Anagrams of lactiferous

Word lactiferous has 2045 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of lactiferous.

9 letter words you can make with lactiferous

facetious
adjective, not meant to be taken seriously or literally:
fruticose
adjective, having the form of a shrub; shrublike.
fluorites
noun, a common mineral, calcium fluoride, CaF 2 , occurring in green, blue, purple, yellow, or colorless crystals, usually in cubes: the principal source of fluorine, used also as a flux in metallurgy and for ornament.
trifocals
noun, trifocals, eyeglasses with trifocal lenses.
suctorial
adjective, adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
factories
noun, a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
sclerotia
noun, a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
faculties
noun, an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action:
Sterculia
noun, any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
fortalice
noun, a small fort; an outwork.
foliature
noun, a cluster of leaves; foliage.
filatures
noun, the act of forming into threads.
flat-sour
noun, fermentation occurring in canned foods after sealing.
sectorial
adjective, of or relating to a sector.
fractious
adjective, refractory or unruly:
cloister
noun, a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
fluorite
noun, a common mineral, calcium fluoride, CaF 2 , occurring in green, blue, purple, yellow, or colorless crystals, usually in cubes: the principal source of fluorine, used also as a flux in metallurgy and for ornament.
loricate
adjective, covered with a lorica.
foliates
adjective, covered with or having leaves.
lacteous
adjective, milky; of the color of milk.
Escorial
noun, a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
Escurial
noun, Escorial.
faitours
noun, impostor; fake.
carioles
noun, a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
societal
adjective, noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
uralites
noun, a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
clotures
noun, a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
citreous
adjective, lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
fluerics
noun, fluidics.
factious
adjective, given to faction; dissentious:
scrofula
noun, primary tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands, especially those of the neck.
factures
noun, the act, process, or manner of making anything; construction.
trefoils
noun, any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
carousel
noun, merry-go-round (def 1).
floruits
noun, he (or she) flourished: used to indicate the period during which a person flourished, especially when the exact birth and death dates are unknown. Abbreviation: fl., flor.
floaters
noun, a person or thing that floats.
filature
noun, the act of forming into threads.
lucifers
noun, a proud, rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who fell from heaven.
alfresco
adverb, out-of-doors; in the open air:
rosulate
adjective, forming a rosette or rosettes.
outliers
noun, something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
furcates
adjective, forked; branching.
utricles
noun, a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
Coulters
noun, colter.
suricate
noun, a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
osculate
verb (used with object), to bring into close contact or union.
fructose
noun, Chemistry, Pharmacology. a yellowish to white, crystalline, water-soluble, levorotatory ketose sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , sweeter than sucrose, occurring in invert sugar, honey, and a great many fruits: used in foodstuffs and in medicine chiefly in solution as an intravenous nutrient.
auricles
noun, Anatomy. the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna. Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart. (loosely) the atrium.
Lucretia
noun, Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
coistrel
noun, a scoundrel; knave.
outcries
noun, a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
outfaces
verb (used with object), to cause to submit by or as if by staring down; face or stare down.
outflies
verb (used with object), to surpass in flying, especially in speed or distance:
trifocal
noun, trifocals, eyeglasses with trifocal lenses.
outraces
verb (used with object), to race or run faster than:
forecast
verb (used with object), to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance:
foresail
noun, the lowermost sail on a foremast.
curtails
noun, a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
florist
noun, a retailer of flowers, ornamental plants, etc.
foliate
adjective, covered with or having leaves.
forties
noun, a cardinal number, ten times four.
Saucier
noun, a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
floruit
noun, he (or she) flourished: used to indicate the period during which a person flourished, especially when the exact birth and death dates are unknown. Abbreviation: fl., flor.
cartels
noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
Castile
noun, Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
florets
noun, a small flower.
astrol.
Carolus
noun, any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.
floater
noun, a person or thing that floats.
Scutari
noun, Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
furcate
adjective, forked; branching.
Forseti
noun, the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
carouse
noun, carousal.
frolics
noun, merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
catouse
noun, New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
fluoric
adjective, Chemistry. pertaining to or obtained from fluorine.
Austro-
fluster
noun, nervous excitement or confusion.
cariole
noun, a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
sclero-
fluters
noun, a person who makes flutings.
scouter
noun, a person who scouts.
carious
adjective, having caries, as teeth; decayed.
fractus
adjective, containing small, individual elements that have a ragged appearance.
carfuls
noun, the largest number or amount that a car can hold.
Calorie
noun, Thermodynamics. Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal. (usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
Carlist
noun, a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
torulas
noun, a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
auricle
noun, Anatomy. the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna. Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart. (loosely) the atrium.
Scarlet
noun, a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
flueric
noun, fluidics.
sautoir
noun, a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
folates
noun, folic acid.
icterus
noun, jaundice (def 1).
fistula
noun, Pathology. a narrow passage or duct formed by disease or injury, as one leading from an abscess to a free surface, or from one cavity to another.
sulcate
adjective, having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
cloture
noun, a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
earfuls
noun, an outpouring of oral information or advice, especially when given without solicitation.
stoical
adjective, impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
cutlers
noun, a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
cluster
noun, a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
coalers
noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
curtals
noun, a 16th-century bassoon.
coaster
noun, a person or thing that coasts.
curtail
noun, a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
curites
noun, a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
curiosa
plural noun, books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
curates
noun, Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
sulfate
noun, Chemistry. a salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
eclairs
noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
sulfite
noun, a salt or ester of sulfurous acid.
surcoat
noun, a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
surface
noun, the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
crustal
adjective, of or relating to a crust, as of the earth.
talcose
adjective, containing or composed largely of talc.
surfeit
noun, excess; an excessive amount:
colters
noun, a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
colures
noun, either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
tailors
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
corslet
noun, corselet (def 2).
couters
noun, a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
Coulter
noun, colter.
closure
noun, the act of closing; the state of being closed.
stearo-
secular
noun, a layperson.
facture
noun, the act, process, or manner of making anything; construction.
