Anagrams of self-acting
Word self-acting has
1081 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of self-acting.
- aglisten
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adjective,
refulgent; glistening.
- finagles
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verb (used with object),
to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of):
- fatlings
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noun,
a young animal, as a calf or a lamb, fattened for slaughter.
- gelatins
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- stealing
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noun,
the act of a person who steals.
- genitals
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plural noun,
genitalia.
- feltings
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noun,
felted material, either woven or felt fabric.
- inflates
-
verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- inflects
-
verb (used with object),
to modulate (the voice).
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- Angelic
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adjective,
of or belonging to angels:
- felting
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noun,
felted material, either woven or felt fabric.
- ligates
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- 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.
- finagle
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verb (used with object),
to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of):
- algetic
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adjective,
pertaining to or causing pain; painful.
- finales
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- fascine
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noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- flanges
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noun,
a projecting rim, collar, or ring on a shaft, pipe, machine housing, etc., cast or formed to give additional strength, stiffness, or supporting area, or to provide a place for the attachment of other objects.
- Legnica
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noun,
a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
- 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.
- tangles
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noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- Galenic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing galena.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- fatling
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noun,
a young animal, as a calf or a lamb, fattened for slaughter.
- incages
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- fancies
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- 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.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- singlet
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noun,
a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- slating
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noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- scaling
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noun,
the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
- easting
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- eatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- atingle
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adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- lasting
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noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- facient
-
- facings
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noun,
a covering in front, for ornament, protection, etc., as an outer layer of stone on a brick wall.
- 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.
- Anglist
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noun,
Anglicist.
- Anglice
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adverb,
in English; as the English would say it; according to the English way: .
- fiances
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- casting
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noun,
the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- genital
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- inflate
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- lacings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- 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.
- inflect
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verb (used with object),
to modulate (the voice).
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- infects
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- glances
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noun,
a quick or brief look.
- tingles
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noun,
a tingling sensation.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- gelatin
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- glisten
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noun,
a glistening; sparkle.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- actings
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noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- eating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- facies
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noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- ingate
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- 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.
- ingest
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verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- facets
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noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- elfins
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noun,
an elf.
- 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.
- Ingles
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- 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.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- infest
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verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- centi-
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- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- 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.
- incage
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- silage
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noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- signet
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noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- signal
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noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- Signac
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- sclent
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noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- 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.
- clangs
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noun,
a clanging sound.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- cleans
-
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- infect
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- 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.
- clifts
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noun,
cliff.
- 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.
- clings
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noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- clints
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- facing
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noun,
a covering in front, for ornament, protection, etc., as an outer layer of stone on a brick wall.
- facile
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adjective,
moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality:
- lasing
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noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- 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.
- legits
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noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- 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.
- finals
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noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- fincas
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noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- gestic
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adjective,
pertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing.
- finest
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noun,
the police:
- finlet
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noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- fiscal
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noun,
(in some countries) a prosecuting attorney.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- flange
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noun,
a projecting rim, collar, or ring on a shaft, pipe, machine housing, etc., cast or formed to give additional strength, stiffness, or supporting area, or to provide a place for the attachment of other objects.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- flints
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noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- filets
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noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- flites
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noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- legist
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noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- 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.
- Gaelic
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noun,
a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
- genit.
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- Gaines
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noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- gainst
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preposition,
against.
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- ganefs
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noun,
a thief, swindler, crook, or rascal.
- gaslit
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noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- 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.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- finale
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- liangs
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noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- fagins
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noun,
(in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- feints
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noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- 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:
- faints
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noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- gelati
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noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- glints
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noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- fasten
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verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- gleans
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- glance
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noun,
a quick or brief look.
- glacis
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noun,
a gentle slope.
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- feigns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- felsic
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adjective,
(of rocks) consisting chiefly of feldspars, feldspathoids, quartz, and other light-colored minerals.
- filate
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adjective,
threadlike.
- lignes
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noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- glaces
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noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- itself
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pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- lacing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- festal
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adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- ligate
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- ligase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- fetial
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adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- ligans
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noun,
lagan.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- gisant
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noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- fiesta
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noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- falsie
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noun,
either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance.
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- actin-
-
- acting
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noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- Calif.
-
- stifle
-
noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- aglint
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adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- aglets
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noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- 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.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- califs
-
noun,
caliph.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Stalin
-
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.
- Angles
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- casing
-
noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- 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.
- Anglic
-
noun,
the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tangle
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- 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.
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- 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.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- licet
-
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- flics
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- fling
-
noun,
an act of flinging.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Angl.
-
- fecal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or being feces.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- angi-
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- feign
-
verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- ling.
-
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- stge.
-
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- feti-
-
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- lign-
-
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- 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.
- Felis
-
noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- 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.
- alti-
-
- gains
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Ital.
-
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- 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.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- 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.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- lact-
-
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- gifts
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 30-30
-
- incl.
-
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- acet-
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Icel.
