Anagrams of lifeboats
Word lifeboats has
696 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of lifeboats.
- lifeboat
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noun,
a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
- foliates
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adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- botflies
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noun,
any of several flies of the families Oestridae, Gasterophilidae, and Cuterebridae, the larvae of which are parasitic in the skin or other parts of various mammals.
- Iobates
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noun,
a Lycian king commissioned by his son-in-law, Proetus, to kill Bellerophon: after surviving ordeals designed to destroy him, Bellerophon was believed to be divinely protected, and Iobates gave him half his kingdom.
- foliate
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adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- oblates
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noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- bestial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the form of a beast:
- foibles
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noun,
a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect:
- Astilbe
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noun,
any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- Belfast
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noun,
a seaport in and capital of Northern Ireland, on the E coast.
- 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.
- obelias
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- stabile
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noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- boatels
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noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- albites
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- blasto-
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- folates
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noun,
folic acid.
- osteal
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adjective,
osseous.
- foible
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noun,
a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect:
- Fables
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noun,
a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue:
- falsie
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noun,
either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance.
- sobeit
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conjunction,
if it be so that; provided that.
- albite
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- Beloit
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noun,
a city in S Wisconsin.
- solate
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- softie
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noun,
softy.
- folate
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noun,
folic acid.
- boites
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noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- sol-fa
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noun,
Music. the set of syllables, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, sung to the respective tones of the scale. All but do and ti are attributed to Guido d'Arezzo.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Blaise
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noun,
a male given name.
- bolita
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noun,
a form of numbers pool.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- botels
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noun,
boatel.
- stable
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noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- Isabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- stifle
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noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- boatel
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noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- tables
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noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- albeit
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conjunction,
although; even if:
- fetial
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adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- abseil
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noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- oblate
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noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- floats
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noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- oblast
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noun,
(in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
- labio-
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- bleats
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noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- itself
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pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- blites
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noun,
sea blite.
- fiesta
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noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- filate
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adjective,
threadlike.
- biotas
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noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- Obelia
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- filets
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noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- filose
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adjective,
threadlike.
- festal
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adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- toiles
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Aeolis
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noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Tobies
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noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- flites
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noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- Tobias
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noun,
the son of Tobit.
- lobate
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adjective,
having a lobe lobes; lobed.
- bloats
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noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- botas
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noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- stola
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noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- stole
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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).
- Ital.
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- boast
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noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- tabes
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noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Botes
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noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- boite
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noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- iotas
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noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- boats
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noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- botel
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noun,
boatel.
- Salto
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noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- tabis
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noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- blest
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- bolts
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noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- blite
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noun,
sea blite.
- blats
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noun,
bleat (def 4).
- table
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noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- bleat
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noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- Boles
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noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Boise
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- bloat
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noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- Blois
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- bolas
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noun,
bola (def 1).
- boils
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noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- istle
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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.
- blate
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noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Eliot
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noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- flies
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noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- Fates
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noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fatso
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noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- float
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noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- slate
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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.
- flits
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noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- Feast
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noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- flite
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noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- feist
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noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- Felis
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noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- felts
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noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- fails
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noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- Festa
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noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- flats
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noun,
something flat.
- fetal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- fetas
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noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- feti-
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- flabs
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noun,
flabby flesh; unwanted fat:
- fiats
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noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- sito-
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- filet
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noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- filos
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- foals
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noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- fable
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noun,
a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue:
- stile
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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.
- sotie
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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.
- stilb
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noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- ileo-
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- stela
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noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- steal
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stale
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- IATSE
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- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- SEATO
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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.
- sebi-
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- ft-lb
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- self-
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- foils
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noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Solti
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noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- seti-
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- folie
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noun,
madness; insanity.
- folia
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noun,
plural of folium.
- estab
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- softa
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noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- Foist
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verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- SOFIA
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noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- Blase
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adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- Oates
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noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- alti-
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- Basil
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- to-be
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adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- Balt.
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- lotas
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noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- TOEFL
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- Basel
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- alto-
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- Basle
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noun,
Basel.
- bales
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noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- lefts
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noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- baste
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noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- Talos
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noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- toile
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Bates
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noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- least
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- aisle
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- baits
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noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Beals
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noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Alost
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noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Tesla
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- litas
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- telos
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noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- telo-
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- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- lifts
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noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- aloft
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adverb,
high up; far above the ground.
- bails
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noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- teals
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noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- alist
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adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- alifs
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noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- loafs
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verb (used with object),
to pass idly (usually followed by away):
- Alfie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- tiles
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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.
- aboil
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adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- Basie
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noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- beast
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noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- 30-30
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- taels
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noun,
liang.
- leafs
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noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- toils
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noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tails
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noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- tolas
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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.
