Anagrams of liquefaction
Word liquefaction has
1012 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of liquefaction.
- quintefoil
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noun,
cinquefoil (def 2).
- unifoliate
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adjective,
having only one leaf.
- cinquefoil
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Potentilla, of the rose family, having yellow, red, or white five-petaled flowers, as P. reptans (creeping cinquefoil) of the Old World, or P. argentea (silvery cinquefoil) of North America.
- fictional
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adjective,
invented as part of a work of fiction:
- inoculate
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verb (used with object),
to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- cotquean
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noun,
Archaic. a man who busies himself with traditionally women's household duties.
- Quantico
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noun,
a U.S. Marine Corps base and development and education command in NE Virginia, NE of Fredericksburg on the Potomac River.
- quantile
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noun,
one of the class of values of a variate that divides the total frequency of a sample or population into a given number of equal proportions.
- falconet
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noun,
any of several small Asian falcons, especially of the genus Microhierax.
- antilife
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adjective,
antagonistic or indifferent to a normal life.
- fication
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- Coquelin
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noun,
Benoît Constant [buh-nwa kawn-stahn] /bəˈnwa kɔ̃ˈstɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, French actor.
- equation
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noun,
the act of equating or making equal; equalization:
- flection
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noun,
the act of bending.
- conflate
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verb (used with object),
to fuse into one entity; merge:
- quiniela
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noun,
quinella.
- line-out
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noun,
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- quintile
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noun,
Statistics. a quantile for the special case of five equal proportions.
- fine-cut
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adjective,
cut into very thin strips (contrasted with rough-cut):
- no-fault
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noun,
Also called no-fault insurance. a form of automobile insurance designed to enable the policyholder in case of an accident to collect a certain basic compensation promptly for economic loss from his or her own insurance company without determination of liability.
- aquiline
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adjective,
(of the nose) shaped like an eagle's beak; hooked.
- cleanout
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noun,
an act of cleaning out.
- Cloquet
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noun,
a town in NE Minnesota.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- tinfoil
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noun,
tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.
- 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.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- quintic
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noun,
a quantity of the fifth degree.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- facient
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- aliquot
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noun,
an aliquot part.
- quantic
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noun,
a rational, integral, homogeneous function of two or more variables.
- flounce
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noun,
an act or instance of flouncing; a flouncing movement.
- foliate
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adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- Clifton
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- coequal
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noun,
a coequal person or thing.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- cofinal
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adjective,
of or relating to a subset of a set with a partial order relation, as “greater than” or “equal to,” in which corresponding to each element in the set is an element in the subset that is in relation to the given element.
- alunite
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- quintal
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noun,
a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms (220.5 avoirdupois pounds).
- folacin
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noun,
folic acid.
- finical
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adjective,
finicky.
- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- quinate
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adjective,
arranged in groups of five.
- lenitic
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adjective,
lentic.
- tequila
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noun,
a strong liquor from Mexico, distilled from fermented mash of an agave.
- funicle
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noun,
the stalk of an ovule or seed.
- antique
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noun,
any work of art, piece of furniture, decorative object, or the like, created or produced in a former period, or, according to U.S. customs laws, 100 years before date of purchase.
- lunatic
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- Felicia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “happy.”.
- Lecuona
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noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- Faneuil
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noun,
Peter, 1700–43, American merchant: builder of Faneuil Hall.
- confute
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verb (used with object),
to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove:
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- Nilotic
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noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- filiate
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verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- eutocia
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noun,
normal childbirth.
- actino-
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- liquate
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verb (used with object),
to heat (an alloy or mixture) sufficiently to melt the more fusible matter and thus to separate it from the rest, as in the refining of tin.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- cutline
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- inutile
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adjective,
of no use or service.
- inquiet
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verb (used with object),
to destroy the peace of; disturb; disquiet.
- uniface
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noun,
a coin or medal having a blank reverse.
- noctule
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noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- lactone
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- nucleo-
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- Equanil
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- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- inflect
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verb (used with object),
to modulate (the voice).
- Nicolet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- fiction
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noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- AFL-CIO
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- outface
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verb (used with object),
to cause to submit by or as if by staring down; face or stare down.