-
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- 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.
- IATSE
-
- actg.
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Legis
-
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tangs
-
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lect.
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- FSLIC
-
- ganef
-
noun,
a thief, swindler, crook, or rascal.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- lang.
-
- Genl.
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- 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.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- gelts
-
noun,
money.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- g-cal
-
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- sect.
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- self-
-
- calef
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- 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.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- seti-
-
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- scat-
-
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- 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.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Clift
-
noun,
cliff.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- cleft
-
noun,
a space or opening made by cleavage; a split.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- clase
-
- clefs
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- 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.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- fails
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- 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.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- sanit
-
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- anti-
-
- 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: ¢.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- sing.
-
- anis-
-
- cent.
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ante-
-
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Fagin
-
noun,
(in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- 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.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Cant.
-
- encl.
-
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- 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.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 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.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lani
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- tel-
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- Inf.
-
- 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.
- intl
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- int.
-
- 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.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- 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.
- Sig.
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- ins.
-
- 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.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- sec.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- 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).
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- infl
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- NTIA
-
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- lin.
-
- 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:
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lit.
-
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- stg.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- stlg
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCTE
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- lea.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- SLIC
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- 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.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- 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.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- sci.
-
- scil
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- 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.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- 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.
- 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.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- leg.
-
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- fec.
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- Fang
-
noun,
one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- fags
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- FACS
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- FICA
-
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- flic
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- flea
-
noun,
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- flag
-
noun,
a piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.; ensign; standard; banner; pennant.
- Fla.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- fict
-
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Fin.
-
- ANSI
-
- filt
-
- ant.
-
- asc-
-
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- fig.
-
- fac.
-
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- CLEF
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- Inc.
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- enc.
-
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- EFTA
-
- ect-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- cts.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eng.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Cal.
-
- calf
-
noun,
the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CanF
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- est.
-
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ens.
-
- enl.
-
- alt.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agit
-
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- agst
-
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- gift
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Ice.
-
- inae
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ile-
-
- ign.
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ical
-
- AFSC
-
- ACLS
-
- 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.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- AFGE
-
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Alg.
-
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Alis
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Gen.
-
- Gal.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- AEF
-
- CFL
-
- cfs
-
- Sgt
-
- ACS
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- CGS
-
- CIF
-
- 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.
- Sfc
-
- CIE
-
- CGI
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- CIA
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ast
-
- STI
-
- se-
-
- TSE
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Tng
-
- ctg
-
- ctf
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- SCF
-
- TLC
-
- CST
-
- CSF
-
- CSA
-
- ac-
-
- ANC
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Af.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- CNS
-
- ag-
-
- STL
-
- al.
-
- CLI
-
- an.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- cle
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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).
- TGN
-
- CFI
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Agt
-
- 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.
- SLE
-
- TAL
-
- TCS
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- CAF
-
- ca.
-
- TCA
-
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ALC
-
- cf.
-
- sc.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ase
-
- 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.
- St.
-
- ASI
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Sta
-
- ASN
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- cs.
-
- CFA
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- ANF
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- AFC
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CEF
-
- ANG
-
- AFL
-
- CEA
-
- AFS
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ct.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- AGC
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- CAI
-
- SLA
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- cl.
-
- Eg.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gi.
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- LCF
-
- LCA
-
- GCA
-
- Ga.
-
- GCE
-
- GCI
-
- GCT
-
- Gel
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Ges
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- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- GCF
-
- FTC
-
- Gil
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noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- FET
-
- fgn
-
- Fia
-
- fic
-
- Lif
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ft.
-
- ea.
-
- let
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noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fl.
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- FSA
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- FCS
-
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- GTS
-
- ics
-
- IFS
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- IFC
-
- gt.
-
- Ife
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ing
-
- il-
-
- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- GTC
-
- GSC
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- La.
-
- LaF
-
- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- GIs
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noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- 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.
-
- gl.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- GSA
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- lg.
-
- FCA
-
- NFS
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NGC
-
- NFL
-
- NSA
-
- NFC
-
- 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:
- NES
-
- ESA
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- Esc
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NEC
-
- NLF
-
- NSC
-
- NEA
-
- ECG
-
- ean
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ECF
-
- ef-
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- efl
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- EIS
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- SAE
-
- ESL
-
- TSI
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- LSI
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LST
-
- FAG
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- NSF
-
- LTA
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LSC
-
- LNG
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- GIF
-
noun,
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations.
- ne-
-
- ETS
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- i.
-
- LF
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- ic
-
- GC
-
- ln
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- CE
-
- NF
-
- IG
-
- 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.
- fg
-
- 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.
- TL
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TN
-
- FE
-
- EI
-
- NC
-
- S.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- G.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- le
-
- FC
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- SN
-
- TC
-
- TG
-
- t.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- L2
-
- SL
-
- L1
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- L.
-
- NL
-
- fn
-
- NI
-
- 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.
- GN
-
- NG
-
- SA
-
- SG
-
- SF
-