Celosia
noun, any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes. Compare cockscomb (def 3).
fiacres
noun, a small horse-drawn carriage.
festuca
noun, any grass of the genus Festuca, chiefly characterized by tufted blades and spikelets, comprising the fescues.
cerato-
ferulas
noun, Botany. any of various plants belonging to the genus Ferula, of the parsley family, chiefly of the Mediterranean region and central Asia, generally tall and coarse with dissected leaves, many of the Asian species yielding strongly scented, medicinal gum resins.
faucets
noun, any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
far-out
adjective, unconventional; offbeat; avant-garde.
farcies
noun, a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
falters
noun, the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
Falster
noun, an island in SE Denmark. 198 sq. mi. (513 sq. km).
faitour
noun, impostor; fake.
failure
noun, an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success:
factors
noun, one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
stearic
adjective, of or relating to suet or fat.
citoles
noun, cittern.
citrals
noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
claires
noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
eutocia
noun, normal childbirth.
soilure
noun, a stain.
clarets
noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
claries
noun, any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
estriol
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
escolar
noun, a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
erotics
noun, an erotic poem.
erotica
noun, written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
tearful
adjective, full of tears; weeping.
elastic
noun, webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
trefoil
noun, any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
careful
adjective, cautious in one's actions:
costrel
noun, a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
Lacoste
noun, René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
Lucifer
noun, a proud, rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who fell from heaven.
retails
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
lectors
noun, a lecturer in a college or university.
rialtos
noun, an exchange or mart.
latices
noun, a plural of latex.
lactose
noun, Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
rituals
noun, an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
Troilus
noun, a warrior son of Priam, mentioned by Homer and Vergil and later represented as the lover of Cressida.
Leofric
noun, died 1057, earl of Mercia c1030–57 (husband of Lady Godiva).
outsail
verb (used with object), to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
outrace
verb (used with object), to race or run faster than:
outlier
noun, something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
outface
verb (used with object), to cause to submit by or as if by staring down; face or stare down.
Rosalie
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
isolate
noun, a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
restful
adjective, giving or conducive to rest.
relucts
verb (used without object), to struggle (against something); rebel.
acetous
adjective, containing or producing acetic acid.
uralite
noun, a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
re-coil
verb (used with or without object), to coil again.
recital
noun, a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
recusal
noun, the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
turacos
noun, touraco.
lifters
noun, a person or thing that lifts.
uracils
noun, Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
Loafers
noun, a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
locates
verb (used with object), to identify or discover the place or location of:
Aetolus
noun, son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
realist
noun, a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
loiters
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
refusal
noun, an act or instance of refusing.
lictors
noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
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Leuctra
noun, a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
relicts
noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
ourself
pronoun, one's own person, individuality, etc., considered as private and apart from others:
Lautrec
noun, Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
article
noun, a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
oculist
noun, ophthalmologist.
safrole
noun, a colorless or faintly yellow liquid, C 10 H 10 O 2 , obtained from sassafras oil or the like: used chiefly in perfumery, for flavoring, and in the manufacture of soaps.
oralist
noun, an advocate of oralism.
trifles
noun, an article or thing of very little value.
rutiles
noun, a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
saltier
noun, saltire.
saltire
noun, an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
utricle
noun, a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
oscular
adjective, pertaining to an osculum.
oculars
noun, Optics. eyepiece.
acerous
adjective, acerose1 .
aristo-
coutil
noun, a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
Loiret
noun, a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
escort
noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
loiter
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
source
noun, any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
Escaut
noun, French name of Scheldt.
Solera
noun, (especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
eructs
verb (used with or without object), to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
crafts
noun, an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
ericas
noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
sol-fa
noun, Music. the set of syllables, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, sung to the respective tones of the scale. All but do and ti are attributed to Guido d'Arezzo.
solute
noun, the substance dissolved in a given solution.
solate
verb (used with object), to change from a gel to a sol.
crates
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
lorica
noun, Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
cresol
noun, any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
elisor
noun, a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
erotic
noun, an erotic poem.
soucar
noun, a Hindu banker.
lories
noun, any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
Locris
noun, either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
solace
noun, comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
course
noun, a direction or route taken or to be taken.
litres
noun, liter.
cotula
noun, (in prescriptions) a measure.
recoil
noun, an act of recoiling.
Factor
noun, one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
coulis
noun, a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
facile
adjective, moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality:
facies
noun, general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
loafer
noun, a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
facets
noun, one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
recast
noun, a recasting.
estral
adjective, estrous.
facers
noun, a person or thing that faces.
social
noun, a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
locate
verb (used with object), to identify or discover the place or location of:
courts
noun, Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
couter
noun, a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
softie
noun, softy.
oriels
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
Crista
noun, a crest or ridge.
locust
noun, Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
re-act
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
Creusa
noun, the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
C-star
noun, carbon star.
souter
noun, a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
osteal
adjective, osseous.
cruets
noun, a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
Curtis
noun, Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
Osetic
adjective, noun, Ossetic.
lustre
noun, the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
cruise
noun, the act of cruising.
curtal
noun, a 16th-century bassoon.
luteo-
lutose
adjective, covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
strife
noun, vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
oilers
noun, a person or thing that oils.
curite
noun, a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
Custer
noun, George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
Ostler
noun, hostler.
Crusoe
noun, Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
curios
noun, any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
curets
noun, a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
curate
noun, Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
culets
noun, Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
ouster
noun, expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
suitor
noun, a man who courts or woos a woman.
cuesta
noun, a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
cueist
noun, a billiard player.
luster
noun, the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
strafe
noun, a strafing attack.
ratels
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
sterol
noun, any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
rastle
verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
louies
noun, looie.
ocular
noun, Optics. eyepiece.
eclats
noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
Louise
noun, Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
eclair
noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
Raetic
noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
Lucias
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
steric
adjective, of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
oracle
noun, (especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
crofts
noun, a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
Lurcat
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
Crouse
noun, Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
Lucite
croute
noun, crust.
stifle
noun, (in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
lucres
noun, monetary reward or gain; money.
sutler
noun, (formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
earful
noun, an outpouring of oral information or advice, especially when given without solicitation.
racist
noun, a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
luetic
adjective, syphilitic.
