Anagrams of scintillates
Word scintillates has
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- scintillate
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verb (used with object),
to emit as sparks; flash forth.
- sanctities
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noun,
holiness, saintliness, or godliness.
- scintillas
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noun,
a minute particle; spark; trace:
- Stalinist
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noun,
an advocate or supporter of Stalin or Stalinism.
- inelastic
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adjective,
not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- taintless
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adjective,
free from or without taint; pure; innocent.
- alienists
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- silicates
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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.
- Scientist
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noun,
an expert in science, especially one of the physical or natural sciences.
- scintilla
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noun,
a minute particle; spark; trace:
- sciential
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adjective,
having knowledge.
- Alcestis
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noun,
Also, Alkestis. Classical Mythology. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules.
- 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.
- tillites
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noun,
a rock composed of consolidated till.
- elastics
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- 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.
- elastins
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- sanities
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noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- elitists
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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:
- silicles
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noun,
a short silique.
- 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.
- 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.
- statices
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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.
- 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)
- Silastic
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- satinets
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- teniasis
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noun,
taeniasis.
- Latinist
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noun,
a specialist in Latin.
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- saltines
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- 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.
- salients
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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.
- tactless
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adjective,
lacking tact; showing no tact; undiplomatic; offendingly blunt:
- instates
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- tintless
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adjective,
without tint or tints; colorless.
- installs
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verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- salicins
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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.
- INTELSAT
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noun,
a global communications satellite network under international control.
- intitles
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verb (used with object),
entitle.
- instills
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verb (used with object),
to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject:
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- Sistine
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adjective,
of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
- talents
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noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- 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:
- 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.
- 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.
- listels
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noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- 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.
- listens
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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:
- lintels
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noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- statics
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noun,
the branch of mechanics that deals with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.
- enlists
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- Letitia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- 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:
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- 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.
- secants
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- stances
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- stellas
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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.
- lattens
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noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- castles
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- 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.
- 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.
- scillas
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noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- 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.
- catties
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- Cattell
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noun,
James McKeen [muh-keen] /məˈkin/ (Show IPA), 1860–1944, U.S. psychologist, educator, and editor.
- tanists
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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.
- Liestal
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- latests
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noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- 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.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- 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.
- tactile
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- Cassini
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noun,
Oleg [oh-leg] /ˈoʊ lɛg/ (Show IPA), (Oleg Cassini-Loiewski) 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- 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.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- cellist
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noun,
a person who plays the cello.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- liaises
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- 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.
- lenitic
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adjective,
lentic.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- instill
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verb (used with object),
to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject:
- silicle
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noun,
a short silique.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- sallies
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noun,
a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
- 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.
- 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.
- sallets
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noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- allness
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noun,
the quality or state of universality or totality.
- instals
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verb (used with object),
install.
- tillite
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noun,
a rock composed of consolidated till.
- 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.
- sillies
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noun,
Informal. a silly or foolish person:
- 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.
- illness
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noun,
unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.
- tinsels
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- 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.
- install
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verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- silicas
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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.
- salines
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- titians
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noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- stactes
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noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- ascites
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noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- incises
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- intitle
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verb (used with object),
entitle.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- ascents
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- isatins
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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.
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- silents
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- incests
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Silesia
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noun,
a lightweight, smoothly finished, twilled fabric of acetate, rayon, or cotton, for garment linings.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- instils
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- inlaces
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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.
- stills
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noun,
stillness or silence:
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- insist
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verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- stilts
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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.
- insets
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- stains
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stints
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noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- 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.
- clasts
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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.
- cleans
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- 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.
- seisin
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noun,
seizin.
- 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.
- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- lectin
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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.
- 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.
- clints
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- leasts
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- instil
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- 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.
- 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.
- seniti
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noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- latent
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adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- insect
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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.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- Iletin
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- sliest
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adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- snells
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noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- stacte
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noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- static
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noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- stalls
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noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- 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.
- saints
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- steals
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- slants
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noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- latest
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noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- stales
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- sitten
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verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- slates
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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.
- Lassie
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noun,
a young girl; lass.