- outline
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- linocut
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- inflict
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verb (used with object),
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered:
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- coquina
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noun,
Also called pompano, butterfly-shell clam. a small clam, Donax variabilis, abundant in the intertidal zone of eastern and southern U.S. coastal beaches, having fanlike bands of various hues, the paired empty shells often spread in a butterfly shape.
- tunicle
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- inflate
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- Nicolai
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noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- fictile
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adjective,
capable of being molded.
- Tuonela
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noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- filate
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adjective,
threadlike.
- finial
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noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- loquat
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noun,
a small evergreen tree, Eriobotrya japonica, native to China and Japan, cultivated as an ornamental and for its yellow, plumlike fruit.
- Lucian
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noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- lucent
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adjective,
shining.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- fiance
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- celto-
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- claque
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noun,
a group of persons hired to applaud an act or performer.
- fecula
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noun,
fecal matter, especially of insects.
- fetial
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adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- locate
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- citole
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noun,
cittern.
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- centi-
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- finale
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- cinque
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noun,
the five at dice, cards, etc.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- cuneal
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adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- cotula
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- coutil
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noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- 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.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- cteno-
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- equant
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adjective,
(of a crystal) having all axes of the same length (opposed to anisometric).
- Culion
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noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- olefin
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noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- coquet
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noun,
Obsolete. a male flirt.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- oilcan
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- nocti-
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- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- eluant
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- confit
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noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- Lucite
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- cloque
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noun,
an embossed or quilted fabric.
Compare matelassé.
- luetic
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adjective,
syphilitic.
- clino-
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- quinte
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noun,
the fifth of eight defensive positions.
- clique
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noun,
a small, exclusive group of people; coterie; set.
- faucet
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noun,
any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
- Quinta
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noun,
an inn, especially one in the countryside.
- quint-
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- lunate
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noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- quinol
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noun,
hydroquinone.
- quaint
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adjective,
having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque:
- quinoa
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noun,
a tall crop plant, Chenopodium quinoa, of the amaranth family, cultivated mainly in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile for its small, ivory-colored seed, which is used as a food staple.
- quino-
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- Quince
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noun,
either of two small trees, Cydonia oblonga or C. sinensis, of the rose family, bearing hard, fragrant, yellowish fruit used chiefly for making jelly or preserves.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- lutein
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- luteo-
-
- Falcon
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noun,
any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- colent
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- facile
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adjective,
moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality:
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- TEFLON
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adjective,
characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism:
- finite
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noun,
something that is finite.
- finlet
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noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- Alecto
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noun,
one of the Furies.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Launce
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noun,
sand lance.
- 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.
- Tuinal
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- Alnico
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noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Iletin
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- lectin
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Alcuin
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noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- toluic
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adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- Toluca
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- futile
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adjective,
incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful:
- antiq.
-
- Fulton
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noun,
Robert, 1765–1815, U.S. engineer and inventor: builder of the first profitable steamboat.
- Fulani
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noun,
Also, Fulah. a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of mixed African and Mediterranean ancestry, scattered through W Africa from Senegal to Cameroon.
- Aquilo
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of the north wind.
- leuco-
-
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- incult
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adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- actin-
-
- lacto-
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- unlace
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- iolite
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noun,
cordierite.
- unific
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adjective,
unifying; uniting:
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- aceto-
-
- UNICEF
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noun,
United Nations Children's Fund: an agency, created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1946, concerned with improving the health and nutrition of children and mothers throughout the world; Nobel Peace Prize 1965.
- Uniate
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noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- acquit
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verb (used with object),
to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty:
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Tunica
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noun,
a tunic.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- unfact
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noun,
a fabrication that is disseminated as fact.
- uncoil
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- Aeolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- inlaut
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noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- uncial
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- infula
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noun,
one of the two embroidered lappets of the miter of a bishop.
- infect
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- Leucon
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noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- toucan
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- fontal
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adjective,
pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Ticino
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noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- fluent
-
adjective,
spoken or written with ease:
- caique
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noun,
a single-masted sailing vessel used on the eastern Mediterranean Sea, having a sprit mainsail, a square topsail, and two or more other sails.
