Anagrams of literacies
Word literacies has
831 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of literacies.
- realistic
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adjective,
interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical:
- realities
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noun,
the state or quality of being real.
- clarities
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noun,
clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- Israelite
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noun,
a descendant of Jacob, especially a member of the Hebrew people who inhabited the ancient kingdom of Israel.
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- treacles
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- tiercels
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noun,
tercel.
- sclerite
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noun,
any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- sericite
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noun,
a fine-grained variety of muscovite produced by the alteration of feldspar.
- silicate
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- ciliates
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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.
- tileries
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noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- realties
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- ateliers
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- sectile
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adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- cartels
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- 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.
- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- sterile
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adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- clarets
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Celesta
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- citrals
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Electra
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noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- elaters
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- rescale
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verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- Liatris
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noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- leister
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- 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.
- Laertes
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noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- relates
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- relicts
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Israeli
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- reticle
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noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- iatrics
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- Salieri
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noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- Scarlet
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- electr-
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- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- treacle
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- tercels
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- Alceste
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noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- cisele
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- slicer
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Searle
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noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- alerce
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noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- ticals
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- tercel
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- resale
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- trails
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- cerat-
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- cerate
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- Aletes
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noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- cereal
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noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- elect.
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- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- elects
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noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- Easter
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- select
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adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- tilers
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- elates
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adjective,
elated.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- sealer
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- elites
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noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- scaler
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- creels
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noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- silica
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- scler-
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- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- certes
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adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- seater
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Lester
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noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- larees
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noun,
lari.
- artels
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- recti-
-
- alters
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Teresa
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noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- liters
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- teasel
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- aretes
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- terces
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- erect
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- leers
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noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- rales
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noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- lears
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Aesir
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noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- least
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lect.
-
- scale
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- lease
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noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- scat-
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- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- tires
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Elise
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- leets
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noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- 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.
- tiers
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noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- litas
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- elate
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adjective,
elated.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- liter
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- liers
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Tiler
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- licit
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adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- licet
-
- litre
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noun,
liter.
- sceat
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noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- 30-30
-
- scree
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elite
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noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- rails
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noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Elsie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- erase
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verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- treas
-
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- laics
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noun,
one of the laity.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- laree
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noun,
lari.
- rials
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noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Isere
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noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Isiac
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adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- acet-
-
- reset
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- rect.
-
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- riels
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Actis
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noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- lact-
-
- istic
-
- 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.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Ital.
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- sarc-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- aeri-
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Recit
-
- IATSE
-
- Icel.
-
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- talcs
-
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.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Srta.
-
- 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.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- cert.
-
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- tears
-
- astr.
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- ster.
-
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- clase
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- tele-
-
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- seti-
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Seric
-
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- tera-
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- sect.
-
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crit.
-
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- alti-
-
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- lit.
-
- tri-
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tel-
-
- 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.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- ter.
-
- 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.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- sci.
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- scil
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- scr.
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- sec.
-
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- str.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- Ste.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Sra.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- SLIC
-
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- 1080
-
- 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:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crat
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clar
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ect-
-
- Cels
-
- est.
-
- ile-
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- 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.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- 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.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- ELAS
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ilse
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Aire
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- ALIT
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- ales
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noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- alee
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adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Alec
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noun,
a herring.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AISI
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ails
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verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- alts
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noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acre
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noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- ACLS
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- acle
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noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
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noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ARCS
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- alt.
-
- Arce
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noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Atli
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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.
- cees
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noun,
the letter C.
- Cate
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noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
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noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
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noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CART
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noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carl
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noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
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noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CALS
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noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- atic
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ates
-
- Asti
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noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Asir
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noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
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noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asci
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noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- art.
-
- arse
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noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ARIS
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- aril
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noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Ilia
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noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- eats
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- LEAS
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noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- itis
-
- lea.
-
- Isar
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noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Lear
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Leta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- LEST
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conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leis
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- IRAS
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
- lees
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noun,
plural of lee2 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- iter
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- lacs
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noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Isai
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noun,
Jesse.
- late
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- LARC
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noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- LAIS
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lat.
-
- lair
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noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Lira
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- laic
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noun,
one of the laity.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lars
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lase
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verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Ire.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lee
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noun,
protective shelter:
- at.
-
- cr.
-
- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ATC
-
- ATS
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noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- CIA
-
- Sta
-
- rat
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noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- tea
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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.
- cs.
-
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- REA
-
- LCA
-
- cee
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noun,
the letter C.
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- CEA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- STI
-
- RCT
-
- cl.
-
- STL
-
- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- RCA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAL
-
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Ir.
-
- ast
-
- AEC
-
- LSI
-
- AIR
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- LSC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIC
-
- AES
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noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TLC
-
- tlr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ae.
-
- LTA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ACE
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noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- LST
-
- 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.
- ASR
-
- ARE
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noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- ARS
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ltr
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Re.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RCS
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- St.
-
- CIE
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- sc.
-
- ERT
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- ISA
-
- ist
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ITA
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Sr.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ite
-
- SAR
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- eir
-
- RSE
-
- ILS
-
- IRC
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- IRL
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IRS
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- rt.
-
- ETR
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- IAS
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ics
-
- ETS
-
- EIS
-
- ITC
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- CRS
-
- 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).
- CLR
-
- EEC
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- SLA
-
- CLI
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- cle
-
- SLE
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- SLR
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ECA
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ec-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- La.
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Lt.
-
- ea.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- le
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- EI
-
- 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.
- RC
-
- L.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ee
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 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.
- R.
-
- TC
-
- LC
-
- i.
-
- RI
-
- ic
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- LR
-
- t.
-
- L2
-
- TL
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- CE
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- L1
-