Anagrams of receiver-general
Word receiver-general has
854 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of receiver-general.
- irreverence
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noun,
the quality of being irreverent; lack of reverence or respect.
- irrelevance
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noun,
the quality or condition of being irrelevant.
- vicegeral
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adjective,
of or relating to a vicegerent or a vicegerent's position.
- Evergreen
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noun,
an evergreen plant.
- relevance
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noun,
the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand:
- grievance
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noun,
a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress:
- Reverence
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noun,
a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.
- Leverrier
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noun,
Urbain Jean Joseph [yr-ban zhahn zhaw-zef] /ürˈbɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1811–77, French astronomer.
- viceregal
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adjective,
of or relating to a viceroy.
- Erlanger
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noun,
Joseph, 1874–1965, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.
- elegance
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noun,
elegant quality:
- leverage
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noun,
the action of a lever, 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.
- vernicle
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noun,
veronica1 .
- enlarger
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noun,
an apparatus used for making projection prints, having a head for holding, illuminating, and projecting a film negative and a bed for holding a sheet of sensitized printing paper.
- Verlaine
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1844–96, French poet.
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- verriere
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noun,
a French bowl similar to a monteith in form and use.
- venereal
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adjective,
arising from, connected with, or transmitted through sexual intercourse, as an infection.
- Algerine
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noun,
Algerian.
- ligeance
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noun,
Chiefly Law. the territory subject to a sovereign or liege lord.
- reliever
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noun,
a person or thing that relieves.
- clearing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that clears; the process of becoming clear.
- recliner
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noun,
a person or thing that reclines.
- vergence
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noun,
the turning motion of the eyeballs toward or away from each other.
Compare convergence (def 4), divergence (def 3).
- raveling
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noun,
something raveled out, as a thread drawn or separated from a knitted or woven fabric.
- receiver
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noun,
a person or thing that receives.
- larcener
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noun,
a person who commits larceny.
- Carnegie
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noun,
Andrew, 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
- Carriere
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noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1906, French painter and lithographer.
- clavier
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- carving
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noun,
the act of fashioning or producing by cutting into or shaping solid material, as wood.
- cringle
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noun,
an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.
- venerer
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noun,
a huntsman.
- cervine
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adjective,
resembling or characteristic of deer; deerlike.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- cave-in
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noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- veliger
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noun,
a larval stage of certain mollusks, intermediate between the trochophore and the adult form.
- lineage
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noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- Anglice
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adverb,
in English; as the English would say it; according to the English way: .
- greenie
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noun,
Slang. an amphetamine pill, especially one that is green in color.
- Grecian
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noun,
a Greek.
- Angelic
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adjective,
of or belonging to angels:
- craving
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noun,
great or eager desire; yearning.
- Carrier
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noun,
a person or thing that carries.
- Vernier
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noun,
Also, vernier scale. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale.
- Carrere
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noun,
John Merven, 1858–1911, U.S. architect.
- learner
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noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- Carling
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noun,
a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- reverie
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noun,
a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing:
- 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.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- leaving
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noun,
something that is left; residue.
- clanger
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noun,
a person or thing that clangs.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- revenge
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noun,
the act of revenging; retaliation for injuries or wrongs; vengeance.
- relieve
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Idioms,
to relieve oneself, to urinate or defecate.
- Legnica
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noun,
a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
- galerie
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noun,
gallery (def 8).
- earring
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noun,
an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear.
- elegiac
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noun,
an elegiac or distich verse.
- vinegar
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noun,
a sour liquid consisting of dilute and impure acetic acid, obtained by acetous fermentation from wine, cider, beer, ale, or the like: used as a condiment, preservative, etc.
- Erigena
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noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- generic
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noun,
a generic term.
- enlarge
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verb (used with object),
to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to:
- general
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noun,
Military.
U.S. Army and Air Force. an officer ranking above a lieutenant general and below a general of the army or general of the air force.
U.S. Army. an officer of any of the five highest ranks: a brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, or general of the army.
U.S. Marine Corps. an officer holding the highest rank in the corps.
(in numerous armies) an officer in the highest, second, or third highest rank, as one ranking immediately below a field marshal in the British army.
- geneal.
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- engrave
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verb (used with object),
to chase (letters, designs, etc.) on a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood:
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- glacier
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noun,
an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- enclave
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noun,
a country, or especially, an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country.
- receive
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verb (used with object),
to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered):
- Regence
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to the style of French furnishings and decoration of c1700–20, in which a transition occurs from the Baroque style of Louis XIV to the Rococo of Louis XV.
- Valence
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noun,
Chemistry.
the quality that determines the number of atoms or groups with which any single atom or group will unite chemically.
the relative combining capacity of an atom or group compared with that of the standard hydrogen atom. The chloride ion, Cl–, with a valence of one, has the capacity to unite with one atom of hydrogen or its equivalent, as in HCl or NaCl.
- Elinvar
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- evangel
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noun,
the good tidings of the redemption of the world through Jesus Christ; the gospel.