Lister
noun, Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
Cutler
noun, a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
liters
noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
sarco-
rectal
adjective, of, relating to, or for the rectum.
folate
noun, folic acid.
fortis
noun, a fortis consonant.
ireful
adjective, full of intense anger; wrathful.
fortes
noun, a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in: Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
Fortas
noun, Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
Iseult
noun, Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance. the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram. daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
Forest
noun, a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
isotac
noun, a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
Israel
noun, a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
scoria
noun, Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
Roseau
noun, a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
foliar
adjective, of, relating to, or having the nature of a leaf or leaves.
Scoter
noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
Foster
noun, Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
Scotia
noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
itself
pronoun, a reflexive form of it1 :
foetus
noun, fetus.
rosace
noun, rosette (def 3).
flutes
noun, a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
Coster
noun, costermonger.
fluter
noun, a person who makes flutings.
fluors
lacto-
ritual
noun, an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
rifles
noun, a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
rictus
noun, the gape of the mouth of a bird.
lauric
adjective, of or derived from lauric acid.
routes
noun, a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
rustic
noun, a country person.
scrota
noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
sailor
noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
fustic
noun, the wood of a large, tropical American tree, Chlorophora tinctoria, of the mulberry family, yielding a light-yellow dye.
Fuseli
noun, (John) Henry (Johann Heinrich Füssli) 1741–1825, English painter, illustrator, and essayist; born in Switzerland.
salute
noun, Military. the special act of respect paid in saluting. the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
Furies
noun, unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like:
Furiae
plural noun, fury (def 3).
saltie
noun, an ocean-going sailor.
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
Salter
noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
saucer
noun, a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
iatro-
Icarus
noun, Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
frusta
noun, the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base.
saurel
noun, any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
rustle
noun, the sound made by anything that rustles:
frolic
noun, merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
sailer
noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
scaler
noun, a person or thing that scales.
Frisco
noun, San Francisco.
fresco
noun, Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture. Compare fresco secco.
scato-
fraise
noun, Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
frails
noun, Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
sacro-
rutile
noun, a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
fouter
noun, something that has no value (used in expressions of contempt):
scler-
sclera
noun, a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
Laurie
noun, a female given name, form of Laura.
Rialto
noun, an exchange or mart.
slicer
noun, a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
felsic
adjective, (of rocks) consisting chiefly of feldspars, feldspathoids, quartz, and other light-colored minerals.
Lieut.
fiacre
noun, a small horse-drawn carriage.
fetors
noun, a strong, offensive smell; stench.
fetial
adjective, concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
refits
noun, an act of refitting.
lifers
noun, a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
festal
adjective, pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
setula
noun, a short, blunt seta.
lifter
noun, a person or thing that lifts.
ferula
noun, Botany. any of various plants belonging to the genus Ferula, of the parsley family, chiefly of the Mediterranean region and central Asia, generally tall and coarse with dissected leaves, many of the Asian species yielding strongly scented, medicinal gum resins.
ferous
ferias
noun, Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
Seurat
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
fecula
noun, fecal matter, especially of insects.
serial
noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
sifter
noun, a person or thing that sifts.
silure
plural noun, a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
futile
adjective, incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful:
faucet
noun, any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
fauces
noun, Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx.
situla
noun, a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
Slater
noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
rectus
noun, any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
falter
noun, the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
rectos
falsie
noun, either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance.
recti-
Li-sao
noun, a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
fiasco
noun, a complete and ignominious failure.
ficoes
noun, fig1 (def 4).
lector
noun, a lecturer in a college or university.
flirts
noun, Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
flouts
noun, a disdainful, scornful, or contemptuous remark or act; insult; gibe.
flours
noun, the finely ground meal of grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting.
retail
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
result
noun, something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
flori-
floret
noun, a small flower.
Flores
noun, flower (def 11).
floras
noun, the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
floats
noun, something that floats, as a raft.
resoil
verb (used with object), to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
resail
verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
reluct
verb (used without object), to struggle (against something); rebel.
flites
noun, a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
fliers
noun, something that flies, as a bird or insect.
fiesta
noun, any festival or festive celebration.
flatus
noun, intestinal gas produced by bacterial action on waste matter in the intestines and composed primarily of hydrogen sulfide and varying amounts of methane.
flares
noun, a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
flairs
noun, a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
relict
noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
sector
noun, Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
Leucas
noun, Levkas.
leuco-
fiscal
noun, (in some countries) a prosecuting attorney.
filter
noun, any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
filose
adjective, threadlike.
filets
noun, fillet (defs 1, 10).
lictor
noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
filate
adjective, threadlike.
faults
noun, a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing:
Citrus
noun, any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
COSTAR
noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
Aeolis
noun, an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
urials
noun, a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
certif
cerous
adjective, containing trivalent cerium.
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.
cerat-
acutes
noun, the acute accent.
ceorls
noun, churl (def 4).
celto-
Aeolic
noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
Alecto
noun, one of the Furies.
Cetura
noun, Keturah.
uretic
adjective, of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
caters
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
toiles
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
Castro
noun, Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
Castor
noun, Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
Castle
noun, a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
Caster
noun, a person or thing that casts.
Caruso
noun, Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
cartes
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
cartel
noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
cesura
noun, caesura.
tilers
noun, a person who lays tiles.
