Anagrams of recessionals
Word recessionals has
1494 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of recessionals.
- recessional
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noun,
a hymn or other piece of music played at the end of a service while the congregation is filing out.
- recessions
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noun,
the act of receding or withdrawing.
- cleansers
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noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- crossline
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noun,
a line crossing another line or connecting two separated points:
- incrosses
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noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- sclerosis
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noun,
Pathology. a hardening or induration of a tissue or part, or an increase of connective tissue or the like at the expense of more active tissue.
- increases
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- lionesses
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noun,
a female lion.
- carolines
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noun,
a female given name.
- arecoline
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noun,
a toxic alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the areca, used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an agent for killing and expelling intestinal worms.
- saliences
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- ecossaise
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noun,
a country-dance in quick duple meter.
- escaroles
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noun,
a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads.
Compare endive (def 1).
- acroleins
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- recession
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noun,
the act of receding or withdrawing.
- isosceles
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adjective,
(of a straight-sided plane figure) having two sides equal:
- reliances
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- casserole
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noun,
a baking dish of glass, pottery, etc., usually with a cover.
- sarcosine
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noun,
a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- silencers
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noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- Secession
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noun,
an act or instance of seceding.
- noiseless
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adjective,
accompanied by or making little or no noise; silent; quiet:
- larcenies
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noun,
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- anisoles
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- Elsinore
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noun,
Helsingør.
- carioles
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- incloses
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- easiness
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noun,
the quality or condition of being easy.
- seilenos
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noun,
Silenus.
- caresses
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noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- cleanser
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noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- caissons
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noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- careless
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adjective,
not paying enough attention to what one does:
- Escorial
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noun,
a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
- L-series
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noun,
See under L-line.
- silencer
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noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- silences
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- narcosis
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noun,
a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- reclines
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- escarole
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noun,
a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads.
Compare endive (def 1).
- necroses
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- clarinos
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- escolars
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- clarions
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- Caerleon
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noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- sensoria
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- rissoles
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noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- cineoles
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- cassinos
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noun,
casino (def 3).
- celosias
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- Lacrosse
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noun,
a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10-member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other's netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted pocket for catching, carrying, or throwing the ball.
- ossicles
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noun,
a small bone.
- necrosis
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- coarsens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- rescales
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verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- arsenics
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- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- cessions
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- salience
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- erasions
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- licenses
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- encloses
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verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- Asnieres
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noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- Ericsson
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noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- ailerons
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- sanicles
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- cleanses
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- ascesis
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noun,
askesis.
- secerns
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- cerises
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- seasons
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noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- cranio-
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- seniles
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noun,
a senile person.
- enisles
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verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- Seconal
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- senecas
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noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- cession
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- assoils
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verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- seleno-
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- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- sanseis
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- cosines
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- enclose
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verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- encases
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- seiners
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- crissal
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adjective,
of or relating to the crissum.
- creases
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- coalers
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- Oscines
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- scissor
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noun,
scissors.
- creoles
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noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- scissel
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noun,
the remains of a strip from which coin blanks have been cut; clippings.
- rassles
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- osseins
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- ossicle
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noun,
a small bone.
- caserns
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- scleras
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- casinos
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- cresols
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noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- crosses
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noun,
a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- Cassino
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noun,
casino (def 3).
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- cassone
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noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- scalers
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- cresses
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noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Carlson
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noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- craniol
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- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- seances
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Onassis
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noun,
Aristotle Socrates, 1906–75, Greek businessman, born in Turkey.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- sealers
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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.
- caisson
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noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- Screens
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- Orleans
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- sclero-
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- reasons
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- sarsens
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noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- censors
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noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- censers
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- crenels
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- resails
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- airless
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adjective,
lacking air.
- incross
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noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- slicers
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- cleanse
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- insoles
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- lioness
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noun,
a female lion.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- loaners
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- loesses
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noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- classis
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noun,
the organization of pastors and elders that governs a group of local churches; a presbytery.
- classes
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noun,
a number of persons or things regarded as forming a group by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities, or traits; kind; sort:
- sinless
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adjective,
free from or without sin.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- liernes
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- solaces
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- rissole
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noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- closers
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noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- acerose
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adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- lassoes
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noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- leaners
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- resoles
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verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- soirees
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- license
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- resiles
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- lesions
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- socials
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noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- lessens
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verb (used with object),
to make less; reduce.
- rescale
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verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- resales
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- lessors
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noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- sailers
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- sereins
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- serosas
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noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- escolar
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- serines
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- arenose
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- serials
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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.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- areoles
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noun,
an areola.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- anoesis
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noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- Salerno
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noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- cornels
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- salines
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- ensiles
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- cineole
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- senoras
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- arseno-
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- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- sessile
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adjective,
Botany. attached by the base, or without any distinct projecting support, as a leaf issuing directly from the stem.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- session
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noun,
the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business:
- Corliss
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noun,
George Henry, 1817–88, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- silanes
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- eslisor
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noun,
elisor.
- 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.
