Anagrams of rationalities
Word rationalities has
1742 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of rationalities.
- retaliations
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noun,
the act of retaliating; return of like for like; reprisal.
- Aristotelian
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noun,
a follower of Aristotle.
- retaliation
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noun,
the act of retaliating; return of like for like; reprisal.
- iterations
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- alteration
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noun,
the act or process of altering; the state of being altered:
- latinities
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noun,
knowledge or use of the Latin language:
- Italianist
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noun,
a person who specializes in the study of Italy, the Italian people, or the Italian language.
- Orientalia
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plural noun,
books, manuscripts, and other objects pertaining to the Orient and Oriental art, culture, history, folklore, or the like.
- natalities
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noun,
birthrate.
- senatorial
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a senator or senate:
- tonalities
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noun,
Music.
the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system.
a particular scale or system of tones; a key.
- oralities
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noun,
the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
- antisolar
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adjective,
(on the celestial sphere) opposite the sun.
- striation
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noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- seriation
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noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- stationer
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noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- relations
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- rationale
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noun,
the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something.
- natrolite
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noun,
a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 10 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.
- laniaries
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noun,
a laniary tooth; a canine of daggerlike shape.
- tearstain
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noun,
a mark or wet streak left by tears.
- trinities
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noun,
Also called Blessed Trinity, Holy Trinity. the union of three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Divine Being.
- irisation
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noun,
the effect or quality of being iridescent; iridescence.
- analities
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noun,
the condition or quality of having an anal character; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the anal stage of psychosexual development.
- aerialist
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noun,
a trapeze artist.
- rationals
-
noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- sterilant
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noun,
a sterilizing agent.
- translate
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verb (used with object),
to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own:
- solitaire
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noun,
Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
- iteration
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- initiates
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noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- trotlines
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noun,
a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
- serotinal
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adjective,
pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- troilites
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noun,
a mineral, iron sulfide, FeS, occurring in meteorites.
- alterants
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noun,
something that produces alteration.
- insatiate
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adjective,
insatiable:
- saltation
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noun,
a dancing, hopping, or leaping movement.
- retinitis
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noun,
inflammation of the retina.
- Orleanais
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noun,
a former province in N France. Capital: Orléans.
- orientals
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- Aristotle
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noun,
384–322 b.c, Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great.
- Orleanist
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noun,
a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
- literati
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plural noun,
persons of scholarly or literary attainments; intellectuals.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- rational
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noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- also-ran
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noun,
Sports.
(in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers.
an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- 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.
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- alterant
-
noun,
something that produces alteration.
- Laetitia
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noun,
a female given name.
- rat-tail
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noun,
grenadier (def 4).
- sanitate
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verb (used with object),
to make sanitary; equip with sanitary appliances:
- tolerant
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adjective,
inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:
- astatine
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noun,
a rare element of the halogen family. Symbol: At; atomic number: 85.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- arnattos
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noun,
annatto (def 2).
- retinols
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noun,
vitamin A.
- aristate
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adjective,
Botany. having aristae; awned.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- nitrites
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- ariettas
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noun,
a short aria.
- nitriles
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- Latinist
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noun,
a specialist in Latin.
- Latinate
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adjective,
of, like, pertaining to, or derived from Latin.
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- aortitis
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noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- asternal
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adjective,
not reaching to or connected with the sternum.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- laotians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- atlantes
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noun,
plural of atlas (def 5).
- Atlantis
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noun,
a legendary island, first mentioned by Plato, said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar and to have sunk beneath the sea, but linked by some modern archaeologists with the island of Thera, the surviving remnant of a much larger island destroyed by a volcanic eruption c1500 b.c.
- notarial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- lienitis
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noun,
inflammation of the spleen; splenitis.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- linarite
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noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- tonalist
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noun,
a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- retinals
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- airlines
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- triolein
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noun,
olein (def 1).
- triolets
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- slattern
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noun,
a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
- intarsia
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- tertials
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- troilite
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noun,
a mineral, iron sulfide, FeS, occurring in meteorites.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- INTELSAT
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noun,
a global communications satellite network under international control.