Carlos
noun, Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
cleats
noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
closet
noun, a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
closer
noun, a person or thing that closes.
tauro-
Cloris
noun, a male or female given name.
clites
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
clifts
noun, cliff.
aceous
Cletus
noun, Anacletus.
aceto-
clears
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
ticals
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
clause
noun, Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
claros
noun, such a cigar.
claret
noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
clares
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
acious
Claire
noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
sluice
noun, an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
citral
noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
citole
noun, cittern.
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
Carole
noun, a female given name.
caries
noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
clouts
noun, a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
afters
urates
noun, a salt of uric acid.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
ariels
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
triols
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
afrits
noun, afreet.
Uralic
noun, a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
truces
noun, a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
uracil
noun, Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
artels
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
ultras
noun, an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
ultra-
Ulster
noun, a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
alters
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
Aloeus
noun, a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
Tulare
noun, a city in central California.
Tulear
noun, a city on SW Madagascar.
turco-
turaco
noun, touraco.
alerts
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
arouse
verb (used with object), to stir to action or strong response; excite:
artful
adjective, slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky:
carful
noun, the largest number or amount that a car can hold.
austr-
carets
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
Toluca
noun, a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
califs
noun, caliph.
Calif.
toluic
adjective, of or derived from toluic acid.
costal
adjective, Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
torsel
noun, a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
torula
noun, a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
Auster
noun, the south wind personified.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
aurist
noun, a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
Auriol
noun, Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
Atreus
noun, the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
tousle
noun, a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
traces
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
trails
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
astro-
triacs
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
trices
noun, a very short time; an instant:
trifle
noun, an article or thing of very little value.
tarso-
Aeolus
noun, the ruler of the winds.
utero-
corals
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
Cortes
noun, (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
talers
noun, thaler.
corita
noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
colter
noun, a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
coarse
adjective, composed of relatively large parts or particles:
coaler
noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
coitus
noun, sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
colies
noun, any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
coatis
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
Coates
noun, Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
colure
noun, either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
Coleus
noun, any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
corset
noun, Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
Tailor
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
Uticas
noun, an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
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.
trail
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
fuels
noun, combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
Croat
noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
Fries
noun, plural of fry1 .
Fris.
sauce
noun, any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
treas
louse
noun, any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
Croft
noun, a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
FSLIC
fruit
noun, any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
cores
Frits
noun, Ceramics. a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels. the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
frise
noun, a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
Trace
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
Sault
noun, a waterfall or rapid.
lours
verb (used without object), noun, lower2 .
astr.
Frost
noun, a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
touse
noun, a commotion; rumpus.
Tours
noun, a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
Toure
noun, Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
saute
noun, a dish of sautéed food.
Corea
noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
Fulas
noun, Fulani.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
crit.
tries
noun, plural of try.
Corfu
noun, Ancient Corcyra. one of the Ionian Islands, off the NW coast of Greece. 229 sq. mi. (593 sq. km).
IATSE
Salic
adjective, of or relating to the Salian Franks.
ratel
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
Crile
noun, George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
Ascot
noun, a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
Icel.
cries
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
Ital.
ictus
noun, Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
lotas
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
asco-
Salto
noun, a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
Louis
noun, louis d'or.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
ureas
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
Louie
noun, looie.
furls
noun, the act of furling.
Lotus
noun, a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
trice
noun, a very short time; an instant:
fusil
noun, a light flintlock musket.
triac
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
Crius
noun, a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
lotic
adjective, pertaining to or living in flowing water.
trial
noun, Law. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
sarc-
rales
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
scart
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
frets
noun, an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
scour
noun, the act of scouring.
force
noun, physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
Scot.
folie
noun, madness; insanity.
folic
adjective, of or derived from folic acid.
torcs
noun, torque (def 4).
Cairo
noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
Caius
noun, Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
folia
noun, plural of folium.
calef
cruse
noun, an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
talcs
noun, Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
Foist
verb (used with object), to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
foils
noun, Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
crust
noun, the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
Scout
noun, a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
TORES
noun, a torus.
focus
noun, a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity:
toles
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
focal
adjective, of or relating to a focus.
foals
noun, a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
rafts
noun, a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
cares
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
caret
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
flute
noun, a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
Carie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
orale
noun, fanon (def 2).
tolas
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
Colet
noun, John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
carls
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
fore-
forel
noun, a slipcase for a book.
scare
noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
fours
noun, a cardinal number, three plus one.
aulic
adjective, of or relating to a royal court.
scarf
noun, a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
Aulis
noun, a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
scat-
frats
noun, fraternity (def 1).
aulos
noun, an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
louts
noun, an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
Auric
adjective, of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
frail
noun, Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
sceat
noun, a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
Coral
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
utile
adjective, useful.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
Tosca
noun, an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
Aust.
fores
noun, the forepart of anything; front.
orals
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
rails
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
toric
adjective, noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
Forli
noun, a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
fort.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
forte
noun, a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in: Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
fouls
noun, foot rot.
cruet
noun, a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
score
noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
auto.
torus
noun, Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
cruel
adjective, willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
tails
noun, tail1 (def 6).
saice
noun, syce.
ileo-
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
alto-
tufas
noun, Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like. Compare travertine.
lect.
least
noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
recta
noun, a plural of rectum.
lears
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
ulcer
noun, Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
leafs
noun, one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
rials
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
alter
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
coset
noun, a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
rect.
litas
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
rices
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
alti-
liter
noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
lefts
noun, the left side or something that is on the left side.
alure
noun, a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
riles
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Oriel
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
Lares
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
rifts
noun, an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
Laris
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
taels
noun, liang.
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.
Altus
noun, a city in SW Oklahoma.
rifle
noun, a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
litre
noun, liter.
riels
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
later
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
lites
noun, light2 (def 36).
airts
noun, a direction.
aisle
noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
turfs
noun, a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
Orcas
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
lifts
noun, the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
reifs
noun, plunder; booty; loot.
licet
Aleut
noun, Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
Aleus
noun, a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
alecs
noun, a herring.
cotes
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
liers
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
refit
noun, an act of refitting.
tacos
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
refl.