- alienee
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noun,
a person to whom property is alienated.
- valeric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- gracile
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adjective,
gracefully slender.
- ravelin
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- Galenic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing galena.
- Celine
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noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Gaelic
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noun,
a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
- Erivan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- Revere
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noun,
revers.
- claver
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- Geneva
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noun,
Hollands.
- genera
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noun,
a plural of genus.
- renege
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noun,
Cards. an act or instance of reneging.
- erring
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adjective,
going astray; in error; wrong.
- cereal
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noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- vagile
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adjective,
endowed with or having freedom of movement.
- reveal
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- evince
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verb (used with object),
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Langer
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noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- Cervin
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noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- lacing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- valine
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noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- Ervine
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noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- Erving
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noun,
Julius Winfield ("Dr. J") born 1950, U.S. basketball player.
- Vanier
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noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- Geneve
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noun,
French name of Geneva.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- lancer
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noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Garner
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noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- garlic
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noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- Verein
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noun,
a union, association, or society.
- 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.
- revile
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- Greece
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noun,
Ancient Greek Hellas. Modern Greek Ellas. a republic in S Europe at the S end of the Balkan Peninsula. 50,147 sq. mi. (129,880 sq. km). Capital: Athens.
- earing
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- glance
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noun,
a quick or brief look.
- Grieve
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verb (used with object),
to distress mentally; cause to feel grief or sorrow:
- Elvira
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- Verger
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noun,
Chiefly British. a church official who serves as sacristan, caretaker, usher, and general attendant.
- Gliere
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noun,
Reinhold Moritzovich [rahyn-hawlt maw-ryi-tsuh-vyich] /ˈraɪn hɔlt ˈmɔ ryɪ tsə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, Russian composer.
- Greene
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noun,
Graham, 1904–91, English novelist and journalist.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Rivera
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noun,
Diego [dye-gaw] /ˈdyɛ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1957, Mexican painter.
- Ealing
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- eleven
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus one.
- greave
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the leg between the knee and the ankle, usually composed of front and back pieces.
- graver
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noun,
any of various tools for chasing, engraving, etc., as a burin.
- graven
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verb,
a past participle of grave3 .
- Eileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- gravel
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noun,
small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
- grani-
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- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- glaive
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noun,
a sword or broadsword.
- rivage
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noun,
a bank, shore, or coast.
- Erevan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- irreal
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adjective,
unreal.
- varier
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noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- clever
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adjective,
mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- Venice
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noun,
Italian Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice.
- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- envier
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noun,
a person who feels envy.
- enrage
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verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- venial
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adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- irreg.
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- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- ringer
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noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- Craven
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noun,
a coward.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- crenel
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- cringe
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noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- incage
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- glaire
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- encage
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verb (used with object),
to confine in or as in a cage; coop up.
- veneer
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noun,
a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Vergil
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noun,
(Publius Vergilius Maro) 70–19 b.c, Roman poet: author of The Aeneid.
- agric.
-
- Nergal
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noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Arleen
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noun,
a female given name.
- Arlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Nerval
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noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- releve
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noun,
a rising up onto full point or half point from the flat of the feet.
- Argive
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noun,
a native of Argos.
- reeler
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noun,
a person or thing that reels.
- avenge
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verb (used with object),
to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for:
- Averil
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noun,
a male given name.
- Levine
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noun,
Jack, 1915–2010, U.S. painter.
- Verner
-
noun,
Karl Adolph [kahrl ah-dolf] /kɑrl ˈɑ dɒlf/ (Show IPA), 1846–96, Danish linguist.
- Vernal
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adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- Ariege
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noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- Lerner
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noun,
Alan Jay, 1918–86, U.S. lyricist and librettist.
- Algren
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noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- alvine
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adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- Reiner
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noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- navig.
-
- regale
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noun,
a sumptuous feast.
- linger
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- alevin
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noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- alerce
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noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- angler
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noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- Anglic
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noun,
the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- levier
-
noun,
a person who levies.
- arrive
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noun,
a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- vineal
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adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- Carrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carvel
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noun,
caravel.
- carven
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adjective,
carved.
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- raving
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noun,
Usually, ravings.
irrational, incoherent talk:
wildly extravagant or outrageous talk; bombast.
- Carver
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864?–1943, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- leaven
-
noun,
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- relive
-
verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- Carrel
-
noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- Ranger
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- cavern
-
noun,
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- relier
-
noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- Calvin
-
noun,
John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
- caving
-
noun,
spelunking.
- Lavern
-
noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- Legree
-
noun,
Simon, Simon Legree.
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- raring
-
adjective,
very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- Given
-
noun,
an established fact, condition, factor, etc.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- Reger
-
noun,
Max [mahks] /mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1873–1916, German composer and pianist.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- glave
-
noun,
glaive.
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- g-cal
-
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- nerve
-
noun,
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Gelee
-
noun,
a jellied substance, especially a cosmetic gel or a jellied food.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Gavle
-
noun,
a seaport in E Sweden.
