Anagrams of loganberries
Word loganberries has
1861 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of loganberries.
- orangeries
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noun,
a warm place, as a greenhouse, in which orange trees are cultivated in cool climates.
- baseliner
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noun,
a player who typically plays near the baseline using ground strokes, as distinguished from one who typically goes to the net.
- algerines
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noun,
Algerian.
- sloganeer
-
noun,
a person who creates and uses slogans frequently.
- inselberg
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noun,
monadnock (def 1).
- Gaberones
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noun,
former name of Gaborone.
- Boanerges
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noun,
a surname given by Jesus to James and John. Mark 3:17.
- berliners
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noun,
Emile, 1851–1929, U.S. inventor, born in Germany.
- Rosenberg
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noun,
Alfred, 1893–1946, German Nazi ideologist and political leader, born in Estonia.
- enlargers
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noun,
an apparatus used for making projection prints, having a head for holding, illuminating, and projecting a film negative and a bed for holding a sheet of sensitized printing paper.
- regionals
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noun,
Often, regionals. a regional competition or tournament:
- sea-robin
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noun,
any of various gurnards, especially certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom.
- geraniols
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noun,
a colorless or pale-yellow terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, with a geraniumlike odor, found in rose oil, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in perfumes and flavors.
- erigerons
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Erigeron, having flower heads resembling those of the asters but with narrower and usually more numerous white or purple rays.
- Gabonese
-
noun,
an inhabitant or native of Gabon.
- Alberoni
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- garboils
-
noun,
confusion.
- anergies
-
noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- Roebling
-
noun,
John Augustus, 1806–69, U.S. engineer, born in Germany: pioneer of wire-rope suspension bridges, designer of the Brooklyn Bridge.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- Garrison
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noun,
a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
- Erigeron
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Erigeron, having flower heads resembling those of the asters but with narrower and usually more numerous white or purple rays.
- gasolene
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noun,
gasoline.
- bearings
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noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- Borrelia
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noun,
any of several spiral, parasitic bacteria of the genus Borrelia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans, other mammals, or birds.
- baronies
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noun,
the domain of a baron.
- Salinger
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noun,
J(erome) D(avid) 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- lineages
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noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- ailerons
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- Selangor
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noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 3160 sq. mi. (8184 sq. km). Capital: Shah Alam.
- learners
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noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- Grenoble
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Isère, in SE France.
- Lansberg
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noun,
a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 29 miles (46 km) in diameter.
- roarings
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noun,
the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
- Gabriels
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noun,
one of the archangels, appearing usually as a divine messenger. Dan. 8:16, 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26.
- Erlanger
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noun,
Joseph, 1874–1965, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.
- broilers
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noun,
any device for broiling meat or fish; a grate, pan, or compartment in a stove for broiling.
- baseline
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noun,
Baseball. the area between bases within which a base runner must keep when running from one base to another.
- signable
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adjective,
suitable for signing, as in being satisfactory, appropriate, or complete:
- laborers
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noun,
a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training:
- aerogels
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noun,
a gel formed by the dispersion of air in a solidified matrix; a solid foam, as Styrofoam.
- begonias
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noun,
any tropical plant belonging to the genus Begonia, including species cultivated for the handsome, succulent leaves and waxy flowers.
- Balinese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Bali.
- Gisborne
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noun,
a seaport on E North Island, in N New Zealand.
- nose-bag
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noun,
feed bag (def 1).
- sanglier
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noun,
a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.
- obligees
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noun,
Law.
a person to whom another is obligated or bound.
a person to whom a bond is given.
- Algerine
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noun,
Algerian.
- gerberas
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noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Gerbera, native to Africa and Asia, having showy, many-rayed flowers ranging from yellow to red.
- enlarges
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verb (used with object),
to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to:
- berrigan
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noun,
Daniel, born 1921, Jesuit priest, peace activist, and poet.
- geraniol
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noun,
a colorless or pale-yellow terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, with a geraniumlike odor, found in rose oil, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in perfumes and flavors.
- ensilage
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noun,
the preservation of green fodder in a silo or pit.
- enlarger
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noun,
an apparatus used for making projection prints, having a head for holding, illuminating, and projecting a film negative and a bed for holding a sheet of sensitized printing paper.