Lifar
noun, Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
alert
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
Alcor
relic
noun, a surviving memorial of something past.
Alost
noun, a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
alist
adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
aloft
adverb, high up; far above the ground.
orial
taces
noun, tasset.
liras
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
Leros
noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
Costa
noun, a rib or riblike part.
Tulsa
noun, a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
alifs
noun, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
tules
noun, either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
Alice
noun, a city in S Texas.
leuc-
Alfur
noun, a member of an aboriginal people of eastern Indonesia, especially of the Moluccas, whose features show both Malayan and Papuan characteristics.
Alfie
noun, a male given name, form of Alfred.
Court
noun, Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
Laius
noun, a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
artel
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
Lorca
noun, García Lorca.
urate
noun, a salt of uric acid.
roust
verb (used with object), to rout, as from a place:
lores
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
rouse
noun, a rousing.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
roues
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
afore
adverb, preposition, conjunction, before.
route
noun, a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
rotls
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
afoul
Idioms, run / come / fall afoul of, to become entangled with: to come into conflict with:
sutra
noun, Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
react
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
islet
noun, a very small island.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
arils
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Arles
noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
ileac
adjective, of or relating to the ileum.
Surat
noun, a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
ileus
noun, intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
crest
noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
Arius
noun, died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
routs
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
loser
noun, a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
Loris
noun, Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
Rules
noun, a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
coria
noun, plural of corium.
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
afire
adjective, on fire:
urase
noun, urease.
triol
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
Recit
trois
noun, the number 3.
Afro-
afros
noun, a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
craft
noun, an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
laces
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
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.
lact-
Corse
noun, corpse.
truce
noun, a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
30-30
reals
noun, real number.
loafs
verb (used with object), to pass idly (usually followed by away):
laics
noun, one of the laity.
Corti
noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
roils
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
locus
noun, a place; locality.
Loire
noun, a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
istle
noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
Afric
adjective, African.
Ariel
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
crate
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
Rolfe
noun, John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
areo-
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
arcus
noun, a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
afrit
noun, afreet.
Carol
noun, a song, especially of joy.
flues
noun, a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
scurf
noun, the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin.
sofar
noun, a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
Clair
noun, René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
facer
noun, a person or thing that faces.
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
Orcus
noun, the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
sluit
noun, (in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
ousel
noun, ouzel.
coel-
telic
adjective, Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
eusol
noun, an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
euros
noun, wallaroo.
Euro-
Clare
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
socle
noun, a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
etuis
noun, a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
Sofer
noun, scribe1 (def 3).
facet
noun, one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
SOFIA
noun, Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
Coats
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
softa
noun, a Turkish Muslim theological student.
ocrea
noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
curls
noun, a coil or ringlet of hair.
claro
noun, such a cigar.
Sucre
noun, Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
estoc
noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
ourie
adjective, shabby; dingy.
clase
solar
noun, Informal. solar energy.
clast
noun, a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
curse
noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
telia
noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
faces
noun, the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
OSCAR
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
clear
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
tiers
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
Farsi
noun, the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
Cetus
noun, the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
Ceuta
noun, a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
faros
noun, a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
acro-
farls
noun, a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
slate
noun, a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
fares
noun, the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
carse
noun, bottom land.
talus
noun, the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
farci
adjective, filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
farce
noun, a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
slice
noun, a thin, flat piece cut from something:
Tiler
noun, a person who lays tiles.
Outer
adjective, situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
coifs
noun, a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
cires
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
curio
noun, any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
cites
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
telo-
telos
noun, the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
tera-
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
Curia
noun, one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
Curie
noun, a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
slier
adjective, a comparative of sly.
fails
noun, Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: a person who fails in this way.
Tesla
noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
tical
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
fairs
noun, Archaic. something that is fair.
octa-
curst
noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
sito-
ster.
stale
adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
OIcel
Ecua.
steal
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
ecto-
ectal
adjective, external; outer; on the surface of.
ecol.
stela
noun, stele (defs 1–3).
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
eclat
noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
Close
noun, the act of closing.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
cutes
noun, the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
Eilat
noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
oiler
noun, a person or thing that oils.
clots
noun, a mass or lump.
cutie
noun, Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
stile
noun, a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
oste-
Stoic
noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
clout
noun, a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
cutis
noun, the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
Osler
noun, Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
stola
noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
stole
noun, an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below. Compare tippet (def 2).
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
stour
noun, British Dialect. tumult; confusion. a storm.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
sruti
noun, the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
octal
noun, octonary (def 6).
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
soler
noun, Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
cleat
noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
coati
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
eruct
verb (used with or without object), to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
ocul-
Solti
noun, Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
clefs
noun, a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
cleft
noun, a space or opening made by cleavage; a split.
acet-
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
coast
noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
oecus
noun, (in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
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.
Sorel
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
Clift
noun, cliff.
Srta.
Elias
noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
USLTA
teals
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
coals
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
Clite
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
OFris
noun, the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
Soult
noun, Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
Eliot
noun, Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
Eolic
noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
Otaru
noun, a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
Elisa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
tears
sotie
noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
Elura
noun, Ellora.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
farts
noun, a flatus expelled through the anus.
tiles
noun, a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
Uriel
noun, one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
cauls
noun, a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
fires
lucre
noun, monetary reward or gain; money.
first
noun, the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
TOEFL
cause
noun, a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
caus.
sect.
Seoul
noun, a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
taler
noun, thaler.
SEATO
noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
flair
noun, a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
Colas
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
flare
noun, a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
Cates
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
self-
serac
noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
flats
noun, something flat.
seral
adjective, of or relating to a sere.
celts
noun, an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
suite
noun, a number of things forming a series or set.
races
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
Ficus
noun, any of numerous chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, having milky sap and large, thick or stiff leaves, including the edible fig, the banyan, and many species grown as ornamentals.
Urial
noun, a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
Celt.
abbreviation, Celtic.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
Celia
noun, a female given name, form of Cecilia.