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Reeve
-
noun,
an administrative officer of a town or district.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- never
-
Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Gavin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gavel
-
noun,
a small mallet used by the presiding officer of a meeting, a judge, etc., usually to signal for attention or order.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- Genl.
-
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Negev
-
noun,
a partially reclaimed desert region and district in S Israel, bordering on the Sinai Peninsula. 4700 sq. mi. (12,173 sq. km). Capital: Beersheba.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- River
-
noun,
a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
- Leger
-
noun,
ledger (def 4).
- Invar
-
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Iran.
-
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- 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).
- Leven
-
noun,
Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
- levee
-
noun,
an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- revel
-
noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- relig
-
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- reni-
-
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- leave
-
noun,
permission to do something:
- lang.
-
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- Liege
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- Greer
-
noun,
Germaine, born 1939, Australian feminist and writer.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- regle
-
noun,
a groove or channel for guiding a sliding door.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- grave
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- 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.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- liver
-
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.
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- 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.
- ling.
-
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- incr.
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- lign-
-
- 30-30
-
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Icel.
-
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- incl.
-
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- 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.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- angi-
-
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- Vener
-
noun,
Vänern.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- Angl.
-
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- venge
-
verb (used with object),
to avenge.
- veni-
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- vice-
-
- Eagle
-
noun,
any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations.
Compare bald eagle, golden eagle.
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- 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.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- vegan
-
noun,
a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- Verge
-
noun,
the edge, rim, or margin of something:
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- cine-
-
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Cleve
-
noun,
Per Teodor [par tey-aw-dawr] /pær ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1840–1905, Swedish chemist.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- clave
-
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.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Arnel
-
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Engle
-
noun,
Paul (Hamilton) 1908–91, U.S. poet and educator.
- engr.
-
- vari-
-
- ERICA
-
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.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- Engel
-
noun,
Lehman [ley-muh n] /ˈleɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1910–1982, U.S. conductor and composer.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- Evang
-
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- virga
-
noun,
streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- aeri-
-
- encl.
-
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- elver
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- veena
-
noun,
vina.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- avg.
-
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- 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).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- 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.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- avn.
-
- Ave.
-
- 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.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- arr.
-
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- acr-
-
- 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.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- leg.
-
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Virg
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Can.
-
- Alg.
-
- Cal.
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Lev.
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Vic.
-
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- rel.
-
- 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.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- Reg.
-
- 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.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- regr
-
- agr.
-
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- Nev.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- vin-
-
- ance
-
- lin.
-
- RCVR
-
- nav.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aire
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- viga
-
noun,
a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.
- aer-
-
- Arg.
-
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- 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.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- vil.
-
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- NIRA
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- give
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- Eng.
-
- 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.
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Glee
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- elev
-
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- 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.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- vel.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- 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.
- 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).
- Gal.
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- 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.
- galv
-
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- vang
-
noun,
a rope extending from the peak of a gaff to the ship's rail or to a mast, used to steady the gaff.
- gave
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- val.
-
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Ger.
-
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- var.
-
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- 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.
- enl.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Vega
-
noun,
Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Lani
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- clar
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Rev.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- civ.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- cir.
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- CERN
-
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- 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.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Cav.
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- 1080
-
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- ile-
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- ign.
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- inv.
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- inae
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- IEEE
-
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Ice.
-
- Ire.
-
- ical
-
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Ven.
-
- riv.
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- veg
-
noun,
a vegetable.
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- VLA
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- RCN
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RNR
-
- Va.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- RNA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- VCR
-
- RCA
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- VGA
-
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Ver
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ECG
-
- en-
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eir
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEG
-
- EEE
-
- EEC
-
- ECA
-
- env
-
- ec-
-
- 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.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- Eg.
-
- CVA
-
- CLR
-
- ene
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- cle
-
- GCA
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- GCR
-
- GCI
-
- GCE
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- gi.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ga.
-
- evg
-
- 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.
- ERV
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- CLI
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ae.
-
- 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.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIC
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AGC
-
- AEC
-
- ACV
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- ag-
-
- ac-
-
- ALC
-
- ANC
-
- CIE
-
- cr.
-
- CIA
-
- CGI
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- ca.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Avi
-
- AVC
-
- a-v
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANG
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- GeV
-
- gl.
-
- LCI
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- 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).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- LCA
-
- NGC
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- nr.
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lg.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LNG
-
- lv.
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- La.
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Re.
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Gr.
-
- ier
-
- il-
-
- NRC
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- ing
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRL
-
- NRA
-
- gre
-
- 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
-
- VL
-
- 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.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- NC
-
- R.
-
- NV
-
- NL
-
- NG
-
- ee
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- L.
-
- RV
-
- V.
-
- VC
-
- VG
-
- VI
-
- VR
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- GC
-
- gv
-
- IG
-
- G.
-
- rg
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- CE
-
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- EV
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- GN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- le
-
- CV
-
- ln
-
- LR
-
- N.
-
- VN
-