Anagrams of irrelevances
Word irrelevances has
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- irrelevance
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noun,
the quality or condition of being irrelevant.
- relevances
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noun,
the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand:
- reliances
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- errancies
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noun,
the state or an instance of erring.
- relievers
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noun,
a person or thing that relieves.
- vernicles
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noun,
veronica1 .
- relevance
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noun,
the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand:
- scrivener
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noun,
scribe1 (defs 1, 2).
- revelries
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noun,
reveling; boisterous festivity:
- valencies
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noun,
valence.
- recliners
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noun,
a person or thing that reclines.
- increaser
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noun,
a person or thing that increases.
- receivers
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noun,
a person or thing that receives.
- larcenies
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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.
- larceners
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noun,
a person who commits larceny.
- Severance
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noun,
the act of severing or the state of being severed.
- claviers
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- re-serve
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verb (used with or without object),
to serve again.
- licensee
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noun,
a person, company, etc., to whom a license is granted or issued.
- versicle
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noun,
a little verse.
- versiera
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noun,
witch of Agnesi.
- Elsevier
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noun,
Louis, c1540–1617, Dutch printer: founder of a printing firm at Leyden (1591?) that was operated by his descendants through the 18th century.
- alienees
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noun,
a person to whom property is alienated.
- larcener
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noun,
a person who commits larceny.
- renverse
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adjective,
performed with the body bent from the waist:
- evanesce
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verb (used without object),
to disappear gradually; vanish; fade away.
- reliever
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noun,
a person or thing that relieves.
- Vaseline
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- Celanese
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- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- releaser
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noun,
a person or thing that releases.
- re-lease
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noun,
a contract for re-leasing land or property.
- silencer
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noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- reclines
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- recliner
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noun,
a person or thing that reclines.
- receiver
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noun,
a person or thing that receives.
- celeries
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noun,
a plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, whose leafstalks are eaten raw or cooked.
- reversal
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noun,
an act or instance of reversing.
- ravelins
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- vernicle
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noun,
veronica1 .
- visceral
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adjective,
of or relating to the viscera.
- veneries
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noun,
the gratification of sexual desire.
- venereal
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adjective,
arising from, connected with, or transmitted through sexual intercourse, as an infection.
- Verlaine
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1844–96, French poet.
- screever
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noun,
an artist who draws pictures on sidewalks, as with colored chalks, earning a living from the donations of spectators and passersby.
- learners
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noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- cleanser
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noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- Sancerre
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noun,
a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.
- salience
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- cleavers
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noun,
a North American plant, Galium aparine, of the madder family, having short, hooked bristles on the stems and leaves and bearing very small white flowers.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- verniers
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noun,
Also, vernier scale. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- leviers
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noun,
a person who levies.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- liernes
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- silvern
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adjective,
made of or like silver.
- carrels
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noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- silence
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- cave-in
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noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- cervine
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adjective,
resembling or characteristic of deer; deerlike.
- larries
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noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- veeries
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noun,
a thrush, Catharus fuscescens, common in the eastern and northern U.S., noted for its song.
- carvels
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noun,
caravel.
- license
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- ravelin
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- Vernier
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noun,
Also, vernier scale. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale.
- Valence
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noun,
Chemistry.
the quality that determines the number of atoms or groups with which any single atom or group will unite chemically.
the relative combining capacity of an atom or group compared with that of the standard hydrogen atom. The chloride ion, Cl–, with a valence of one, has the capacity to unite with one atom of hydrogen or its equivalent, as in HCl or NaCl.
- leaners
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- valines
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noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- valeric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- leavens
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noun,
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- versine
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noun,
versed sine.
- varices
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noun,
plural of varix.
- evinces
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verb (used with object),
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- inverse
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noun,
an inverted state or condition.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- crenels
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- enviers
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noun,
a person who feels envy.
- vesical
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adjective,
of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
- vesicle
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noun,
a small sac or cyst.
- learner
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noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- eserine
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noun,
physostigmine.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- receive
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verb (used with object),
to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered):
- enslave
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verb (used with object),
to make a slave of; reduce to slavery:
- cleanse
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- reveals
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- clavier
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- alienee
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noun,
a person to whom property is alienated.
- reveres
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noun,
revers.
- alevins
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noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- reverse
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noun,
the opposite or contrary of something.
- Elinvar
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- reviles
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- revisal
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noun,
the act of revising; revision.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- Sevener
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noun,
Ismaʿilian.
- elevens
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus one.
- servile
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adjective,
slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning:
- reserve
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noun,
Finance.
cash, or assets readily convertible into cash, held aside, as by a corporation, bank, state or national government, etc., to meet expected or unexpected demands.
uninvested cash held to comply with legal requirements.
- Service
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noun,
an act of helpful activity; help; aid:
- cleaver
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noun,
a heavy, broad-bladed knife or long-bladed hatchet, especially one used by butchers for cutting meat into joints or pieces.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- clivers
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noun,
cleavers.