Tirol
noun, Tyrol.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
filet
noun, fillet (defs 1, 10).
ceils
verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
filos
aeri-
sulf-
serif
noun, a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
Lucas
noun, George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
flocs
noun, Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
aero-
flor.
Flora
noun, the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
toils
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
carts
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
caste
noun, Sociology. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. any rigid system of social distinctions.
Coles
noun, any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
sural
adjective, of or relating to the calf of the leg.
Carte
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
flour
noun, the finely ground meal of grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting.
Tolar
noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
flout
noun, a disdainful, scornful, or contemptuous remark or act; insult; gibe.
scuta
noun, plural of scutum.
Utica
noun, an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
cater
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
flies
noun, a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
Lucia
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
Fleur
noun, a female given name.
luces
noun, plural of lux.
flics
noun, a police officer; cop.
flier
noun, something that flies, as a bird or insect.
toile
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
flirt
noun, Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
sulfo
adjective, containing the sulfo group; sulfonic.
sulfa
noun, sulfa drug.
scute
noun, a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
flite
noun, a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
colat
flits
noun, a light, swift movement; flutter.
orles
noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
float
noun, something that floats, as a raft.
Seric
filar
adjective, of or relating to a thread or threads.
lifer
noun, a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
fiats
noun, an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
oleic
adjective, pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
cero-
Faure
noun, Gabriel Urbain [ga-bree-el oor-ban] /ga briˈɛl urˈbɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1845–1924, French composer.
Faust
noun, Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1538, German magician, alchemist, and astrologer.
ceros
noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
Talos
noun, a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
feria
noun, Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
feral
adjective, existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
cert.
Siret
noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
Actor
noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
felts
noun, a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
Festa
noun, a feast, festival, or holiday.
acute
noun, the acute accent.
coils
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
Felis
noun, a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
feist
noun, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
cures
noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
cesta
noun, a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
fecit
verb, he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
fecal
adjective, of, relating to, or being feces.
actos
Cesti
noun, Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
Feast
noun, any rich or abundant meal:
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.
fault
noun, a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing:
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
fetas
noun, a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
sero-
tirls
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
ceorl
noun, churl (def 4).
culet
noun, Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
coirs
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
fetus
noun, (used chiefly of viviparous mammals) the young of an animal in the womb or egg, especially in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation.
Fates
noun, something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
Actis
noun, a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
fetor
noun, a strong, offensive smell; stench.
fatso
noun, a fat person (used as a term of address).
feti-
ceras
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
fetal
adjective, of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
curet
noun, a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
tious
outre
adjective, passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
fears
noun, a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm. Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
lures
noun, anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
seti-
uro-
ref.
Uris
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
urea
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
orle
noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
raft
noun, a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
outs
noun, a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
USAF
noun, the permanent or regular military air force of the United States, established in 1947 as a separate service under the authority of the Department of Defense: a branch of the U.S. Army before 1947. Abbreviation: USAF.
USRC
uric
adjective, of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
USTC
Utas
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
ours
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
USIA
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
Ouse
noun, Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
uria
Ural
noun, a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
real
noun, real number.
rale
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
Urfa
noun, a city in SE Turkey, E of the Euphrates River: on the site of ancient Edessa.
Utes
noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
ulto
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
oust
verb (used with object), to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
user
noun, a person or thing that uses.
USAR
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
otic
adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
recs
noun, recreation.
uret
out-
USCA
ufos
noun, any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
turf
noun, a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
RCAF
Tore
noun, a torus.
refs
noun, verb (used with or without object), referee.
sloe
noun, the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
slat
noun, a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
SLIC
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.
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.
tics
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
ter.
slit
noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
slot
noun, a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
slue
noun, the act of sluing.
slur
noun, a slurred utterance or sound.
slut
noun, Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
sofa
noun, a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
soft
noun, something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
soil
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
situ
noun, in situ.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
Sola
noun, an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
tofu
noun, a soft, bland, white cheeselike food, high in protein content, made from curdled soybean milk: used in Asian and vegetarian cookery.
Seif
noun, a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
serf
noun, a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
tirl
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
tils
noun, the sesame plant.
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
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.
sice
noun, syce.
sift
verb (used with object), to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
silo
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
silt
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Sol.
tela
noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
toil
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
sure
Idioms, for sure, as a certainty; surely:
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
suet
noun, the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
Sufi
noun, a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
suit
noun, a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
tale
noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
sur-
Sura
noun, any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
SURF
noun, the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
talc
noun, Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
Surt
noun, the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
Tace
noun, tasset.
tail
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
Taif
noun, a city in W Saudi Arabia.
tael
noun, liang.
taco
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
str.
sole
noun, the bottom or under surface of the foot.
Soul
noun, the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
tel-
teil
noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
teas
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
Sour
noun, something that is sour.
STOL
noun, a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
Sra.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
Ste.
teal
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
taur
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
sec.
seat
noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
reft
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
tsar
noun, czar.
rile
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
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.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
rit.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
rifs
noun, Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
rocs
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
roil
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
role
noun, a part or character played by an actor or actress.
Rolf
noun, Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
rift
noun, an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
rife
adjective, of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Tula
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
Tura
noun, Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
reif
noun, plunder; booty; loot.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
rel.
tule
noun, either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
rets
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
Tues
tuis
noun, a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
Reus
noun, a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
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.
Rico
noun, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
tufa
noun, Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like. Compare travertine.
Riel
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
ROTC
noun, a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
Roti
noun, roast.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
sci.
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
Saul
noun, the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
saur
Tour
noun, a traveling around from place to place.
scar
noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
Toul
noun, a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
scil
sate
noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
torc
noun, torque (def 4).
scr.
tole
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
tola
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
scut
noun, a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
seal
noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
tref
adjective, Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
Sat.
