Anagrams of layerings
Word layerings has
2 exact anagrams and 755 other words
that can be made by using the letters of layerings.
- syringeal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or connected with the syrinx.
- yearlings
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noun,
an animal in its second year.
- yearling
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noun,
an animal in its second year.
- Salinger
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noun,
J(erome) D(avid) 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- sanglier
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noun,
a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.
- yealings
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noun,
a person of the same age as oneself.
- engrails
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- layering
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noun,
the wearing of lightweight or unconstructed garments one upon the other, as to create a fashionable ensemble or to provide warmth without undue bulkiness or heaviness.
- Algiers
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
- laryng-
-
- angerly
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adverb,
Archaic. angrily.
- Elysian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling Elysium.
- syringe
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noun,
a small device consisting of a glass, metal, or hard rubber tube, narrowed at its outlet, and fitted with either a piston or a rubber bulb for drawing in a quantity of fluid or for ejecting fluid in a stream, for cleaning wounds, injecting fluids into the body, etc.
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- yealing
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noun,
a person of the same age as oneself.
- glaires
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- Slinger
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noun,
a person or thing that slings.
- argyles
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noun,
a diamond-shaped pattern of two or more colors, used in knitting socks, sweaters, etc.
- lingers
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- syringa
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noun,
mock orange (def 1).
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- anglers
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noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- arsen-
-
- gnarly
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adjective,
gnarled.
- argils
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noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- resign
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verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- Ealing
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Argyle
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noun,
a diamond-shaped pattern of two or more colors, used in knitting socks, sweaters, etc.
- grilse
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noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- liangs
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noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- single
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noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- linsey
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noun,
linsey-woolsey.
- Singer
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noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- Nergal
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noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- singly
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adverb,
apart from others; separately.
- grani-
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- regnal
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adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- gnarls
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noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- 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.
- grains
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noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- grainy
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adjective,
resembling grain; granular.
- grails
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- greasy
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adjective,
smeared, covered, or soiled with grease.
- easily
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adverb,
in an easy manner; with ease; without trouble:
- earing
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- liners
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- signal
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noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- Erinys
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noun,
any of the Furies.
- lysine
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noun,
a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 CH(NH 2)COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: K. Abbreviation: Lys;
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- lagers
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noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- lyings
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noun,
the telling of lies, or false statements; untruthfulness:
Synonyms: falsehood, falsity, mendacity, prevarication.
Antonyms: truth, veracity.
- 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.
- linger
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- Gainer
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Gaines
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noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- gainly
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adjective,
graceful; comely; handsome.
- Serang
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noun,
Ceram.
- senary
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adjective,
of or relating to the number six.
- lignes
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noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- nearly
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adverb,
all but; almost:
- glaire
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- gleans
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Glaser
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noun,
Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- glares
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noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- glairs
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- glairy
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adjective,
of the nature of glair; viscous.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- 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.
- re-lay
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verb (used with object),
to lay again.
- reigns
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noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- ligans
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noun,
lagan.
- silage
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noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- ligase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- Elyria
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noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- ligers
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noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- signer
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noun,
a person who signs.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- 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.
- Sanger
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noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- lasing
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noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- learns
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Angers
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noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- layers
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noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- saying
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noun,
something said, especially a proverb or apothegm.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- anergy
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noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- algins
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noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- 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.
- aligns
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verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- inlays
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noun,
inlaid work.
- Langer
-
noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- INGRES
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noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- riyals
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- yagers
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noun,
jaeger (defs 2, 3).
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- ranges
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- grisly
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adjective,
causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome:
- larges
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noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- snarly
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adjective,
apt to snarl; easily irritated.
- Syrian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- slangy
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adjective,
of, of the nature of, or containing slang:
- yearns
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verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Ingles
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Angles
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noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Algren
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noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rings
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noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- grins
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noun,
a broad smile.
- lying
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noun,
the telling of lies, or false statements; untruthfulness:
Synonyms: falsehood, falsity, mendacity, prevarication.
Antonyms: truth, veracity.
- inlay
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noun,
inlaid work.
- Ingle
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- ligne
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noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- gyral
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adjective,
gyratory.
- Giles
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noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- Riley
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noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- sengi
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noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- lings
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noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- lagen
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noun,
laggin.
- riels
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- layer
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noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- Rigel
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noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- 30-30
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- gears
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noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- seral
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adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- riyal
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- ling.
-
- Iran.
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- liner
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Laing
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noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- Genl.
-
- liney
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adjective,
liny.
- gyres
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noun,
a ring or circle.
- riles
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- lairy
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- lang.
-
- Lange
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noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- lign-
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- LASER
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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.
- Lares
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- grays
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- lyase
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noun,
any of various enzymes, as decarboxylase, that catalyze reactions involving the formation of or addition to a double bond.
- rials
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noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- yangs
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noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Grail
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- Sarge
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noun,
sergeant.
- grain
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noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Yager
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noun,
jaeger (defs 2, 3).
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Legis
-
- grans
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noun,
grandmother.
- segar
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noun,
cigar.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Lerna
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noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Lesya
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noun,
any of six possible colors given to the monad, or individual soul, by its karma and being lighter or darker according to the proportion of good or evil included in the karma.
