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Word irrelevant has
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- Intervale
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noun,
a low-lying tract of land along a river.
- veratrine
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noun,
a white or grayish-white, slightly water-soluble, poisonous mixture of alkaloids obtained by extraction from the seeds of the sabadilla: formerly used in medicine as a counterirritant in the treatment of rheumatism and neuralgia.
- retrieval
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noun,
the act of retrieving.
- traveler
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noun,
a person or thing that travels.
- Taverner
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noun,
the owner of a tavern.
- inverter
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noun,
a person or thing that inverts.
- Levanter
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noun,
a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean.
- interval
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noun,
an intervening period of time:
- relative
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noun,
a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- retainer
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- relevant
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adjective,
bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent:
- levirate
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noun,
the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
- Verlaine
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1844–96, French poet.
- Venetia
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noun,
an ancient district in NE Italy: later a Roman province bounded by the Alps, the Po River, and the Adriatic Sea.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- learner
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noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- terrine
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- terrane
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- veinlet
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noun,
a small vein.
- 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.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- rentier
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- veteran
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noun,
a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like:
- arteri-
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- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- Avertin
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- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- ventail
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noun,
the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
- trailer
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noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Elinvar
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- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- ventri-
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- naivete
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noun,
the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- leviter
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) lightly.
- ventral
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adjective,
of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal.
- elative
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noun,
an elative case.
- 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.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- ravelin
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- nervate
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adjective,
(of leaves) having veins.
- inter.
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- retral
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adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- enter-
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- Ervine
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noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- reveal
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- envier
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noun,
a person who feels envy.
- venter
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the abdomen or belly.
a bellylike cavity or concavity.
a bellylike protuberance.
- velate
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adjective,
Biology. having a velum.
- revert
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noun,
a person or thing that reverts.
- Erevan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- Erivan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- Veneti
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noun,
Also, Venetia. Also called Veneto [ve-ne-taw] /ˈvɛ nɛ tɔ/ (Show IPA). a region in NE Italy. 7095 sq. mi. (18,375 sq. km).
- revile
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- venial
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adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- Venite
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noun,
the 95th Psalm (94th in the Vulgate and Douay), used as a canticle at matins or morning prayers.
- errant
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adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- ventr-
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- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- intra-
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- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Reiner
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noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- ravine
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noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- Lerner
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noun,
Alan Jay, 1918–86, U.S. lyricist and librettist.
- Levant
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noun,
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- levier
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noun,
a person who levies.
- Levine
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noun,
Jack, 1915–2010, U.S. painter.
- Levite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Levi.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- native
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noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- Nerval
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noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- leaven
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noun,
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- valent
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- retire
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- varier
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noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- invert
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- irreal
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adjective,
unreal.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- renter
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noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- varlet
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noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- 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.
- Lavern
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noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- 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;
- relive
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verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- relier
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- travel
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- 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.
- vineal
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adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- alvine
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adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- alevin
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noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- tavern
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noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- Rivera
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noun,
Diego [dye-gaw] /ˈdyɛ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1957, Mexican painter.
- Vernal
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adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- Averil
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noun,
a male given name.
- arrive
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noun,
a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.
- verite
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noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- Verner
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noun,
Karl Adolph [kahrl ah-dolf] /kɑrl ˈɑ dɒlf/ (Show IPA), 1846–96, Danish linguist.
- Arleen
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noun,
a female given name.
- Elvira
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Vernet
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noun,
Claude Joseph [klohd zhaw-zef] /kloʊd ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1714–89, French painter.
- Verein
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noun,
a union, association, or society.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Lerna
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noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- ravin
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alter
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Raven
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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.
- Lever
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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).
- alive
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Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- Levin
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noun,
lightning.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Leven
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noun,
Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
- alti-
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- enate
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Reave
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verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anvil
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noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- anti-
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- later
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Latin
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- ante-
-
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Laver
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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.
- tinea
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tavel
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noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- reive
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verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- anele
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verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- leant
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- learn
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- leave
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noun,
permission to do something:
- Alvin
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noun,
a town in S Texas.
- alien
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noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Alene
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- alert
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- neral
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noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- natl.
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- navel
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noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- vital
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adjective,
of or relating to life:
- tele-
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- treen
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noun,
treenware.
- nival
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adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- Neiva
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noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- nitr-
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- aerie
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noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Nerva
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noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- nerve
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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.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- trave
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noun,
a crossbeam.
- never
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Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- Nevil
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noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- 30-30
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- aeri-
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- naive
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adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- Ravel
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noun,
a tangle or complication.
- litre
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noun,
liter.
- valet
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noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- tera-
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- rater
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noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- lieve
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adverb,
lief.
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- liner
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Ranee
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- liter
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- liven
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verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- Teena
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noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- liver
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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.
- livre
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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.
- trail
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Trier
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noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- viral
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Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- trial
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noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Viren
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noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- laree
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noun,
lari.
- laten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Arete
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Terri
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noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Evita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- evite
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verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Vener
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noun,
Vänern.
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- Ariel
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- revet
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verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- event
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noun,
something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- revel
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noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- nieve
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noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- veter
-
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Terra
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noun,
earth; land.
- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Evert
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noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- veni-
-
- avert
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verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- River
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noun,
a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- elver
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noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- Elena
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- ervil
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noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- terr.
-
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- intr.
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Arnel
-
- Ital.
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- veena
-
noun,
vina.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- vari-
-
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- reni-
-
- 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.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Iran.
-
- ative
-
- Invar
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- invt.
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- NTIA
-
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- 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.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- trav
-
- NIRA
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- riv.
-
- ten.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- Rev.
-
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- ter.
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- rel.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 1080
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elev
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- enl.
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- 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).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Ven.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- ile-
-
- vel.
-
- inae
-
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- int.
-
- intl
-
- inv.
-
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- Ire.
-
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- ant.
-
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alt.
-
- 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.
- vin-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- 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.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arr.
-
- art.
-
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- vil.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- Ave.
-
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- avn.
-
- vet.
-
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- 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.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lev.
-
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- 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.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Nev.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lin.
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nav.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male 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.
- tRNA
-
- tri-
-
- 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.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- 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.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Vat.
-
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- var.
-
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- val.
-
- 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).
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Vt.
-
- Vte
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- VLA
-
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- tlr
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- TVA
-
- Va.
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- TIA
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- Ver
-
- 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.
- 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.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- NEA
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- in.
-
- ERT
-
- ERV
-
- ETR
-
- ETV
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ine
-
- Ir.
-
- IRL
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ITV
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- La.
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- al.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- av.
-
- ae.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- 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.
- at.
-
- env
-
- ATV
-
- a-v
-
- Avi
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- eir
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- en-
-
- ene
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Lt.
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- REA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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:
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RNA
-
- RNR
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAL
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- NIA
-
- Re.
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- lv.
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- ne-
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- VI
-
- L1
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RV
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- L2
-
- L.
-
- i.
-
- le
-
- VL
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- VN
-
- 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.
- 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.
- VR
-
- V.
-
- NV
-
- TL
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- N.
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- TN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NL
-
- 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.
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- LR
-
- EV
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- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- EI
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).