ROTL
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
Rus.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
roue
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
ROUS
noun, (Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
rout
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
rues
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
rule
noun, a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
Ruse
noun, a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
tri-
Rust
noun, Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
Saco
noun, a city in SW Maine.
safe
noun, a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
Safi
noun, a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
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.
Sale
noun, the act of selling.
SALT
noun, a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
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.
Orel
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
1080
cute
noun, the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
frat
noun, fraternity (def 1).
clar
cite
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
cit.
foul
noun, something that is foul.
Four
noun, a cardinal number, three plus one.
cist
noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
cis-
cire
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
frae
preposition, adverb, from.
Frau
noun, a married woman; a wife.
for.
cir.
FRCS
Frei
noun, Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
fret
noun, an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
Fri.
frit
noun, Ceramics. a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels. the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
froe
noun, frow.
Frs.
FRSL
fora
noun, a plural of forum.
fol.
ciao
interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
Cleo
noun, a female given name.
clit
noun, clitoris.
fisc
noun, a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
fist
noun, the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
Clio
noun, Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
FITS
noun, the manner in which a thing fits:
Fla.
flat
noun, something flat.
flea
noun, any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
flic
noun, a police officer; cop.
flit
noun, a light, swift movement; flutter.
foil
noun, Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
CLEF
noun, a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
floc
noun, Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
floe
noun, Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
FLRA
Clea
noun, a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
flue
noun, a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
foal
noun, a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
foci
noun, a plural of focus.
FOIA
frt.
fuel
noun, combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
Cloe
noun, a female given name, form of Chloe.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Carl
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
CALS
noun, a male given name, form of Calvin.
calf
noun, the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Cal.
CAFE
noun, a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
ious
Ire.
cast
noun, act of casting or throwing.
aut-
Aus.
aur-
Auer
noun, Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
ator
Isle
noun, a small island.
iso-
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.
CASE
noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
cat.
Fula
noun, Fulani.
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
Fuls
noun, Fulani.
fur.
furl
noun, the act of furling.
FUSE
noun, a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
fut.
Ceto
Ceta
noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
cet-
Cerf
noun, Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
Cels
Cate
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
ical
Cela
noun, Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
ICAO
Ice.
ices
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
Ceil
verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
ile-
caul
noun, a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
Cato
noun, Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
firs
noun, any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
filt
ates
crat
crut
noun, crud (def 1).
Eric
noun, Eric the Red.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
crus
noun, the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
Esau
noun, a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
Cres
eso-
est.
Elsa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Coue
noun, Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
Cote
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
etc.
etic
adjective, pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
Cost
noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
etui
noun, a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
cose
verb (used without object), coze.
Eula
noun, End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
eous
Elis
noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
Cort
Ecru
noun, an ecru color.
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.
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.
Curt
noun, a male given name, form of Curtis.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
curs
noun, a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
curl
noun, a coil or ringlet of hair.
cure
noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
eco-
ect-
Elia
noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
cur.
cult
noun, a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
EFTA
efts
noun, a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
cule
cues
noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
cts.
ctr.
ELAS
Eur.
Cori
noun, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
fils
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
FERA
coif
noun, a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
feal
adjective, Archaic. faithful; loyal.
Fear
noun, a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm. Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
feat
noun, a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
fec.
Felt
noun, a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
coat
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
coal
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
clue
noun, anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
fest
noun, an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
coir
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
clou
noun, a major point of interest or attention.
feta
noun, a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
fiat
noun, an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
clot
noun, a mass or lump.
FICA
fico
noun, fig1 (def 4).
fict
CLOS
noun, a walled vineyard.
file
noun, a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
coil
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
fats
noun, (used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
corf
noun, Mining. a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc. a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
orcs
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
Cor.
fac.
COLT
noun, a young male animal of the horse family.
face
noun, the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
FACS
fact
noun, something that actually exists; reality; truth:
fail
noun, Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: a person who fails in this way.
Fair
noun, Archaic. something that is fair.
cols
noun, Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
fate
noun, something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
Cole
noun, any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
fare
noun, the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
Farl
noun, a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
Faro
noun, a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
COLA
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
Fars
noun, a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
fart
noun, a flatus expelled through the anus.
FAST
noun, a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
Col.
atic
Ilse
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
LIST
noun, a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
Liao
noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
aloe
noun, any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
Leta
noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
Leto
noun, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
ALIT
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
Alis
alif
noun, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
LEST
conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
Lias
noun, Leah (def 1).
lice
noun, plural of louse.
Lief
adverb, gladly; willingly:
lier
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
lieu
noun, place; stead.
ales
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
oafs
noun, a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
Also
adverb, in addition; too; besides; as well:
LIFO
noun, last-in, first-out (def 1).
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
lea.
Leaf
noun, one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
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.
Lear
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
airt
noun, a direction.
ACTS
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
Acus
noun, Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
Leos
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
LEAS
noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
left
noun, the left side or something that is on the left side.
Leif
noun, a male given name.
alts
noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
Leis
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
alt.
Life
noun, the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
lift
noun, the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
acr-
lote
noun, lotus.
AFSC
Lore
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
Lose
Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
lost
Idioms, get lost, Slang. to absent oneself: to stop being a nuisance:
lure
noun, anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
Lota
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
Loti
noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
afr-
lues
noun, syphilis.
ails
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
lour
verb (used without object), noun, lower2 .
Luce
noun, a pike, especially when fully grown.
lout
noun, an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
Aire
Lust
noun, intense sexual desire or appetite.
Lois
noun, a female given name.
Alec
noun, a herring.
lits
noun, litas.
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
aer-
LISA
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Lise
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
lit.
lite
noun, light2 (def 36).
aesc
noun, ash2 (def 3).
LOFT
noun, a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
litu
noun, a plural of litas.
aet.
Alco
loaf
noun, a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
loca
noun, a plural of locus.
loci
noun, plural of locus.
Oct.
ocas
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
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.
Oise
noun, a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
aril
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
LAIS
noun, (in medieval French literature)
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
laic
noun, one of the laity.