- berlines
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noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- Berliner
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noun,
Emile, 1851–1929, U.S. inventor, born in Germany.
- gasolier
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noun,
a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
- Angolese
-
noun,
a member of any of the tribes residing in Angola.
- Beranger
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noun,
Pierre Jean de [pyer zhahn duh] /pyɛr ʒɑ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1780–1857, French poet.
- engrails
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- gasoline
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noun,
a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- airborne
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adjective,
carried by the air, as pollen or dust.
- Elsinore
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noun,
Helsingør.
- seaborne
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adjective,
transported by ship over the sea.
- regional
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noun,
Often, regionals. a regional competition or tournament:
- sea-born
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adjective,
born in or of the sea, as naiads.
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- Lorraine
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noun,
Also, Lorrain. Claude (Claude Gelée) 1600–82, French painter.
- earlobes
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noun,
the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- Belgrano
-
noun,
Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1820, Argentine general.
- seraglio
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noun,
the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- generals
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noun,
Military.
U.S. Army and Air Force. an officer ranking above a lieutenant general and below a general of the army or general of the air force.
U.S. Army. an officer of any of the five highest ranks: a brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, or general of the army.
U.S. Marine Corps. an officer holding the highest rank in the corps.
(in numerous armies) an officer in the highest, second, or third highest rank, as one ranking immediately below a field marshal in the British army.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- earring
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noun,
an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear.
- earlobe
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noun,
the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- learner
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noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- ebonies
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noun,
a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
- Oberlin
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noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- leaners
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- laborer
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noun,
a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training:
- Salerno
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noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- enlarge
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verb (used with object),
to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to:
- arenose
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- areoles
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noun,
an areola.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- Argolis
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noun,
an ancient district in SE Greece.
- enables
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verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- reliers
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- larries
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noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- eloigns
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verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- Arlberg
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noun,
a mountain pass in W Austria. 5946 feet (1812 meters) high.
- Langreo
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noun,
a city in N Spain.
- roaring
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noun,
the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
- obelias
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ringers
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noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- arseno-
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- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- bareges
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noun,
a sheer fabric constructed in a leno weave of silk warp and cotton or worsted filling, often used to make veils and dresses.
- bagnios
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noun,
a brothel.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- borages
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noun,
a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads.
Compare borage family.
- longies
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noun,
long underwear, especially for winter use.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Bonaire
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- begonia
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noun,
any tropical plant belonging to the genus Begonia, including species cultivated for the handsome, succulent leaves and waxy flowers.
- begorra
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interjection,
(used as a euphemism for by God):
- Orleans
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- origans
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- boilers
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- Belgian
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noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Belgium.
- belongs
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Verb phrases,
belong to,
to be the property of:
to be a part or adjunct of:
- Benares
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noun,
a former name of Varanasi.
- bearers
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noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- Bengali
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noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Bengal; Bengalese.
- bengals
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noun,
a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh.
Compare East Bengal, West Bengal.
- Negroes
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noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- onagers
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- Bergson
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1859–1941, French philosopher and writer: Nobel Prize in Literature 1927.
- berline
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noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- berlins
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- biogens
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noun,
a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
- berries
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noun,
any small, usually stoneless, juicy fruit, irrespective of botanical structure, as the huckleberry, strawberry, or hackberry.
- Nogales
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noun,
a town in S Arizona.
- obliges
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verb (used with object),
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- obligee
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noun,
Law.
a person to whom another is obligated or bound.
a person to whom a bond is given.
- bearing
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noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- boranes
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noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- Lesbian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- bailees
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noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- bailors
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- liernes
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- baleens
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noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- broiler
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noun,
any device for broiling meat or fish; a grate, pan, or compartment in a stove for broiling.
- regales
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noun,
a sumptuous feast.
- brogans
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noun,
a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
- bangers
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noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- lineage
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noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- borings
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noun,
Machinery.
the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
the hole so made.
- lingers
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- barongs
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noun,
a large, broad-bladed knife or cleaver used by the Moros.
- brasier
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noun,
brazier1 .
- branles
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- barrens
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noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- brangle
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noun,
a squabble.
