Anagrams of larcenies
Word larcenies has
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- reliances
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- Increase
-
noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- reclines
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- cleanser
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noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- Reliance
-
noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- silencer
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noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- salience
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- silence
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- rescale
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verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- liernes
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- license
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- leaners
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- cleanse
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- crenels
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- senile
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noun,
a senile person.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- careen
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noun,
a careening.
- Searle
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noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
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- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- resale
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- censer
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- Celine
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noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Seneca
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noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- cereal
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noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- selen-
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- Serena
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noun,
a female given name.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- liners
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Cesena
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noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- crenel
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- creels
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noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- cisele
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- cleans
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- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- aneles
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verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- scler-
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- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- alerce
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noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- learns
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- larees
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noun,
lari.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- slicer
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lancer
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noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- scaler
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- sealer
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- ensile
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- Arleen
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noun,
a female given name.
- Arlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- enisle
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verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- Elise
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- incr.
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- riles
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Crile
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noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Lerna
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noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- cries
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- laree
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noun,
lari.
- Iran.
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- Elsie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Irene
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Creel
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noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Crees
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- riels
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- liner
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- 30-30
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- Crane
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noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Isere
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noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- cline
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- clear
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- laics
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noun,
one of the laity.
- incl.
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- Ernie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- lears
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- liers
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scene
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noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Seine
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noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- easel
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noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- leers
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noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- lease
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noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- leans
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- scree
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- ernes
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noun,
sea eagle.
- learn
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- earns
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verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- elans
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noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- sarc-
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- Saree
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noun,
sari.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- 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.
- Elena
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- scale
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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.
- erase
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verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Icel.
-
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- encl.
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- aeri-
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- nears
-
- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- rails
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noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Seric
-
- renal
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adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
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noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- reni-
-
- Arnel
-
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anis-
-
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- 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.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- 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.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- cine-
-
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- clase
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lani
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- RNAS
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- lin.
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- rel.
-
- 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.
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- NIRA
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- 1080
-
- 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).
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- cir.
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- Cels
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asc-
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Sra.
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- aer-
-
- SLIC
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ANSI
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ance
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Cres
-
- clar
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- scr.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- sci.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- ical
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ile-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- ins.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Ire.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- scil
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- sec.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- ence
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- enl.
-
- enc.
-
- Ens.
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- REA
-
- RCN
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- RSE
-
- SLR
-
- RCA
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Sr.
-
- Rs.
-
- 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).
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- SLE
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- sc.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RNA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- se-
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- SAR
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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).
- RSA
-
- SLA
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ise
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ea.
-
- EEC
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- CSR
-
- eir
-
- CSA
-
- CRS
-
- CNS
-
- CLR
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- CIE
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EIS
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ese
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ene
-
- en-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- CIA
-
- CEA
-
- IAS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ALC
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIC
-
- AEC
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ae.
-
- ACS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ANC
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ASR
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- ASN
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ARS
-
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ics
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ne-
-
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ier
-
- Les
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NEA
-
- LAR
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- NRC
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Re.
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- RCS
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- NSC
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- NSA
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- NRA
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- NEC
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- nr.
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- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
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- NES
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- Nee
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adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- La.
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- il-
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
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- in.
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- ine
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- Ir.
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- IRC
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- IRL
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- IRS
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
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- Isl
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- ISR
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- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LAC
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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).
- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- i.
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- ic
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- le
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- RI
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- RN
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- AI
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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
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- A.
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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.
- SN
-
- S.
-
- LC
-
- LR
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- CE
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- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- N.
-
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NC
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- NI
-
- L.
-
- NL
-
- ee
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- ln
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- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- SL
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- SA
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.