ARIS
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
ARCO
adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
art.
lace
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
asc-
asci
noun, plural of ascus.
oils
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
Laos
noun, a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
ARCS
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
ole-
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
oles
noun, a cry of “olé.”.
oral
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
itol
Asur
noun, Assur.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
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.
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
Acis
noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
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).
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Lars
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
lats
noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
late
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
Lat.
last
noun, a person or thing that is last.
acle
noun, the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
lase
verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
ACLS
Lari
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Laue
noun, Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
ACLU
LARC
noun, long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
AFT
adverb, at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
AFL
uti
CSA
ACS
urs
noun, an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
AFS
Sue
noun, Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
USE
noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
al.
AIC
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
cru
noun, (in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
Af.
Stu
noun, a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
ac-
CRS
ACT
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
CRT
Cut
noun, the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
ur-
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
USC
Ar.
CSR
suf
cue
noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
CTA
cte
USO
TAE
preposition, to.
Uri
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
ctf
AEF
USR
AUC
COT
noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
Uta
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
TAL
Cui
noun, César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
AEC
COS
noun, romaine.
ae.
CSO
UTC
UTE
noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
CST
Sui
noun, a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
CSF
AFC
ure
ATC
ult
TLC
eo-
CAS
verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
ARS
CEA
CEF
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
tlr
tlo
Tiu
noun, an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
CAR
noun, an automobile.
ARF
interjection, (used to imitate the bark of a dog).
CEO
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.
CFA
CFI
CFL
CFO
CFR
ARU
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
tr.
at.
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
ASU
ast
ASR
trf
ca.
CAF
ase
cf.
ASI
CIO
noun, a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
Co.
cr.
cs.
ct.
cl.
CAI
Tro
AOU
ule
noun, caucho.
UCR
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.
TCS
ALC
TCA
UAR
TAU
noun, the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
USA
UAE
CLR
tra
CLU
Ufa
noun, a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
UFC
UFO
noun, any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
UIT
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.
Clo
CLI
cfs
CIF
CIA
CIE
TIC
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
TIA
aor
TSE
TSI
tfr
TES
noun, ti1 .
ale
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
TSR
noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
Tu.
tue
ALU
tui
noun, a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
ALS
noun, Indian mulberry.
cle
Alf
noun, a male given name, form of Alfred.
TEC
noun, detective.
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
FAO
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
Lai
noun, (in medieval French literature)
ITC
ite
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
IUS
La.
Lt.
ROI
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
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).
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
ROA
Lae
noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
LaF
LAO
noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
Las
noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
RIF
noun, Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
LCA
LCF
LCI
LCT
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
RFI
RFE
RFC
RFA
lei
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
ITA
ist
LEO
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
RTF
SRO
So.
ILO
ILS
rut
noun, a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
IOC
IOF
ior
Ios
noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
IOT
IOU
Rue
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
RTS
rte
ISR
rt.
RSE
RSA
Rs.
Ir.
IRC
IRL
IRO
IRS
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISA
ise
Isl
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.
Ler
noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
of-
OTC
oaf
noun, a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
OAS
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
OAU
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
OCR
OCS
our
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
oui
adverb, noun, yes.
OTS
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
ote
OSA
OFr
OTA
ot-
oft
adverb, often.
oic
oil
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
OIr
OIt
ose
Ola
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
OSF
Oc.
Les
RCA
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
let
noun, British. a lease.
leu
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
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.
Lif
Lir
noun, Ler.
lis
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
LOC
REC
noun, recreation.
LOE
noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
REA
RCT
Lot
noun, one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
RCS
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.
Lou
noun, a male given name, form of Louis.
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
LSC
LSI
LST
LTA
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
ltr
RAF
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
Luo
noun, a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
Re.
SAC
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
uts
noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
SAE
FAR
Idioms, a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
ESL
ESR
ESU
ETO
ETR
ETS
eu-
SOF
SOC
noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
FAS
noun, the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
fo.
SLR
SLE
ESA
il-
FAT
noun, any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
FCA
FCS
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
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).
fer
preposition, conjunction, for.
Sfc
FET
Fia
fic
Esc
ERT
fil
noun, fils.
eft
noun, a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
ea.
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.
STL
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
STI
ec-
ECA
ECF
ECU
noun, the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
ef-
efl
Sta
ERS
noun, ervil.
St.
eir
EIS
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Sr.
ELF
noun, (in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
Eli
noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
els
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
Sou
noun, (formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
EOF
sot
noun, a drunkard.
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
fie
interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
SLA
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).
ics
Fr.
abbreviation, Father.
Fra
noun, a title of address for a friar or brother.
SCF
FRC
Frl
sc.
FSA
FSR
ft.
FTC
Sau
noun, German name of Sava.
ful
noun, Fulani.
SAR
FOT
IFS
noun, a supposition; uncertain possibility:
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
ITU
io-
Ia.
ial
IAS
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
Sal
noun, salt1 .
ier
IFC
Ife
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
fou
adjective, drunk.
fro
Idioms, to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
FOS
Fl.
SEI
noun, sei whale.
flu
noun, influenza.
Flo
noun, a female given name, form of Florence.
FIT
noun, the manner in which a thing fits:
SEL
noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
FIR
noun, any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
FIO
FOE
noun, a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
se-
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
CU
RF
OU
noun, a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
SF
le
RO
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
IF
noun, a supposition; uncertain possibility:
L2
AO
TL
UT
noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
SU
AU
plural, to the; at the; with the.
S.
SA
SL
ol
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
AI
noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
EI
TC
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.
FE
OA
ic
t.
FC
UC
f.
noun, (Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
LO
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
FI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
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.
FA
noun, the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
UI
LR
UL
L.
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
T1
LF
i.
LU
noun, a male or female given name, form of Lou.
TE
noun, ti1 .
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
LC
RI
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
RC
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
R.
O.
L1
OE
noun, oy2 .
CE
U.
RU
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