- Segal
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noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- greys
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- liang
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noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- gnars
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verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gnarl
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noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- large
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noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- glans
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noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- girly
-
noun,
Offensive. a term of address used for a girl or woman.
- girns
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noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Laris
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- ligan
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noun,
lagan.
- glair
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- resin
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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.
- leans
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- glare
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noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- yeans
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verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- Leary
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adjective,
leery1 .
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- glary
-
adjective,
harshly brilliant; glaring.
- glean
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- gleys
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noun,
a mottled soil in which iron compounds have been oxidized and reduced by intermittent water saturation.
- lears
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- yearn
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verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- liers
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- glias
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noun,
neuroglia.
- garni
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adjective,
garnished.
- gaels
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noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- gales
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noun,
a very strong wind.
- anis-
-
- align
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verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- angi-
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Angl.
-
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- angry
-
adjective,
feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about):
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Syria
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noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Regan
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- argil
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noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Regin
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noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- arils
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noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- REGIS
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noun,
a male given name.
- Arnel
-
- 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.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- agley
-
adverb,
off the right line; awry; wrong.
- rales
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noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Aegir
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noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- aeri-
-
- Rains
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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).
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- rangy
-
adjective,
(of animals or people) slender and long-limbed.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ayins
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Ailey
-
noun,
Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- 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.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Signy
-
noun,
the daughter of Volsung and mother, by her brother, Sigmund, of Sinfjotli, with whose help she kills her husband (Siggeir) to avenge his murder of Volsung.
- Relay
-
noun,
a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- relig
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- lysin
-
noun,
an antibody causing the disintegration of erythrocytes or bacterial cells.
- Sigyn
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. wife of Loki, who held a cup over Loki after his imprisonment in order to spare him the pain of the drops of poison with which he was punished.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- reni-
-
- lyres
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- Gayle
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- gaily
-
adverb,
with merriment; merrily; joyfully; cheerfully.
- gains
-
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- engr.
-
- 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.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Early
-
noun,
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Synge
-
noun,
John Millington [mil-ing-tuh n] /ˈmɪl ɪŋ tən/ (Show IPA), 1871–1909, Irish dramatist.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- nears
-
- sing.
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Lani
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lyse
-
verb (used with object),
to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- lyes
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lays
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lys-
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- 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.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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).
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- leg.
-
- 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.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Nagy
-
noun,
Imre [im-re] /ˈɪm rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1958, Hungarian political leader: premier 1953–55, 1956.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- leys
-
noun,
leu.
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- 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.
- 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.
- rel.
-
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- lin.
-
- lea.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Reg.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- NYSE
-
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- NIRA
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 1080
-
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- enl.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Eng.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elys
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ELAS
-
- syli
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- ergs
-
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- syn-
-
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Ens.
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- 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.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Gary
-
noun,
Elbert Henry, 1846–1927, U.S. financier and lawyer.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Gal.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Gays
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. a homosexual person, especially a male.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sig.
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- agr.
-
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- sley
-
noun,
the reed of a loom.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- aer-
-
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- Sra.
-
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- slay
-
noun,
sley.
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Syr.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- Arg.
-
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ANSI
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Alis
-
- Algy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Alg.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Gen.
-
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- 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.
- ign.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- ile-
-
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- Ger.
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Yang
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- yrs.
-
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- RNAS
-
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ins.
-
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- inae
-
- Yale
-
noun,
Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- gley
-
noun,
a mottled soil in which iron compounds have been oxidized and reduced by intermittent water saturation.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gyri
-
noun,
plural of gyrus.
- gyre
-
noun,
a ring or circle.
- gyr-
-
- gyne
-
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gyn-
-
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Glyn
-
noun,
Elinor, 1864–1943, English writer.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Gray
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gras
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- gres
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Grey
-
noun,
Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764–1845, British statesman: prime minister 1830–34.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- Sr.
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Sly
-
Idioms,
on the sly, secretly; furtively:
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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).
- SLR
-
- REA
-
- se-
-
- SLE
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SAR
-
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Syl
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- SAE
-
- SLA
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Rs.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- RNA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- gi.
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Ges
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- gey
-
adverb,
Scot. considerably; very.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Gay
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. a homosexual person, especially a male.
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Ga.
-
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ery
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- IAS
-
- IGY
-
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- yer
-
- ier
-
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- gl.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- GSR
-
- GSA
-
- gre
-
- Gr.
-
- en-
-
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ays
-
- 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.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- 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.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- ag-
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ASR
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- Eg.
-
- ASN
-
- ANG
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ARS
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- 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.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- il-
-
- NES
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- NYA
-
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- lg.
-
- NIA
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- NEA
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ne-
-
- LNG
-
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LSI
-
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- IRL
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- ing
-
- Ir.
-
- Re.
-
- nr.
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- NSA
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- NRA
-
- La.
-
- R.
-
- NY
-
- 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.
- NL
-
- 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.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NG
-
- SN
-
- NI
-
- rg
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- L1
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- SL
-
- IG
-
- SG
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- yr
-
- Y.
-
- i.
-
- GN
-
- L.
-
- L2
-
- N.
-
- le
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- G.
-
- ry
-
- yl
-
- ly
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ey
-
- ln
-
- LR
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.