- veneers
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noun,
a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
- venerer
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noun,
a huntsman.
- cravens
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noun,
a coward.
- viscera
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plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- Vereins
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noun,
a union, association, or society.
- clavers
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- reverie
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noun,
a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing:
- rescale
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verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- claries
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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.
- reelers
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noun,
a person or thing that reels.
- several
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noun,
several persons or things; a few; some.
- release
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noun,
a freeing or releasing from confinement, obligation, pain, emotional strain, etc.
- enclave
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noun,
a country, or especially, an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country.
- reliers
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- relieve
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Idioms,
to relieve oneself, to urinate or defecate.
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- velars
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noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Velsen
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noun,
a seaport in W Netherlands.
- irreal
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adjective,
unreal.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- ensile
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- envies
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noun,
a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.
- Erivan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Verein
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noun,
a union, association, or society.
- ericas
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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.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- veneer
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noun,
a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
- eraser
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noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- Venice
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noun,
Italian Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice.
- Valens
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noun,
Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c328–378, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 364–378.
- lancer
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noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Israel
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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.
- venial
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adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- Erevan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- Eileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- envier
-
noun,
a person who feels envy.
- Vanier
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noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- varier
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noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- varies
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verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- elvers
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noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- valise
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noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- Elvira
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- valine
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noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- evince
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verb (used with object),
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- Elsene
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noun,
Dutch name of Ixelles.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- Ervine
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noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- enisle
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verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- ervils
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noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- veenas
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noun,
vina.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- eleven
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus one.
- Varese
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noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Milan.
- senile
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noun,
a senile person.
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- Rivera
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noun,
Diego [dye-gaw] /ˈdyɛ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1957, Mexican painter.
- rivals
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noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- ricers
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noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- revise
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noun,
an act of revising.
- revile
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- revers
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noun,
a part of a garment turned back to show the lining or facing, as a lapel.
- Revere
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noun,
revers.
- revels
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noun,
Hiram Rhoades [rohdz] /roʊdz/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, U.S. clergyman, educator, and politician: first black senator 1870–71.
- reveal
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- resale
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- Server
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noun,
a person who serves.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- relive
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verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- relier
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- releve
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noun,
a rising up onto full point or half point from the flat of the feet.
- Reiner
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noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- reeler
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noun,
a person or thing that reels.
- severe
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adjective,
harsh; unnecessarily extreme:
- Severn
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noun,
a river in Great Britain, flowing from central Wales through W England into the Bristol Channel. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- Servia
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noun,
former name of Serbia.
- serval
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noun,
a long-limbed, nocturnal African cat, Felis serval, about the size of a bobcat, having a tawny coat spotted with black: now rare in many former habitats.
- ravins
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- Seneca
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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.
- Selene
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noun,
the Greek goddess of the moon.
Compare Thyone.
- selen-
-
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Seaver
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noun,
(George) Thomas ("Tom"; "Tom Terrific") born 1944, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- Searle
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noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- sealer
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- serine
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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;
- scler-
-
- scaler
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Serene
-
noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- salver
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noun,
a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- sevier
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noun,
John, 1745–1815, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier and politician: first governor of Tennessee.
- ravine
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noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- 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.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Levins
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noun,
lightning.
- Levine
-
noun,
Jack, 1915–2010, U.S. painter.
- levies
-
noun,
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- levier
-
noun,
a person who levies.
- Lerner
-
noun,
Alan Jay, 1918–86, U.S. lyricist and librettist.
- sliver
-
noun,
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- livens
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verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- Leavis
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noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- leaves
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noun,
plural of leaf.
- leaven
-
noun,
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- learns
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- lavers
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noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- Lavern
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noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- snivel
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noun,
weak, whining, or pretended weeping.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- sleeve
-
noun,
the part of a garment that covers the arm, varying in form and length but commonly tubular.
- livers
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noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- Ravens
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noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- Nerval
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noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- ravels
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noun,
a tangle or complication.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Sierra
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- 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.
- Silvan
-
noun,
a person dwelling in a woodland region.
- Silver
-
noun,
Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- Nevers
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Nièvre, in central France, on the Loire River: Romanesque church.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- livres
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- navies
-
noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- navels
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- slaver
-
noun,
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
- Slavic
-
noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), and South Slavic (Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene).
- sleave
-
noun,
anything matted or raveled.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- invars
-
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- cavies
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carrel
-
noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carvel
-
noun,
caravel.
- carven
-
adjective,
carved.
- Carver
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864?–1943, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- 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.
- cavern
-
noun,
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
- cavers
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- cavils
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- 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.
