Anagrams of receivables
Word receivables has
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that can be made by using the letters of receivables.
- serviceable
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adjective,
capable of or being of service; useful.
- receivable
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noun,
receivables, business assets in the form of obligations due from others.
- severable
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adjective,
capable of being severed.
- eversible
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adjective,
capable of being everted.
- visceral
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adjective,
of or relating to the viscera.
- re-lease
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noun,
a contract for re-leasing land or property.
- celeries
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noun,
a plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, whose leafstalks are eaten raw or cooked.
- calibers
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- claviers
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- Elsevier
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noun,
Louis, c1540–1617, Dutch printer: founder of a printing firm at Leyden (1591?) that was operated by his descendants through the 18th century.
- Caribees
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noun,
See under Antilles.
- versicle
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noun,
a little verse.
- cleavers
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noun,
a North American plant, Galium aparine, of the madder family, having short, hooked bristles on the stems and leaves and bearing very small white flowers.
- clavier
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- verbals
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noun,
Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
- ascribe
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verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- carvels
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noun,
caravel.
- clavers
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- reveals
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- receive
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verb (used with object),
to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered):
- relieve
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Idioms,
to relieve oneself, to urinate or defecate.
- cleaver
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noun,
a heavy, broad-bladed knife or long-bladed hatchet, especially one used by butchers for cutting meat into joints or pieces.
- leviers
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noun,
a person who levies.
- valeric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- Celebes
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noun,
former name of Sulawesi.
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- veeries
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noun,
a thrush, Catharus fuscescens, common in the eastern and northern U.S., noted for its song.
- bereave
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verb (used with object),
to deprive and make desolate, especially by death (usually followed by of):
- believe
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Idioms,
make believe. make1 (def 68).
- reviles
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- revisal
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noun,
the act of revising; revision.
- varices
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noun,
plural of varix.
- clivers
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noun,
cleavers.
- release
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noun,
a freeing or releasing from confinement, obligation, pain, emotional strain, etc.
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- rescale
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verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- bailees
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noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- caliber
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- Brescia
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noun,
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
- servile
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adjective,
slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning:
- Service
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noun,
an act of helpful activity; help; aid:
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- viscera
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plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- caribes
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noun,
piranha.
- several
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noun,
several persons or things; a few; some.
- escribe
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verb (used with object),
to draw a circle outside of a triangle tangent to one side of the triangle and to the extensions of the other two sides.
- vesicle
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noun,
a small sac or cyst.
- vesical
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adjective,
of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
- Liberec
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noun,
a city in the NW Czech Republic.
- beeves
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noun,
a plural of beef.
- Beaver
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noun,
a large, amphibious rodent of the genus Castor, having sharp incisors, webbed hind feet, and a flattened tail, noted for its ability to dam streams with trees, branches, etc.
- libras
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noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- revile
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- ceibas
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noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- bailee
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noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- severe
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adjective,
harsh; unnecessarily extreme:
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- revels
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noun,
Hiram Rhoades [rohdz] /roʊdz/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, U.S. clergyman, educator, and politician: first black senator 1870–71.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- celebs
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noun,
a celebrity.
- Serbia
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noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- resale
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- Servia
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noun,
former name of Serbia.
- serval
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noun,
a long-limbed, nocturnal African cat, Felis serval, about the size of a bobcat, having a tawny coat spotted with black: now rare in many former habitats.
- reveal
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- cereal
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noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- rivals
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noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- levier
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noun,
a person who levies.
- ervils
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noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- blears
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noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Caribs
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- braces
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noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- caribe
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noun,
piranha.
- brails
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noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- braise
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- Brasil
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noun,
Brazil.
- scaler
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- Libera
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noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- blares
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- brevi-
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- calves
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noun,
plural of calf1 .
- salver
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noun,
a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- libers
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noun,
phloem.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- cables
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- cabers
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Blaise
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noun,
a male given name.
- revise
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noun,
an act of revising.
- cavies
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noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- belive
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adverb,
before long; soon.
