Anagrams of scintillate
Word scintillate has
798 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of scintillate.
- sciential
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adjective,
having knowledge.
- scintilla
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noun,
a minute particle; spark; trace:
- inelastic
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adjective,
not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- tillites
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noun,
a rock composed of consolidated till.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- silicate
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- INTELSAT
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noun,
a global communications satellite network under international control.
- ciliates
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- Latinist
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noun,
a specialist in Latin.
- intitles
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verb (used with object),
entitle.
- Antilles
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plural noun,
a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles) the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles or Caribees)
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- Cellini
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noun,
Benvenuto [ben-vuh-noo-toh,, -nyoo-;; Italian ben-ve-noo-taw] /ˌbɛn vəˈnu toʊ,, -ˈnyu-;; Italian ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1500–71, Italian, metalsmith, sculptor, and autobiographer.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- instill
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verb (used with object),
to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject:
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- install
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verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- intitle
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verb (used with object),
entitle.
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- illites
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noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- silicle
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noun,
a short silique.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Cattell
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noun,
James McKeen [muh-keen] /məˈkin/ (Show IPA), 1860–1944, U.S. psychologist, educator, and editor.
- cellist
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noun,
a person who plays the cello.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- tailles
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noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- talents
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noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- tactile
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- tallies
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noun,
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- Statice
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- elitist
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noun,
a person having, thought to have, or professing superior intellect or talent, power, wealth, or membership in the upper echelons of society:
- 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.
- catties
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- Letitia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- lenitic
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adjective,
lentic.
- lectins
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- littles
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noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- Titanic
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noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- lattice
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noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- Liestal
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.
- lattens
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noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lintels
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noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- tillite
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noun,
a rock composed of consolidated till.
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- titians
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noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- listel
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noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- lentil
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noun,
a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- stacte
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noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Lettic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- static
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noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- L-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- Stella
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noun,
a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- taille
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noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- Little
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noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- lilies
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noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- lineal
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adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- litten
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adjective,
lighted1 .
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- centi-
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- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- cleans
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- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- lintel
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noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- clints
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- elints
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- latent
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adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- latten
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noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- instil
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- latest
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noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- sallet
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noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- sitten
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verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- silica
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- silane
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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.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- seniti
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noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Iletin
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- illite
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noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- Scilla
-
noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- taints
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noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- calli-
-
- Calles
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noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- Tallis
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noun,
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- tanist
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noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- tellin
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noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- ticals
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- all-in
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adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Allies
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noun,
plural of ally.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Tilsit
-
noun,
former name of Sovetsk.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- tinct.
-
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- titans
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Titian
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noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- titles
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noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- cattle
-
noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- scat-
-
- Isiac
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adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- 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.
- istic
-
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Ital.
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sanit
-
- Cates
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noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- tiles
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noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- cent.
-
- lact-
-
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- alti-
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- tells
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- antes
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noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- incl.
-
- init.
-
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- anis-
-
- anils
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- 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.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- licet
-
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- 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.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lilts
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- acet-
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 30-30
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- 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.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- tills
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lect.
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- sect.
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- Still
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- stat.
-
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- encl.
-
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- stall
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- clase
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- IATSE
-
- seti-
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Icel.
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- ician
-
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Cant.
-
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- lit.
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Ste.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Tit.
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- NCTE
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sci.
-
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- scil
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sec.
-
- Tell
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- ten.
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NTIA
-
- 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.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- SLIC
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- 1080
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ect-
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- enl.
-
- cts.
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- enc.
-
- Ens.
-
- cen.
-
- Ill.
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- est.
-
- ile-
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- cet-
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- Cels
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- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ance
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- alts
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noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
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- alls
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noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- all-
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- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
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- ales
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noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- aits
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ANSI
-
- AISI
-
- ains
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aet.
-
- aesc
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noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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
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- acle
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noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Anil
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ant.
-
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- CALS
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noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cela
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noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
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- cast
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noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
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- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- asc-
-
- Cal.
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- Cain
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noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- attn
-
- Atli
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noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- Aten
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noun,
Aton.
- att.
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- Asti
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noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- asci
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noun,
plural of ascus.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Leta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Lena
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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.
- Leis
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- LEST
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conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- lien
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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.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- 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.
- lice
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noun,
plural of louse.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lacs
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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).
- lin.
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- lilt
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noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Lat.
-
- itis
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- lea.
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- Leal
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adjective,
loyal; true.
- Lean
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lani
-
- Itea
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noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- lint
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noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
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noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lias
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Les
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ATC
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- ca.
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- tea
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noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TCS
-
- ist
-
- TCA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
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- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- CEA
-
- TAL
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- NES
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- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- NEC
-
- cs.
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- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ne-
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- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- NEA
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- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- at.
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- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- tin
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noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- 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.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- ae.
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- ACS
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ACE
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noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- an.
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- al.
-
- ac-
-
- TLC
-
- TNT
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALC
-
- ast
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- CIA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- LTL
-
- LTA
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- ll.
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- sc.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- 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).
- Ia.
-
- ics
-
- ETS
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- 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).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ESL
-
- CIE
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ESA
-
- SLA
-
- en-
-
- SAE
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- il-
-
- SLE
-
- se-
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ITA
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ine
-
- La.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILS
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- LCL
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Lt.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Esc
-
- TTS
-
- ea.
-
- CLI
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- STL
-
- LCA
-
- CNS
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- CSA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- CST
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- STI
-
- cle
-
- CTA
-
- EIS
-
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- St.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Sta
-
- NSC
-
- LCT
-
- NSA
-
- LCI
-
- t.
-
- TN
-
- T1
-
- L.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TL
-
- LC
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- le
-
- TT
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SL
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SN
-
- S.
-
- NI
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- N.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NL
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- i.
-
- ic
-
- TC
-
- CE
-
- ln
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SA
-
- L1
-
- EI
-
- L2
-