- lingoes
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noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- barring
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noun,
a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose:
- Barrios
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noun,
Justo Rufino [hoo-staw roo-fee-naw] /ˈhu stɔ ruˈfi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–85, Guatemalan statesman: president of Guatemala 1873–85.
- loaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- rangers
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- ironers
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- bigener
-
noun,
a bigeneric hybrid, as certain orchids.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- Algiers
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
- aerogel
-
noun,
a gel formed by the dispersion of air in a solidified matrix; a solid foam, as Styrofoam.
- aerobes
-
noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- Gleason
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noun,
Jackie (Herbert John Gleason"The Great One") 1916–87, U.S. comedian and actor.
- Alebion
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- grabens
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- Senegal
-
noun,
a republic in W Africa: independent member of the French Community; formerly part of French West Africa. 76,084 sq. mi. (197,057 sq. km). Capital: Dakar.
- glaires
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- albinos
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Slinger
-
noun,
a person or thing that slings.
- seleno-
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- greaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that greases.
- geneal.
-
- Selenga
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noun,
a river in N central Asia, flowing E and N through the NW Mongolian People's Republic through the Buryat Autonomous Republic in the SE Russian Federation to Lake Baikal. About 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- general
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noun,
Military.
U.S. Army and Air Force. an officer ranking above a lieutenant general and below a general of the army or general of the air force.
U.S. Army. an officer of any of the five highest ranks: a brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, or general of the army.
U.S. Marine Corps. an officer holding the highest rank in the corps.
(in numerous armies) an officer in the highest, second, or third highest rank, as one ranking immediately below a field marshal in the British army.
- gabions
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noun,
a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
- garners
-
noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- Grolier
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adjective,
pertaining to a decorative design (Grolier design) in bookbinding, consisting of bands interlaced in geometric forms.
- seringa
-
noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- glorias
-
noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- agonies
-
noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- garbles
-
noun,
the act or process of garbling.
- Signora
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- Serrano
-
noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- goalers
-
noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- galerie
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noun,
gallery (def 8).
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- albergo
-
noun,
an inn or hotel.
- Gobelin
-
adjective,
made at the tapestry factory established in Paris in the 15th century by the Gobelins, a French family of dyers and weavers.
- signore
-
noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- gainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- globins
-
noun,
the protein component of hemoglobin, made up of alpha and beta chains.
- garboil
-
noun,
confusion.
- Goneril
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the elder of Lear's two faithless daughters.
- Serbian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- Gabriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels, appearing usually as a divine messenger. Dan. 8:16, 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26.
- greisen
-
noun,
a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
- glories
-
noun,
very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown:
- Erigone
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noun,
a daughter of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus who hanged herself when Orestes was acquitted of the murder of her parents.
- genoise
-
noun,
a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or made into petits fours for serving.
- Seaborg
-
noun,
Glenn T(heodor) 1912–1999, U.S. chemist: chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission 1961–71; Nobel prize 1951.
- soaring
-
noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- in-goal
-
noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- erelong
-
adverb,
before long; soon.
- Gerbera
-
noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Gerbera, native to Africa and Asia, having showy, many-rayed flowers ranging from yellow to red.
- anglers
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- Angeles
-
noun,
a city in the Philippines, on S central Luzon.
- soilage
-
noun,
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
- Abilene
-
noun,
a city in central Texas.
- girl-os
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- ignoble
-
adjective,
of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base:
- ignores
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- girasol
-
noun,
an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- gerbils
-
noun,
any of numerous small burrowing rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera, of Asia, Africa, and southern Russia, having long hind legs used for jumping.
- enrages
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- Erigena
-
noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- Sorbian
-
noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- enrobes
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- Garner
-
noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- Bosnia
-
noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- borage
-
noun,
a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads.
Compare borage family.
- longes
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- biogas
-
noun,
any gas fuel derived from the decay of organic matter, as the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by the bacterial decomposition of sewage, manure, garbage, or plant crops.
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- bonsai
-
noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- Gibson
-
noun,
a dry martini cocktail garnished with a pearl onion.
- globin
-
noun,
the protein component of hemoglobin, made up of alpha and beta chains.
- garble
-
noun,
the act or process of garbling.