- Calif.
-
- calque
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noun,
a loan translation, especially one resulting from bilingual interference in which the internal structure of a borrowed word or phrase is maintained but its morphemes are replaced by those of the native language, as German halbinsel for peninsula.
- canful
-
noun,
the amount that a can will hold.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Lieut.
-
- flaunt
-
noun,
the act of flaunting.
- Canute
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noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- flacon
-
noun,
a small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- folate
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noun,
folic acid.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- fecal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or being feces.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- leuc-
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- noct-
-
- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- Eolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- filet
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noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- equal
-
noun,
a person or thing that is equal.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Flint
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noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- equi-
-
- Inuit
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noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- folie
-
noun,
madness; insanity.
- folic
-
adjective,
of or derived from folic acid.
- Eliot
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noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- ition
-
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- lact-
-
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- elint
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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.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Fount
-
noun,
a spring of water; fountain.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- encl.
-
- fault
-
noun,
a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing:
- licit
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adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- float
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- folia
-
noun,
plural of folium.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- felon
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- futon
-
noun,
a thin mattress, usually filled with layers of cotton batting and encased in cotton fabric, placed on a floor for sleeping, especially in traditional Japanese interiors, and folded and stored during the day.
- feint
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noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- ileo-
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- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- lect.
-
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- focal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a focus.
- ician
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Icel.
-
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- flute
-
noun,
a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- natl.
-
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- init.
-
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- flout
-
noun,
a disdainful, scornful, or contemptuous remark or act; insult; gibe.
- feti-
-
- incl.
-
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- licet
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- 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.
- neut.
-
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ilio-
-
- naut.
-
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- nuci-
-
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telo-
-
- calef
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- teno-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Cant.
-
- auto.
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- TOEFL
-
- ation
-
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- quoin
-
noun,
an external solid angle of a wall or the like.
- quoit
-
noun,
quoits, (used with a singular verb) a game in which rings of rope or flattened metal are thrown at an upright peg, the object being to encircle it or come as close to it as possible.
- quot.
-
- cine-
-
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- quota
-
noun,
the share or proportional part of a total that is required from, or is due or belongs to, a particular district, state, person, group, etc.
- quote
-
noun,
a quotation.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- 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.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- quite
-
adverb,
completely, wholly, or entirely:
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- ulent
-
- afoul
-
Idioms,
run / come / fall afoul of,
to become entangled with:
to come into conflict with:
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- UNCIO
-
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- unfit
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- acet-
-
- Unit.
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- 30-30
-
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- anti-
-
- toque
-
noun,
a brimless and close-fitting hat for women, in any of several shapes.
- ante-
-
- 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.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- aloft
-
adverb,
high up; far above the ground.
- 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.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Quito
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ecuador, in the N part. 9348 feet (2849 meters) above sea level.
- Ital.
-
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Quail
-
noun,
a small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird, Coturnix coturnix, of the Old World.
- 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.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- cont.
-
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- conf.
-
- quale
-
noun,
a quality, as bitterness, regarded as an independent object.
- Quant
-
noun,
Business Slang. an expert in quantitative analysis.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- colat
-
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- quiet
-
noun,
freedom from noise, unwanted sound, etc.:
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Ecua.
-
- ecto-
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- econ.
-
- ecol.
-
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- octa-
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- ocul-
-
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- OIcel
-
- quean
-
noun,
an overly forward, impudent woman; shrew; hussy.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- coel-
-
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- quilt
-
noun,
a coverlet for a bed, made of two layers of fabric with some soft substance, as wool or down, between them and stitched in patterns or tufted through all thicknesses in order to prevent the filling from shifting.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Clift
-
noun,
cliff.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- quin-
-
- cleft
-
noun,
a space or opening made by cleavage; a split.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- 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.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lea.
-
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tufa
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- ole-
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Ont.
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- loq.
-
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- Lat.
-
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- 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.
- quit
-
noun,
any of various small tropical birds.
- itol
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- 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-
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- uni-
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- UNEF
-
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Oct.