- Lorestan
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noun,
Luristan.
- aerostat
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noun,
any lighter-than-air aircraft, as a balloon or dirigible.
- intitles
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verb (used with object),
entitle.
- introits
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- 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.
- tritones
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- Tritonis
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- titanias
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noun,
synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- orinasal
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noun,
an orinasal sound.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- initiate
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noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- initials
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- trotline
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noun,
a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
- 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.
- intitle
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verb (used with object),
entitle.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Astolat
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noun,
a place in the Arthurian romances, possibly in Surrey, England.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- initial
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- arseno-
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- tinters
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- astrol.
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- lariats
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- tonlets
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noun,
a skirt of plates.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- nostril
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noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- starlet
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noun,
a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
- lattens
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noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- latrias
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- artiste
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noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- Latitia
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noun,
a female given name.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- settlor
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noun,
a person who makes a settlement of property.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Ileitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- slotter
-
noun,
a person or thing that slots.
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- tortile
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adjective,
twisted; coiled.
- Lateran
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noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- inliers
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noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- Astarte
-
noun,
an ancient Semitic deity, goddess of fertility and reproduction worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
- tartans
-
noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- iris-in
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noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- titians
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noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- ironist
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noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- solaria
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noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- toaster
-
noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- Italian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- Israeli
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- elision
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noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- elitist
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noun,
a person having, thought to have, or professing superior intellect or talent, power, wealth, or membership in the upper echelons of society:
- Telstar
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- isoline
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noun,
isogram.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- Sinaloa
-
noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- solatia
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noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- etalons
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- Tartini
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- isation
-
- Introit
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- attains
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verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- rattons
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noun,
a rat.
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- notates
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- rattles
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- iolites
-
noun,
cordierite.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- attorns
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- rattans
-
noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- sirloin
-
noun,
the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
- tertial
-
noun,
a tertial feather.
- Titania
-
noun,
synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- arsenal
-
noun,
a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- altoist
-
noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- satiate
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adjective,
satiated.
- loaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- litters
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- Trianta
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noun,
Trianda.
- litotes
-
noun,
understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
- Stentor
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- sealant
-
noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- tailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- rotates
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- linters
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- trental
-
noun,
a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
- Rosetta
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noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- steato-
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- anattos
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noun,
annatto.
- stearo-
-
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- 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.
- Linaria
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- talents
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- sternal
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adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- Salieri
-
noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- Santali
-
noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- saltire
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- Stilton
-
- saltern
-
noun,
a saltworks.
- saltant
-
adjective,
dancing; leaping; jumping.
- Aeolian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- stratal
-
adjective,
of a stratum or strata.
- strati-
-
- strato-
-
- Natalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- natator
-
noun,
a swimmer.
- tritons
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Alastor
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Aetolia
-
noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- 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.
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- Lorient
-
noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Salerno
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- Loretta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- airline
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- triolet
-
noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- sterno-
-
- loiters
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- transl.
-
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- aristo-
-
- tantras
-
noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- startle
-
noun,
a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
- Antlers
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Tarlton
-
noun,
Richard, died 1588, English actor.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- Taranto
-
noun,
Ancient Tarentum. a fortified seaport in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: founded by the Greeks in the 8th century b.c.; naval base.
- Setaria
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- liaison
-
noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Statler
-
noun,
Ellsworth Milton, 1863–1928, U.S. hotel-chain developer.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- areolas
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- starlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the stars:
- nitrite
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- Liatris
-
noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- retinol
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- arnatto
-
noun,
annatto (def 2).
- antero-
-
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- Letitia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- arietta
-
noun,
a short aria.
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- 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.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- intro.
-
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- Tantra
-
noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- terat-
-
- 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.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- inter.
-
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- latter
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- intra-
-
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- strata
-
noun,
a plural of stratum.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- instr.