- longi-
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- Gloria
-
noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- Gilson
-
noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- biogen
-
noun,
a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- borals
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- Gibran
-
noun,
Kahlil [kah-leel] /kɑˈlil/ (Show IPA), 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.
- borers
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- Borges
-
noun,
Jorge Luis [hawr-he lwees] /ˈhɔr hɛ lwis/ (Show IPA), 1899–1986, Argentine poet, short-story writer, and philosophical essayist.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Borger
-
noun,
a city in N Texas.
- gerbil
-
noun,
any of numerous small burrowing rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera, of Asia, Africa, and southern Russia, having long hind legs used for jumping.
- Boring
-
noun,
Machinery.
the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
the hole so made.
- logins
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- binges
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- logans
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- boners
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Boreas
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- Boreal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- bingle
-
noun,
base hit.
- Gibeon
-
noun,
a town in ancient Palestine, NW of Jerusalem. Josh. 9:3.
- Borgia
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- borane
-
noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- glebes
-
noun,
Also called glebe land. Chiefly British. the cultivable land owned by a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.
- Gliere
-
noun,
Reinhold Moritzovich [rahyn-hawlt maw-ryi-tsuh-vyich] /ˈraɪn hɔlt ˈmɔ ryɪ tsə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, Russian composer.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- glaire
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Nergal
-
noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- genera
-
noun,
a plural of genus.
- blears
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- genies
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- losing
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- blares
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Glaber
-
noun,
Raoul [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), or Rudolphe [roo-dawlf] /ruˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), c990–c1050, French ecclesiastic and chronicler.
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- Blairs
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- blains
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Blaine
-
noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- nobles
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Gbaris
-
noun,
Gwari.
- Bolger
-
noun,
James Brendan, born 1935, prime minister of New Zealand 1990–97.
- birles
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- girl-o
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- gleans
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- bogans
-
noun,
a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
- Loring
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Glaser
-
noun,
Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- boiler
-
noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- bogles
-
noun,
a bogy; specter.
- glares
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- graben
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- Geisel
-
noun,
Theodor Seuss [soos] /sus/ (Show IPA), ("Dr. Seuss") 1904–91, U.S. humorist, illustrator, and author of children's books.
- glairs
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- Lorrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- Lisbon
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- largos
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- Langer
-
noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- groins
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- Grison
-
noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- grilse
-
noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- erring
-
adjective,
going astray; in error; wrong.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- larges
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- lagers
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- greens
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- grebes
-
noun,
any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, related to the loons, but having a rudimentary tail and lobate rather than webbed toes.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- legers
-
noun,
ledger (def 4).
- grease
-
noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- grano-
-
- legion
-
noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- enrobe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- irreal
-
adjective,
unreal.
- inorg.
-
- irreg.
-
- eloign
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Engels
-
noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1820–95, German socialist in England: collaborated with Karl Marx in systematizing Marxism.
- isobar
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- Israel
-
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.
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- enable
-
verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- labio-
-
- Labors
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- ignore
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- grani-
-
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- enrage
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- brings
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- goblin
-
noun,
a grotesque sprite or elf that is mischievous or malicious toward people.
- briers
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- gobies
-
noun,
any small marine or freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae, often having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disk.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- goalie
-
noun,
a goalkeeper.
- lignes
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- Brasil
-
noun,
Brazil.
- lingoe
-
noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- branle
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- Galion
-
noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- galore
-
adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- goaler
-
noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- gnarls
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- brains
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- brails
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- ligno-
-
- ligers
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- eagres
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- eagers
-
noun,
eagre.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- grails
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- Lerner
-
noun,
Alan Jay, 1918–86, U.S. lyricist and librettist.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Brogan
-
noun,
a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
- lieges
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- gabies
-
noun,
a fool.
- gabion
-
noun,
a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- brolga
-
noun,
a large Australian crane, Grus rubicunda, with silvery-gray plumage and a red patch on the head, noted for its elaborate courtship dance.
- gables
-
noun,
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
- gorals
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- broils
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- goners
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- ligase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- bingos
-
noun,
a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
- Gesner
-
noun,
Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- senega
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- regale
-
noun,
a sumptuous feast.