- C-bias
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noun,
grid bias.
- Elvira
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- cavils
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noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- Seaver
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noun,
(George) Thomas ("Tom"; "Tom Terrific") born 1944, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- sevier
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noun,
John, 1745–1815, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier and politician: first governor of Tennessee.
- bevies
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noun,
a group of birds, as larks or quail, or animals, as roebuck, in close association.
- Searle
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noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- sealer
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- Blairs
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noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- cavers
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noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Seabee
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noun,
a member of the construction battalions of the U.S. Navy, established in December, 1941, to build landing facilities, airfields, etc., in combat areas.
- Scribe
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noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- Bierce
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noun,
Ambrose (Gwinnett) [gwi-net] /gwɪˈnɛt/ (Show IPA), 1842–1914? U.S. journalist and short-story writer.
- levies
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noun,
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- birles
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verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- carvel
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noun,
caravel.
- scler-
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- bevels
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noun,
the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- relive
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verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- cisele
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- creels
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noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Cleves
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noun,
a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
- valise
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noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- clevis
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noun,
a U -shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted.
- abeles
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noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- Varese
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noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Milan.
- varies
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verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- elvers
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noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- lavers
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noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- alerce
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noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- vicars
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noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- Cleave
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verb (used with object),
to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.
- creese
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noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- Albers
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noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Isabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- abseil
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noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- velars
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noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- ravels
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noun,
a tangle or complication.
- rebecs
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noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- viable
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adjective,
capable of living.
- verbal
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noun,
Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
- vesica
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noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- larees
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noun,
lari.
- clever
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adjective,
mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- slicer
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Silver
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- livres
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noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Leavis
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noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- slaver
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noun,
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
- Slavic
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noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), and South Slavic (Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene).
- averse
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adjective,
having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed:
- Averil
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noun,
a male given name.
- sleave
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noun,
anything matted or raveled.
- sleeve
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noun,
the part of a garment that covers the arm, varying in form and length but commonly tubular.
- leaves
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noun,
plural of leaf.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- versal
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adjective,
universal or whole.
- claver
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- releve
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noun,
a rising up onto full point or half point from the flat of the feet.
- livers
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noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- sliver
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noun,
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- rabies
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noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- liras
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- riles
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Ravel
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noun,
a tangle or complication.
- Caleb
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noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- Cable
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- rails
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noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rival
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noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- Calve
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verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- eerie
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adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- Carie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Elise
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- easel
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noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- reals
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noun,
real number.
- Carib
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- rales
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noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- cares
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noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Erbil
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noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- liver
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noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- carb-
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- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- riels
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- caber
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- carbs
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noun,
a carburetor.
- liers
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- carls
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noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- relic
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noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Clive
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noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- Ceiba
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noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- ceils
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verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- revel
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noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- celeb
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noun,
a celebrity.
- Cleve
-
noun,
Per Teodor [par tey-aw-dawr] /pær ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1840–1905, Swedish chemist.
- clear
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- ceras
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- crave
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verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- Reval
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noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- Ceres
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noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ceria
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- clave
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noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- elves
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noun,
plural of elf.
- clase
-
- Clare
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- cires
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noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cease
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noun,
cessation:
- reive
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verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- carse
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noun,
bottom land.
- caver
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noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- carve
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verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- rebec
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noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- rials
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noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- Creel
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noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Clair
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noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Crile
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noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Reeve
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noun,
an administrative officer of a town or district.
- elver
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noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- Cavil
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noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- Crees
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- Blase
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adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- rivel
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noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- siree
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noun,
sirree.
- abele
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noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- vairs
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noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Icel.
-
- vails
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noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- leave
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noun,
permission to do something:
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- avers
-
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- lebes
-
noun,
a wine bowl having an oval body without handles and a rounded base.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- sieve
-
noun,
an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- sever
-
verb (used with object),
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- serve
-
noun,
the act, manner, or right of serving, as in tennis.
- levee
-
noun,
an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- Seric
-
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Lever
-
noun,
Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
Compare machine (def 4b).