- silence
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- essoins
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noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- sailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- corses
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noun,
corpse.
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- corals
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noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- rassle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- recess
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noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- resoil
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verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- cosies
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noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- leases
-
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.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- losers
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- losses
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- necro-
-
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- ericas
-
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.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- lasses
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- lassos
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- lessen
-
verb (used with object),
to make less; reduce.
- Lesser
-
noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- lesses
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- lesson
-
noun,
a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
- lessor
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easels
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- cross-
-
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- nesses
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- seises
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- selen-
-
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- arsen-
-
- senors
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- senses
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- assoc.
-
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scler-
-
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- scorns
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- screes
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- snarls
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- aeron.
-
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- socles
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- solans
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- sorels
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- aniso-
-
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- sisals
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- arsons
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- cesses
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- sarco-
-
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- cerias
-
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.
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- censes
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- sasins
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- Scales
-
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.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- closes
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- clino-
-
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- rosins
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- sacro-
-
- cleans
-
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- class.
-
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- CASSIS
-
noun,
crème de cassis.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Sino-
-
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- reni-
-
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- 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.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- 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.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- 30-30
-
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- saris
-
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.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- OIcel
-
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- 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.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- orial
-
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- sails
-
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.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Sans.
-
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- sarc-
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- nears
-
- Seric
-
- naso-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- sero-
-
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- coele
-
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- asses
-
noun,
plural of ass1 .
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- asco-
-
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- icons
-
- Icel.
-
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aero-
-
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- coel-
-
- incas
-
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.
- clase
-
- acro-
-
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- Arnel
-
- incl.
-
- anis-
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- encl.
-
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- assn.
-
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- insol
-
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Cons.
-
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- cores
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- 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.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- 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.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Alcor
-
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- esses
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- areo-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- Crile
-
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.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- ecol.
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- econ.
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- 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.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- 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.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cero-
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Iran.
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- acnes
-
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.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- asc-
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- EEOC
-
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- eco-
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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).
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Cres
-
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ARIS
-
- osis
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- clar
-
- 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.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sec.
-
- CERN
-
- 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.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- scr.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- Cal.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- Sass
-
noun,
stewed fruit; fruit sauce.
- cene
-
- SASE
-
- ASSR
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Col.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Con.
-
- 1080
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- rel.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- asis
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- RNAS
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- sers
-
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).
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- inae
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Sol.
-
- Inc.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- 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.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- 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.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- acr-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- SLIC
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- Alco
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- ile-
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- aer-
-
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- eso-
-
- 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).
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- ISSN
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Sra.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- 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.
- ACLS
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Ire.
-
- soln
-
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- isls
-
- iso-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- nos-
-
- sics
-
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).
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- enl.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- ance
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- OEEC
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- Ens.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Alis
-
- ence
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- ELAS
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- 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.
- ANSI
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- enc.
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- ole-
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ano-
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- 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.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- NIRA
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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).
- neo-
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- ESIS
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- SSR
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SLA
-
- Sr.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- SRS
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- SLE
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- se-
-
- ALC
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SLR
-
- SSI
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- SSN
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- SSE
-
- ASN
-
- 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.
- SSC
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- aor
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- 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).
- ac-
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ae.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ACS
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- ca.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cs.
-
- AEC
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- 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.
- cr.
-
- ASR
-
- al.
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- 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).
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- an.
-
- ANC
-
- Ar.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ARS
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AIC
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- SCS
-
- ESL
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ESR
-
- NES
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- NCO
-
- LSS
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ial
-
- NSA
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ene
-
- OAS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OSA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- NSC
-
- NRC
-
- NIA
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- EOE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- oic
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Les
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ISR
-
- IRL
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- La.
-
- 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).
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- IAS
-
- in.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- LON
-
- ILO
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ILS
-
- LOC
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ir.
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- ine
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Oc.
-
- en-
-
- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- CLR
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- CNO
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- CNS
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- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ree
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noun,
reeve3 .
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- REA
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- RCN
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- RCA
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CRS
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- oil
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noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- CSO
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- CSR
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- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROI
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CEA
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- cee
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noun,
the letter C.
- sc.
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- CEO
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- SAR
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- CIA
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- CIE
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- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- cle
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- Clo
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- SAE
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
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- So.
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- RSS
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- RSE
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- RSA
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- Rs.
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- CLI
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- CSA
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- SSS
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- EEL
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noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ose
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- ec-
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- ECA
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- EEC
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- EEO
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- ear
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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.
- ONI
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- eir
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- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- EIS
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- ONR
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- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ons
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- OSS
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- ean
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- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- els
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- RCS
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- Re.
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- OIr
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- Ola
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- ea.
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- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- eo-
-
- O.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ol
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- le
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- L.
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- OA
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- A.
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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.
- L1
-
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
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- AI
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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.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- SL
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- L2
-
- EI
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- AO
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- RN
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- LR
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- SN
-
- i.
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- ic
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- ee
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NC
-
- NI
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- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RI
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- SA
-
- RC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
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- RO
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- NL
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- N.
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- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- CE
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- S.
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.