- Bangor
-
noun,
a seaport in S Maine, on the Penobscot River.
- bangle
-
noun,
a rigid, ring-shaped bracelet usually made without a clasp so as to slip over the hand, but sometimes having a hinged opening and a clasp.
- banger
-
noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- baleen
-
noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- barege
-
noun,
a sheer fabric constructed in a leno weave of silk warp and cotton or worsted filling, often used to make veils and dresses.
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- bailee
-
noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- selen-
-
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- bagnio
-
noun,
a brothel.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- reborn
-
adjective,
having undergone rebirth.
- relier
-
noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Ranger
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- raring
-
adjective,
very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:
- serbo-
-
- Barros
-
noun,
João de [zhwoun duh] /ʒwãʊ̃ də/ (Show IPA), ("the Portuguese Livy") 1496–1570, Portuguese historian.
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- Barron
-
noun,
Clarence Walker, 1855–1928, U.S. financial publisher.
- barrio
-
noun,
(in Spain and countries colonized by Spain) one of the divisions into which a town or city, together with the contiguous rural territory, is divided.
- Barrie
-
noun,
Sir James M(atthew) 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- Barres
-
noun,
Maurice [moh-rees] /moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1923, French novelist, writer on politics, and politician.
- Barren
-
noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- barrel
-
noun,
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- barong
-
noun,
a large, broad-bladed knife or cleaver used by the Moros.
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Baring
-
noun,
Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- barges
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- A-line
-
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.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- Angles
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Anglo-
-
- Anglos
-
noun,
a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- robles
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- aniso-
-
- ringer
-
noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- Rogers
-
noun,
Bernard, 1893–1968, U.S. composer.
- argons
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- argols
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- argils
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- anoles
-
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.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- angio-
-
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- resorb
-
verb (used with object),
to absorb again, as an exudation.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- Ribera
-
noun,
José de [hoh-zey duh;; Spanish haw-se th e] /hoʊˈzeɪ də;; Spanish hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), (Jusepe de Ribera"Lo Spagnoletto") 1588–1652, Spanish printmaker and painter active in Naples.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- ribose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- seeing
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- oblige
-
verb (used with object),
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- arsen-
-
- Angelo
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rigors
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- belgas
-
noun,
a former Belgian currency unit in foreign exchange, equal to five Belgian francs: in use from 1926 to 1945.
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Belsen
-
noun,
locality in NW Germany: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- belong
-
Verb phrases,
belong to,
to be the property of:
to be a part or adjunct of:
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- Belgae
-
noun,
an ancient chiefly Celtic people that lived in northern Gaul.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- aerobe
-
noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- aeron.
-
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- beings
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- beiges
-
noun,
very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- Bengal
-
noun,
a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh.
Compare East Bengal, West Bengal.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- begins
-
verb (used with object),
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action):
- abeles
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- sorrel
-
noun,
light reddish-brown.
- soling
-
noun,
pitching.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- B-girl
-
noun,
a woman employed by a bar, nightclub, etc., to act as a companion to male customers and induce them to buy drinks.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Olbers
-
noun,
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Bernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- oleins
-
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.
- Berlin
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- Bering
-
noun,
Vitus [vee-too s] /ˈvi tʊs/ (Show IPA), 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- Berger
-
noun,
Thomas, 1924–2014, U.S. novelist.
- Bergen
-
noun,
Edgar, 1903–78, U.S. ventriloquist.
- slogan
-
noun,
a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
- begone
-
verb (used without object),
to go away; depart (usually used in the imperative).
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- agron.
-
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- agrees
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- beanie
-
noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- Beagle
-
noun,
one of a breed of small hounds having long ears, short legs, and a usually black, tan, and white coat.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- beanos
-
noun,
bingo.
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- bearer
-
noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- in-lb
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- ileo-
-
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Iran.
-
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- gibes
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- insol
-
- sero-
-
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- sebi-
-
- glees
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- Greer
-
noun,
Germaine, born 1939, Australian feminist and writer.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- glebe
-
noun,
Also called glebe land. Chiefly British. the cultivable land owned by a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.
- grebe
-
noun,
any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, related to the loons, but having a rudimentary tail and lobate rather than webbed toes.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Sino-
-
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Globe
-
noun,
the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
- sing.