-
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- ulto
-
- Lani
-
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- 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.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NCTE
-
- LOFT
-
noun,
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- 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.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- ten.
-
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- 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.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- 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.
- liq.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- NTIA
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- loaf
-
noun,
a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- quat
-
- Que.
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- lin.
-
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- 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.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- out-
-
- 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.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- qto.
-
- 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.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- 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.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tofu
-
noun,
a soft, bland, white cheeselike food, high in protein content, made from curdled soybean milk: used in Asian and vegetarian cookery.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- tion
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- neo-
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- 1080
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- 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.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Fin.
-
- atic
-
- filt
-
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- 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.
- EFTA
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- fict
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- FICA
-
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- cit.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- floc
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- FOIA
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- flue
-
noun,
a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
- ano-
-
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- ant.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- flic
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- flea
-
noun,
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Fla.
-
- ANTU
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- aut-
-
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- CanF
-
- fac.
-
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Ceto
-
- etc.
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- cet-
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- 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.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- enc.
-
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- fec.
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- enl.
-
- Faun
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- calf
-
noun,
the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
- Can.
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- foal
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- aet.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Con.
-
- fol.
-
- infl
-
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Inf.
-
- 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.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- ACLU
-
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cule
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- 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.
-
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Fula
-
noun,
Fulani.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- fuel
-
noun,
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- alt.
-
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- foul
-
noun,
something that is foul.
- ance
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CLEF
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- fut.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- ical
-
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- cen.
-
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- Alco
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- CIE
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CEO
-
- CIF
-
- QEF
-
- qt.
-
- qaf
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a uvular stop consonant sound.
- qat
-
noun,
kat.
- ql.
-
- TAL
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- CLI
-
- CFO
-
- CFA
-
- cle
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Clo
-
- qu.
-
- CFL
-
- qua
-
adverb,
as; as being; in the character or capacity of:
- CIA
-
- CFI
-
- CLU
-
- CNO
-
- ITC
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- unc
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- ult
-
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AFC
-
- UIT
-
- UFO
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- UFC
-
- Ufa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
- UAE
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALC
-
- AFL
-
- aeq
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- UNO
-
- uti
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ac-
-
- Af.
-
- al.
-
- AEF
-
- an.
-
- AUC
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- Une
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- CEF
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- cf.
-
- 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.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- TIA
-
- ca.
-
- CAI
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CEA
-
- 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.
- TCA
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CAF
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- ALU
-
- ANC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANF
-
- 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.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- AOU
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- ctf
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- il-
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LOC
-
- FIO
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fl.
-
- flu
-
noun,
influenza.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- Lif
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- FOT
-
- fou
-
adjective,
drunk.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LON
-
- 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.
- FTC
-
- FAO
-
- fo.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NCO
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- FAQ
-
noun,
a document, in question and answer format, that introduces newcomers to a topic or answers common questions.
- fic
-
- 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.
- FCA
-
- LTA
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- FET
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- Fia
-
- ft.
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- NEA
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- IOC
-
- IOF
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LaF
-
- 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 = .
- ILO
-
- IOT
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- IOU
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITA
-
- in.
-
- LCA
-
- ful
-
noun,
Fulani.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LCF
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- IFC
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- ne-
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- NEC
-
- OAU
-
- ean
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECF
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- of-
-
- OTC
-
- Oc.
-
- NUL
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ef-
-
- efl
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ea.
-
- ite
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- 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.
- eo-
-
- oic
-
- 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.
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- NIA
-
- NOC
-
- NFL
-
- NFC
-
- 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:
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- eu-
-
- ETO
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- eq.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NLF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- EOF
-
- 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.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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- NI
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
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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.
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
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- TC
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- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- QA
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noun,
an exchange of questions and answers.
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
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- QF
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- QE
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- QC
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- Q.
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- L2
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- AO
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- L1
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- CU
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- CQ
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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- le
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- fn
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- LF
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- NL
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TL
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
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noun,
ti1 .
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
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- OA
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
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- N.
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- NC
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- UL
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- UC
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- CE
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- U.
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
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- ic
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- FE
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- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.