- Cervin
-
noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- Verner
-
noun,
Karl Adolph [kahrl ah-dolf] /kɑrl ˈɑ dɒlf/ (Show IPA), 1846–96, Danish linguist.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Vernal
-
adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- vineal
-
adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- vincas
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- alevin
-
noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- 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.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alvine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Anvers
-
noun,
French name of Antwerp.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Calvin
-
noun,
John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arrive
-
noun,
a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- vicars
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- averse
-
adjective,
having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed:
- vesica
-
noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- versal
-
adjective,
universal or whole.
- creese
-
noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- calves
-
noun,
plural of calf1 .
- claver
-
noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Craven
-
noun,
a coward.
- clever
-
adjective,
mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- Cleave
-
verb (used with object),
to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.
- Cleves
-
noun,
a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
- clevis
-
noun,
a U -shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- cleans
-
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Leven
-
noun,
Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
- levee
-
noun,
an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river.
- 30-30
-
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- sever
-
verb (used with object),
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- Lever
-
noun,
Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
Compare machine (def 4b).
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- reni-
-
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- 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.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- 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.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- vinas
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- leave
-
noun,
permission to do something:
- 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.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- revel
-
noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- 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.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- 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.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Arnel
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Nevis
-
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.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- never
-
Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- veni-
-
- nerve
-
noun,
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- 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).
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- vice-
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Vener
-
noun,
Vänern.
- sieve
-
noun,
an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- rears
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Reeve
-
noun,
an administrative officer of a town or district.
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- 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.
- verse
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a stanza.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- avens
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- nears
-
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- 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.
- avers
-
- 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.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- veals
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Evans
-
noun,
Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- evase
-
adjective,
widened at the top, as a vase or chimney flue.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- evens
-
- 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.
- Evers
-
noun,
(James) Charles, born 1922, U.S. civil-rights leader.
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- veena
-
noun,
vina.
- Icel.
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- savin
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- sarc-
-
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- vari-
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- clave
-
noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- veils
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- clase
-
- elves
-
noun,
plural of elf.
- elver
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- encl.
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- 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.
- cine-
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- 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.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- veers
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Iran.
-
- serve
-
noun,
the act, manner, or right of serving, as in tennis.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Cleve
-
noun,
Per Teodor [par tey-aw-dawr] /pær ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1840–1905, Swedish chemist.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Invar
-
- River
-
noun,
a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- seven
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 6 plus 1.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Seric
-
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- incl.
-
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- 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.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- incr.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- riv.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- arr.
-
- sec.
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- RCVR
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- VLSI
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- vise
-
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.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- vin-
-
- Visc
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- scil
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- sci.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- vil.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- VINE
-
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.
- serv
-
- Alis
-
- rel.
-
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- ANSI
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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.
- ACLS
-
- Seve
-
noun,
the characteristic flavor and body of a wine.
- Rev.
-
- 1080
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- ARIS
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Cres
-
- aer-
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- 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.
- RNAS
-
- 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.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- acr-
-
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- scr.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Aire
-
- ance
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Ire.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- inv.
-
- ins.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- val.
-
- cen.
-
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- cene
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ile-
-
- IEEE
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ical
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Sra.
-
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Ice.
-
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- clar
-
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- civ.
-
- vees
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- elev
-
- Ens.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- enl.
-
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- 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).
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- vel.
-
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- var.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- vas-
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- CERN
-
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- ELAS
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Cav.
-
- vers
-
- avn.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- Vic.
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- SLIC
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- 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.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- Nev.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- nav.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIRA
-
- Ave.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- 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).
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Cal.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Ven.
-
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- asc-
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Can.
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Lev.
-
- 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.
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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).
- VLA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Sr.
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SVC
-
- SVR
-
- Va.
-
- vs.
-
- 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.
- SLR
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ver
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- SLE
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- VCR
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- SLA
-
- Les
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- env
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- EEE
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EEC
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- CVA
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERV
-
- CNS
-
- IAS
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ILS
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ESA
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- CRS
-
- CLR
-
- IRS
-
- AIC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACV
-
- ACS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CLI
-
- cr.
-
- cle
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- cs.
-
- ca.
-
- 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.
- Avi
-
- AVC
-
- a-v
-
- ASV
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ARS
-
- IRL
-
- in.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- NSA
-
- RCA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- NSC
-
- NRC
-
- REA
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NES
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ISA
-
- NEA
-
- RCN
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- SAE
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- sc.
-
- SAR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RSV
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RNR
-
- RNA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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.
- ne-
-
- NEC
-
- LCA
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- LCI
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- 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.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- 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).
- ise
-
- LSC
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- LSI
-
- ISV
-
- ISR
-
- lv.
-
- La.
-
- Isl
-
- L2
-
- 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.
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- VL
-
- V.
-
- 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.
- LC
-
- VC
-
- VI
-
- VR
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L.
-
- RV
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- ic
-
- NL
-
- NI
-
- N.
-
- EV
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- CV
-
- LR
-
- ln
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NV
-
- i.
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- SN
-
- CE
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- le
-
- NC
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SV
-
- VN
-