- Biles
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noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- toles
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noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- betas
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noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- biol.
-
- Ostia
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noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- abets
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verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- besot
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verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- Sable
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noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- bites
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noun,
an act of biting.
- ables
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- beats
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noun,
a stroke or blow.
- belts
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noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- sabot
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noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- obits
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noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- befit
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verb (used with object),
to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit:
- Biota
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noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- oste-
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- toise
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noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- oast
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noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- lite
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Fla.
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- lits
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noun,
litas.
- foil
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noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- FITS
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noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- loaf
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noun,
a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- fol.
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- oafs
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noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- silo
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noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- LitB
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- FOIA
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- flab
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noun,
flabby flesh; unwanted fat:
- lobe
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noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- Obie
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noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- sift
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verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- obs.
-
- obit
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noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- obis
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noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- flea
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noun,
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- flat
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noun,
something flat.
- Loti
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noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
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noun,
lotus.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- Lota
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noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- sial
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noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- lost
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Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lose
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Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lois
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noun,
a female given name.
- LOFT
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noun,
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- Loeb
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- floe
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noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- lobs
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- foal
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noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- lobi
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noun,
plural of lobus.
- fobs
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noun,
a small pocket just below the waistline in trousers for a watch, keys, change, etc.
Compare watch pocket.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- libs
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noun,
liberation (def 2):
- lit.
-
- Sale
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noun,
the act of selling.
- oles
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noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Leis
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Sat.
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- Leif
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noun,
a male given name.
- isba
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noun,
izba.
- left
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noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Isle
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noun,
a small island.
- iso-
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- LEAS
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noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- SALT
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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.
- Leaf
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noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- lea.
-
- lats
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noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- late
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Itea
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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.
- Lat.
-
- sail
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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.
- last
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noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
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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.
- LAIS
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- itol
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Lab.
-
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Sab.
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- SATB
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- 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.
- 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:
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- 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.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- 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.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- 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.
- Lib.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- ible
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- SBLI
-
- ile-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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):
- 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.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ole-
-
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 1080
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- bet.
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- bal.
-
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- BLit
-
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- filt
-
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Bol.
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Tob.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- aet.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- abs-
-
- ABLS
-
- Alb.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abl.
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- 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.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- 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.
- alt.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- 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.
- ates
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- 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.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- bio-
-
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- est.
-
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- 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.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Sol.
-
- eso-
-
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- ELAS
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- EFTA
-
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- fibs
-
noun,
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- Feb.
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- 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.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- BSOT
-
- btl.
-
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- BSIT
-
- BSIE
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Ste.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- BSAE
-
- tab.
-
- BSFT
-
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- bot.
-
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- SLE
-
- OBE
-
- TSE
-
- OTS
-
- So.
-
- of-
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- obl
-
- tlo
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- SLA
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- SAE
-
- ote
-
- OTB
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- Tbi
-
- STB
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Ola
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- se-
-
- OIt
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- TBA
-
- TAL
-
- TBO
-
- ose
-
- 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.
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- 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.
- STI
-
- sb.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIA
-
- STL
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SOF
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- FSA
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- BST
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- BTE
-
- Bt.
-
- BSO
-
- ef-
-
- BSF
-
- BSE
-
- BSA
-
- BSL
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- BLS
-
- ble
-
- EBS
-
- efl
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- ETS
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- FAO
-
- FAB
-
adjective,
fabulous (def 2).
- FOB
-
noun,
a small pocket just below the waistline in trousers for a watch, keys, change, etc.
Compare watch pocket.
- fo.
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- FBA
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ETO
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ESL
-
- ESA
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EOF
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- EIS
-
- BLA
-
- BIE
-
- FBO
-
- AFB
-
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AFS
-
- AFL
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- asb
-
- AEF
-
- ae.
-
- abt
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- al.
-
- Af.
-
- ab-
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ase
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- bi-
-
- BFT
-
- BFS
-
- BFA
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ASI
-
- bl.
-
- BEF
-
- be-
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATB
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- FBI
-
- TSI
-
- FET
-
- LSI
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ist
-
- Isl
-
- 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.
- LST
-
- La.
-
- LTA
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IOT
-
- 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.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ob.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Les
-
- LBO
-
- lbf
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lt.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LaF
-
- 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.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lif
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- IOF
-
- ILS
-
- FOT
-
- Fia
-
- FIB
-
noun,
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- FIO
-
- OAS
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fl.
-
- FLB
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- ILO
-
- FOS
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- ft.
-
- ial
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- OSA
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ib.
-
- OSF
-
- IAS
-
- OSB
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- LF
-
- 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.
- TL
-
- OA
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- ol
-
- 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.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- O.
-
- AO
-
- L.
-
- le
-
- TB
-
- FB
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SF
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- Eb
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- B-
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- FE
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- BO
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- BF
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.