Anagrams of leontiasis
Word leontiasis has
816 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of leontiasis.
- alienists
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- insolates
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- ateliosis
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noun,
a form of infantilism caused by pituitary malfunction, characterized by a childish face and voice and associated physical underdevelopment, but not affecting intelligence.
- saltines
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- sanities
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noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- teniasis
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noun,
taeniasis.
- salients
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- elastins
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- anisoles
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- elisions
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noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- Ossetian
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noun,
an Osset.
- isolines
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noun,
isogram.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- isolates
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- loiasis
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noun,
infestation with the parasitic eye worm, Loa loa, of the subcutaneous tissues and orbit: endemic in West Africa.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- elision
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noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- isatins
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- isation
-
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- enlists
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- telsons
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noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- isoline
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noun,
isogram.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- solates
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- listens
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- silanes
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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.
- insoles
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- instils
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- Sistine
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adjective,
of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
- lesions
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Silesia
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noun,
a lightweight, smoothly finished, twilled fabric of acetate, rayon, or cotton, for garment linings.
- silents
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- liaises
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- liaison
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noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- etalons
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- instals
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verb (used with object),
install.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- iolites
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noun,
cordierite.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- lioness
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noun,
a female lion.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- anoesis
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noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- salines
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Ossetia
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noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tonsils
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noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- tinsels
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- 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.
- Stones
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stolen
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- enosis
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noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- stolas
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noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- toiles
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- talons
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noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- aisles
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Silone
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noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- lesson
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noun,
a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
- Iletin
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- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- etalon
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- setons
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- essoin
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noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- aniso-
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- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- stenos
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noun,
a stenographer.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- eosins
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noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- 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.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- saints
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Alison
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- steno-
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- osteal
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adjective,
osseous.
- oleins
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- ossein
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- tonsil
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noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Solent
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noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- istles
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Lassie
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noun,
a young girl; lass.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- solate
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- solans
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noun,
a gannet.
- slants
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noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- slates
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noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- sliest
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adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- Sloane
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noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Aeolis
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noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- lesion
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- aiolis
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noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- noises
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steals
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- insets
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insist
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verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- Ossian
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noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- stains
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- instil
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- tolans
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noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- iolite
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noun,
cordierite.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- leasts
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- stales
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- niseis
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noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- satins
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- telson
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noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- aloins
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Santos
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noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- tensas
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noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- assoil
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verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- anoles
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anises
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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.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- atones
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verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- seisin
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noun,
seizin.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- seti-
-
- snail
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noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Sans.
-
- sito-
-
- Santo
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noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- sanit
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- natl.
-
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sails
-
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.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- 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.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oste-
-
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Sino-
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- naso-
-
- sines
-
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.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- alto-
-
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- alti-
-
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- assn.
-
- asst.
-
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- ante-
-
- teno-
-
- ation
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- telo-
-
- anis-
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Ital.
-
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tonia
-
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- ition
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- inst.
-
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- IATSE
-
- 30-30
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- ileo-
-
- ilio-
-
- insol
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- init.
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- osis
-
- Ont.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- tion
-
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Soni
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- soln
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- 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.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- SASE
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 1080
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ole-
-
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- ELAS
-
- 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.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- 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.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ates
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- isls
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ile-
-
- ISSN
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inae
-
- iso-
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Lat.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- enl.
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- est.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ESIS
-
- itol
-
- itis
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- eso-
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- alt.
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- aet.
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- 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.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
-
- NTIA
-
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- ANSI
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- neo-
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- AISI
-
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- nos-
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- ant.
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 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.
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- asis
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TSE
-
- ILO
-
- TSI
-
- IAS
-
- Ia.
-
- 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.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- io-
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- al.
-
- an.
-
- ETO
-
- ae.
-
- il-
-
- ETS
-
- ial
-
- STL
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- STI
-
- en-
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ASI
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ASN
-
- TIA
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ast
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ean
-
- at.
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ase
-
- EIS
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ESL
-
- TAL
-
- ESA
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- tlo
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ILS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- in.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- NES
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSS
-
- LSI
-
- se-
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- LON
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- NIA
-
- Les
-
- OAS
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- OIt
-
- ons
-
- ose
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OSS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OSA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- NSA
-
- OTS
-
- So.
-
- SAE
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- TSS
-
- Isl
-
- ITA
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSN
-
- La.
-
- SSI
-
- Ola
-
- ite
-
- SSE
-
- Lt.
-
- ist
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SSA
-
- ise
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ss.
-
- ISA
-
- Sta
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IOT
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ine
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- SLA
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- SLE
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- i.
-
- ol
-
- OA
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- 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.
- AO
-
- 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.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- S.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- le
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SN
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SA
-
- NI
-
- L.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TL
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TN
-
- SL
-
- EI
-