-
- NV
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- L.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SU
-
- ol
-
- L1
-
- VN
-
- VI
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L2
-
- EV
-
- le
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- EI
-
- V.
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- VU
-
- S.
-
- UV
-
- SL
-
- i.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- T1
-
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SN
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- t.
-
- NL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- VL
-
- SV
-
- TL
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- UL
-
- UI
-
- NI
-
- U.
-
- TN
-