-
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- grabs
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- 30-30
-
- globs
-
noun,
a drop or globule of a liquid.
- gleba
-
noun,
the sporogenous tissue forming the central part of the sporophore in certain fungi, as in puffballs and stinkhorns.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Igbos
-
noun,
Ibo.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- obese
-
adjective,
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Longs
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- orig.
-
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orial
-
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- 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.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- ogees
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- nears
-
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Nabis
-
- Oreg.
-
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- naso-
-
- Nebr.
-
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- olig-
-
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- rigor
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lease
-
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.
- lebes
-
noun,
a wine bowl having an oval body without handles and a rounded base.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- Leger
-
noun,
ledger (def 4).
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Roger
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “fame” and “spear.”.
- lang.
-
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Reger
-
noun,
Max [mahks] /mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1873–1916, German composer and pianist.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- lign-
-
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- rears
-
- ling.
-
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- regle
-
noun,
a groove or channel for guiding a sliding door.
- leges
-
noun,
plural of lex.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Legis
-
- reni-
-
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- relig
-
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Liege
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- 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.
- Bogie
-
noun,
Automotive. (on a truck) a rear-wheel assembly composed of four wheels on two axles, either or both driving axles, so mounted as to support the rear of the truck body jointly.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- 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.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- Bragi
-
noun,
the god of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun: may be an apotheosis of the 9th-century poet Bragi Boddason.
- brags
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Brale
-
- Borer
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- briar
-
noun,
brier1 .
- Brier
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- Brig.
-
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Bring
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- bogle
-
noun,
a bogy; specter.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angi-
-
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Bogan
-
noun,
a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- bongs
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Engel
-
noun,
Lehman [ley-muh n] /ˈleɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1910–1982, U.S. conductor and composer.
- Engle
-
noun,
Paul (Hamilton) 1908–91, U.S. poet and educator.
- engr.
-
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- 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.
- algo-
-
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- BSElE
-
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- Eagle
-
noun,
any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations.
Compare bald eagle, golden eagle.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- agro-
-
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- Angl.
-
- aero-
-
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- began
-
verb,
simple past tense of begin.
- begar
-
noun,
compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
- Begin
-
noun,
Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- beige
-
noun,
very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Belg.
-
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Arnel
-
- bagel
-
noun,
a leavened, doughnut-shaped, firm-textured roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first poached and then baked.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- Bangs
-
noun,
John Kendrick [ken-drik] /ˈkɛn drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1862–1922, U.S. humorist.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- barge
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- baro-
-
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- belga
-
noun,
a former Belgian currency unit in foreign exchange, equal to five Belgian francs: in use from 1926 to 1945.
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- bingo
-
noun,
a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
- biog.
-
- biol.
-
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- birrs
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bilge
-
noun,
Nautical.
either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull.
Also, bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects.
Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away.
Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Benes
-
noun,
Eduard [e-doo-ahrt] /ˈɛ dʊˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1884–1948, Czech patriot and statesman: president of Czechoslovakia 1935–38 and 1945–48.
- Beng.
-
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- bergs
-
noun,
iceberg.
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- 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.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- areo-
-
- arbor
-
noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- 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.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Geber
-
noun,
(Jabir ibn Hayyan) 8th-century a.d, Arab alchemist.
- ergo-
-
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- geol.
-
- erron
-
- aeri-
-
- gains
-
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- Garbo
-
noun,
Greta (Greta Lovisa Gustaffson) 1905–90, U.S. film actress, born in Sweden.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Genl.
-
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Gbari
-
noun,
Gwari.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- Gable
-
noun,
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Gabes
-
noun,
Gulf of, a gulf of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia.
- Gabor
-
noun,
Dennis, 1900–79, British physicist, born in Hungary: inventor of holography; Nobel Prize 1971.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- garbs
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- Gabon
-
noun,
Official name Gabonese Republic. a republic in W equatorial Africa: formerly a part of French Equatorial Africa; member of the French Community. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Capital: Libreville.
- abele
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- 1080
-
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- 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.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Arg.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- garb
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Bglr
-
- ole-
-
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Sab.
-
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- NRAB
-
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- ogee
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- obs.