- istles
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- 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.
- 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.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Elissa
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noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- slices
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noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- 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.
- 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.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- class.
-
- niseis
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noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- 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.
- scatts
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noun,
scat5 .
- Tilsit
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noun,
former name of Sovetsk.
- 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:
- listel
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noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- lisles
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noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- 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.
- calli-
-
- scenas
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- litten
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adjective,
lighted1 .
- tastes
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noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- 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.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- lintel
-
noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- tasset
-
noun,
either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Little
-
noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- testis
-
noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- nastic
-
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.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- satins
-
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.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- 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.
- tellin
-
noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- scalls
-
noun,
dandruff.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- L-line
-
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.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- centi-
-
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- actin-
-
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- cestas
-
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.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- 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.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- Lettic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- lentil
-
noun,
a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- sallet
-
noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- castes
-
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.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- tinct.
-
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- cattle
-
noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- Scilla
-
noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- lilies
-
noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tallis
-
noun,
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Sans.
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- sanit
-
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- salts
-
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.
- Ital.
-
- 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.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- 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.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- nests
-
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.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 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.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- istic
-
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Sells
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- 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.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- lilts
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- 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.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- seti-
-
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- licet
-
- lect.
-
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- seats
-
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.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sect.
-
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- sates
-
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.
- lact-
-
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- 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.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- scat-
-
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- 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.
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- 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.
- alti-
-
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- 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.
- 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: ¢.
- cent.
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- 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.
- tills
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- 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.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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
-
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- anti-
-
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- ante-
-
- 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).
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- asst.
-
- assn.
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- 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.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- 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.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Cant.
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- anis-
-
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stall
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- 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.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- stat.
-
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- incl.
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- IATSE
-
- acet-
-
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- 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.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- ician
-
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Icel.
-
- 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.
- encl.
-
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- 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.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- 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.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Still
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- init.
-
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Stets
-
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.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- inst.
-
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- 30-30
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- 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.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- 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.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- 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.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- SASE
-
- Sat.
-
- Tit.
-
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- 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.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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).
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- SLIC
-
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- 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).
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- 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.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- sci.
-
- 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.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- scil
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
-
- 1080
-
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- cts.
-
- 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).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Ens.
-
- asis
-
- ESIS
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- asc-
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- cet-
-
- itis
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- att.
-
- est.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lea.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- cis-
-
- enc.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- enl.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- Lani
-
- atic
-
- ISSN
-
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Ice.
-
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ill.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ical
-
- Cels
-
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- isls
-
- 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.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- attn
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- etc.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Cal.
-
- intl
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- cen.
-
- 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.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ect-
-
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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.
- aet.
-
- 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).
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ELAS
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- cit.
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- NTIA
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- 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.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 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.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- AISI
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Alis
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- all-
-
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- alt.
-
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- 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.
- 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.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- ance
-
- 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.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lit.
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lin.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- cle
-
- CIA
-
- CNS
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CSA
-
- CST
-
- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CTA
-
- TAL
-
- cte
-
- CIE
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- CLI
-
- ase
-
- CEA
-
- ae.
-
- ale
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noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ait
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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
-
- ACT
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noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ANC
-
- ACS
-
- ACE
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noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- an.
-
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- TLC
-
- TNT
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TSS
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ATS
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noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- cs.
-
- ca.
-
- ATC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASN
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ASI
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TIA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ics
-
- TTS
-
- LCA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SCS
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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).
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- 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).
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- se-
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ise
-
- NES
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NEC
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- sc.
-
- LTL
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSS
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- ll.
-
- Isl
-
- LCL
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ETS
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSN
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- STL
-
- STI
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- SSC
-
- SSA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- SLA
-
- ine
-
- ILS
-
- SLE
-
- ean
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ISA
-
- il-
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ss.
-
- ea.
-
- TT
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SL
-
- TN
-
- T1
-
- NL
-
- SA
-
- TL
-
- 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.
- S.
-
- 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.
- t.
-
- ic
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TC
-
- 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.
- L.
-
- LC
-
- EI
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SN
-
- NI
-
- le
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- CE
-
- i.
-
- ln
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.