-
- nitro-
-
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tarso-
-
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- steno-
-
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- Tartan
-
noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- tatars
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- 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.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- 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.
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- Littre
-
noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- 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.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- litten
-
adjective,
lighted1 .
- litter
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- tetra-
-
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- trans.
-
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Attila
-
noun,
("Scourge of God") a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.
- attars
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- tonlet
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- 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.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- aeron.
-
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- aaliis
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- 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.
- 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.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- aniso-
-
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- anatto
-
noun,
annatto.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- 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.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- 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.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Tilsit
-
noun,
former name of Sovetsk.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Iletin
-
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- iatro-
-
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Rattan
-
noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- rattle
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- 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.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- ster.
-
- sito-
-
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- nears
-
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- 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:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- naso-
-
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- sanit
-
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- 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.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- orial
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- natl.
-
- oste-
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- 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.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- stat.
-
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- seti-
-
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- reni-
-
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Sino-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- sero-
-
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- 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.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- 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.
- nitr-
-
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- 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).
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- 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.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Srta.
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- anis-
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- 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.
- anat.
-
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- 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)−.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- ento-
-
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- 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.
- insol
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- init.
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- Alta.
-
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- intr.
-
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- anal.
-
- IATSE
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- alti-
-
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- ileo-
-
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- ilio-
-
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Iran.
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- ASEAN
-
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- 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.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- 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.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- toti-
-
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Arnel
-
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- areo-
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- treas
-
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- ation
-
- astr.
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- tonia
-
- anti-
-
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- atto-
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- 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.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- aeri-
-
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- aero-
-
- 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.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- 30-30
-
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- 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.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alas.
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- ition
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Ital.
-
- telo-
-
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tera-
-
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- 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.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- 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.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tears
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tri-
-
- 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.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tRNA
-
- trit
-
- Sat.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- tron
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Soni
-
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- soln
-
- ten.
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- str.
-
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Ste.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Sol.
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 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.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- ter.
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Tit.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tion
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 1080
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lat.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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 = .
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- itol
-
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- INRI
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- 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.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lin.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 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.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lit.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- not-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Anas
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- alt.
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- AISI
-
- 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.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Ala.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- art.
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- inae
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- eso-
-
- est.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- IAEA
-
- iana
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- IATA
-
- ile-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enl.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ator
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- att.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- attn
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- 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.
- neo-
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- 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.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- RONA
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- NTIA
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- RIIA
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Ont.
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- 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:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- RNAS
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- rel.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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).
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- NOAA
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- 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.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nos-
-
- 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.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- tlo
-
- ESL
-
- eir
-
- ESR
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- eo-
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ETO
-
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ESA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EAA
-
- REA
-
- 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.
- ERT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- TNT
-
- ean
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EIS
-
- tlr
-
- ARS
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- RTS
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- SAA
-
- 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.
- SAE
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- SAR
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Rs.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Tro
-
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Aar
-
- AAE
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- AIA
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- RSA
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ATA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- 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).
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- RNA
-
- ETR
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ROA
-
- ROI
-
- se-
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- 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.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- il-
-
- ETS
-
- 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.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- OAS
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ONI
-
- ine
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ons
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ONR
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- OSA
-
- NSA
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LSI
-
- NES
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- STI
-
- NIA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- STL
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAA
-
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- St.
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Sr.
-
- TAL
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Sta
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- LON
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TIA
-
- OTA
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- ote
-
- 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 = .
- OTS
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SLA
-
- Re.
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ot-
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ier
-
- IAS
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- 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.”.
- Ir.
-
- TTS
-
- SLE
-
- ise
-
- ite
-
- ose
-
- SLR
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- La.
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ISR
-
- Isl
-
- Lt.
-
- ISA
-
- IRL
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- IRO
-
- 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.
- NI
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TT
-
- i.
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- L2
-
- SN
-
- L.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LR
-
- T1
-
- NL
-
- ln
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- TN
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RO
-
- RI
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- RN
-
- le
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- t.
-
- ol
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TL
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