- 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.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- vibes
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- verse
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a stanza.
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- veils
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- veers
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- veals
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- vice-
-
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- vari-
-
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- breve
-
noun,
a mark (˘) over a vowel to show that it is short, or to indicate a specific pronunciation, as ŭ in (kŭt) cut.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Brale
-
- brave
-
noun,
a brave person.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- sarc-
-
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- BSElE
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- BCerE
-
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- Evers
-
noun,
(James) Charles, born 1922, U.S. civil-rights leader.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- 30-30
-
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- sebi-
-
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- bevel
-
noun,
the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- evase
-
adjective,
widened at the top, as a vase or chimney flue.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lib.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Lev.
-
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lea.
-
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- 1080
-
- riv.
-
- RIBA
-
- SLIC
-
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- var.
-
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- val.
-
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Sra.
-
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- Seve
-
noun,
the characteristic flavor and body of a wine.
- serv
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- vas-
-
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- Vic.
-
- VLBI
-
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- Visc
-
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- vil.
-
- vibe
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- vers
-
- verb
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- vel.
-
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- vees
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- Rev.
-
- rel.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- sec.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- scr.
-
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- ScBE
-
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- SBLI
-
- SBIC
-
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- Sab.
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Lab.
-
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- BSEE
-
- BSEc
-
- BSCE
-
- BSAE
-
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brev
-
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- BSIR
-
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- BSIE
-
- Cal.
-
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- cir.
-
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- civ.
-
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CBEL
-
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- Cav.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- ACLS
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Alb.
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- abs-
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abr.
-
- ABLS
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abl.
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Alis
-
- BASc
-
- BRCS
-
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- bar.
-
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- bal.
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Ave.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ARIS
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- VLSI
-
- ELAS
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Ice.
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- IEEE
-
- Ire.
-
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- ical
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ible
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- elev
-
- ile-
-
- SVR
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- AVC
-
- vs.
-
- a-v
-
- Va.
-
- SRB
-
- SVC
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ASV
-
- ASR
-
- LCI
-
- ASI
-
- Sr.
-
- SLR
-
- ier
-
- EEC
-
- SLE
-
- ib.
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- BCS
-
- Bav
-
- Les
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- IAS
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Avi
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Bac
-
- Br.
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- BSC
-
- bl.
-
- be-
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- BCL
-
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- BCE
-
- SLA
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ase
-
- ISV
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACV
-
- ACS
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- abv
-
- ISR
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- av.
-
- La.
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- Ar.
-
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- ab-
-
- VLA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Ver
-
- LCA
-
- Ir.
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- asb
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- ARS
-
- il-
-
- ECA
-
- 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.
- ILS
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- AIC
-
- vb.
-
- VCR
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- ALC
-
- IRC
-
- IRL
-
- 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.
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ISA
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ics
-
- bec
-
- 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).
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- RCS
-
- CIE
-
- CIB
-
- CIA
-
- lv.
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- CBS
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Re.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- CAI
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- cl.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- CBE
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- cle
-
- RSV
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ec-
-
- EBS
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- EEE
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RBC
-
- RBI
-
- RCA
-
- 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.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- ea.
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- CVA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- CRS
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- CLR
-
- CLI
-
- RSE
-
- BVA
-
- BLS
-
- ble
-
- BeV
-
- SBA
-
- bi-
-
- SBE
-
- sc.
-
- BRE
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- SCB
-
- ERV
-
- sb.
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- ESR
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- BLA
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- BIE
-
- se-
-
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ca.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- BVE
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- BSE
-
- BSA
-
- SAR
-
- BSL
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- L1
-
- EV
-
- 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.
- ic
-
- VL
-
- i.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- Eb
-
- LC
-
- L2
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- V.
-
- EI
-
- LR
-
- VC
-
- VI
-
- VR
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- RV
-
- CB
-
- SV
-
- L.
-
- le
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- ee
-
- BC
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RI
-
- SL
-
- BV
-
noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CV
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- CE
-