-
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- soln
-
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- ANSI
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- neo-
-
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- gabs
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Gabo
-
noun,
Naum [noum] /naʊm/ (Show IPA), (Naum Pevsner) 1890–1977, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia (brother of Antoine Pevsner).
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- 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.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Gabe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- grab
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- NEbE
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- SBLI
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- gon-
-
- ano-
-
- bio-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- bin-
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Gobi
-
noun,
a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- Gal.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- gobs
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- NLRB
-
- NIRA
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- RNAS
-
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Ger.
-
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bar.
-
- Reg.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- bal.
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- geo-
-
- Barr
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- arr.
-
- gibs
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- BAgE
-
- Sra.
-
- rel.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- BAgr
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- regr
-
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Soni
-
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- begs
-
noun,
bey.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Glee
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- glib
-
adjective,
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:
- org.
-
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- RONA
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- glob
-
noun,
a drop or globule of a liquid.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- Gen.
-
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ARIS
-
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- RIBA
-
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- 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).
- 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.
- ergs
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- leg.
-
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- Aire
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- 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.
- ile-
-
- 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.
- ign.
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- BSAE
-
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- BSEE
-
- BSGE
-
- BSIE
-
- BSIR
-
- Lib.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- BSNA
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Alg.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- abs-
-
- Igbo
-
noun,
Ibo.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Alb.
-
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Lab.
-
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Eng.
-
- iso-
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ISBN
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- ins.
-
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ens.
-
- aer-
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- agr.
-
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- 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.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Sig.
-
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Lani
-
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- inae
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- ible
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- 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.
- ABLS
-
- bong
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- bor.
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Borg
-
noun,
Björn [byawrn] /byɔrn/ (Show IPA), born 1956, Swedish tennis player.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- gres
-
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- log-
-
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- lobs
-
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- abl.
-
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- gras
-
- Bol.
-
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- eso-
-
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- gro.
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Alis
-
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- 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.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- lin.
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- Brag
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- abr.
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Rs.
-
- asb
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- Sr.
-
- So.
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- RNA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SBA
-
- SLR
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- SRB
-
- ANG
-
- ARS
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- SBE
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- sb.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- SRO
-
- 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).
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- aor
-
- ROG
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ae.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ag-
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- an.
-
- SLE
-
- 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.
- al.
-
- RNR
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- SAR
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- SLA
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ROA
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Ar.
-
- abn
-
- SAE
-
- ROI
-
- ab-
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- ase
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- EEO
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- EEG
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- La.
-
- ene
-
- ISR
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EBS
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- lg.
-
- LNG
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- BRE
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- BSA
-
- BSE
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- BSN
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- BSO
-
- EbN
-
- Les
-
- Eg.
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- eo-
-
- ea.
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ean
-
- 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.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Ir.
-
- ior
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- gre
-
- GRB
-
- ESR
-
- Ga.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- GBE
-
- gi.
-
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- Gr.
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- gob
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- ese
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- glb
-
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- gl.
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Ges
-
- ESL
-
- ESA
-
- 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 = .
- il-
-
- EOE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ing
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ier
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IBN
-
- ib.
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- GSR
-
- GSA
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BSL
-
- LON
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OLG
-
- Re.
-
- Ola
-
- OIr
-
- 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.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BIE
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- obl
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OBE
-
- ose
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- OAS
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RGB
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- be-
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- bl.
-
- Br.
-
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- REA
-
- RBI
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- bi-
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NES
-
- BLA
-
- ble
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- BNS
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NEA
-
- Bn.
-
- ne-
-
- NBS
-
- NbE
-
- BLS
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NBA
-
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- ob.
-
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- LSI
-
- OSA
-
- OSB
-
- bog
-
noun,
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- 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.
- ln
-
- rg
-
- GB
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- LR
-
- AO
-
- RO
-
- NG
-
- N.
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- 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.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NB
-
- GN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- BO
-
- NI
-
- RI
-
- G.
-
- ol
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- OA
-
- L.
-
- OG
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- BG
-
- SL
-
- SG
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ee
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- le
-
- NL
-
- IG
-
- Eb
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SN
-
- L2
-
- i.
-
- RN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.