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sans-serif
noun, a style of monotonal type without serifs.
Florissant
noun, a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
arsenolite
noun, a mineral, arsenic trioxide, As 2 O 3 , occurring usually as a white incrustation on arsenical ores.
stoneflies
noun, any of numerous dull-colored primitive aquatic insects of the order Plecoptera, having a distinctive flattened body shape: a major food source for game fish, especially bass and trout, which makes them popular as models for fishing flies.
essentials
noun, a basic, indispensable, or necessary element; chief point:
treenails
noun, a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
insolates
verb (used with object), to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
resinates
noun, Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
interleaf
noun, an additional leaf, usually blank, inserted between or bound with the regular printed leaves of a book, as to separate chapters or provide room for a reader's notes.
fatnesses
noun, the state or condition of being fat; obesity; corpulence.
stainless
adjective, having no stain; spotless.
relations
noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
felonries
noun, the whole body or class of felons.
resonates
verb (used with object), to cause to resound.
sarsenets
noun, sarcenet.
reflation
noun, restoration of economic activity, consumer prices, etc., to higher levels by manipulating monetary policy.
Firestone
noun, a fire-resisting stone, especially a kind of sandstone used in fireplaces, furnaces, etc.
flatirons
noun, a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
softeners
noun, Chemistry. any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its softness, smoothness, or plasticity. water softener.
foresails
noun, the lowermost sail on a foremast.
fasteners
noun, any of various devices for fastening.
essential
noun, a basic, indispensable, or necessary element; chief point:
serotinal
adjective, pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
noiseless
adjective, accompanied by or making little or no noise; silent; quiet:
serotines
noun, a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
senoritas
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
entresols
noun, a low floor between two higher floors, the lower one usually being a ground floor; mezzanine.
oleasters
noun, an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
orientals
noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
frontless
adjective, shameless; unblushing.
essonites
noun, Mineralogy. a variety of grossularite garnet.
Orleanist
noun, a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
lionesses
noun, a female lion.
assertion
noun, a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason:
sea-front
noun, an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
arsonists
noun, a person who commits arson.
arsenites
noun, a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
farnesols
noun, a colorless, unsaturated, liquid alcohol, C 15 H 26 O, having a slight floral odor, extracted from the flowers of the acacia, cassia oil, or the like: used in perfumery.
reenlists
verb (used with or without object), to enlist again.
aerolites
noun, a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
free-soil
noun, a region, especially a U.S. territory, prohibiting slavery prior to the Civil War.
floaters
noun, a person or thing that floats.
farnesol
noun, a colorless, unsaturated, liquid alcohol, C 15 H 26 O, having a slight floral odor, extracted from the flowers of the acacia, cassia oil, or the like: used in perfumery.
fastener
noun, any of various devices for fastening.
ratlines
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
leisters
noun, a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
aerolite
noun, a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
arsenite
noun, a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
fastness
noun, a secure or fortified place; stronghold:
snifters
noun, Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
fairness
noun, the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness:
arsonist
noun, a person who commits arson.
telerans
noun, a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
sea-lion
noun, any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
eternals
noun, something that is eternal.
realties
noun, real property or real estate.
Leinster
noun, a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
Ossetian
noun, an Osset.
arenites
noun, psammite.
salterns
noun, a saltworks.
relation
noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
felonies
noun, an offense, as murder or burglary, of graver character than those called misdemeanors, especially those commonly punished in the U.S. by imprisonment for more than a year.
sarsenet
noun, sarcenet.
fee-tail
noun, See under fee (def 4a).
tearless
adjective, not weeping or shedding tears.
tea-rose
noun, any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
softener
noun, Chemistry. any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its softness, smoothness, or plasticity. water softener.
florists
noun, a retailer of flowers, ornamental plants, etc.
lean-tos
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
reflates
verb (used with object), to increase (money and credit) again.
fearless
adjective, without fear; bold or brave; intrepid.
fealties
noun, History/Historical. fidelity to a lord. the obligation or the engagement to be faithful to a lord, usually sworn to by a vassal.
salients
noun, a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
reenlist
verb (used with or without object), to enlist again.
Asnieres
noun, a city in N central France, near Paris.
estrones
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
fenestra
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or perforation, as in a bone, especially between the middle and inner ear.
noteless
adjective, not noted; undistinguished; unnoticed.
easiness
noun, the quality or condition of being easy.
foresail
noun, the lowermost sail on a foremast.
sensoria
noun, a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
sentries
noun, a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
Tirolese
adjective, noun, Tyrolese.
Tirolean
noun, a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
notaries
noun, notary public.
L-series
noun, See under L-line.
Elsinore
noun, Helsingør.
tireless
adjective, untiring; indefatigable:
sestinas
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.
safroles
noun, a colorless or faintly yellow liquid, C 10 H 10 O 2 , obtained from sassafras oil or the like: used chiefly in perfumery, for flavoring, and in the manufacture of soaps.
elastins
noun, a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
serotine
noun, a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
safeties
noun, the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
senorita
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
earnests
noun, full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
estriols
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
ateliers
noun, a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
essonite
noun, Mineralogy. a variety of grossularite garnet.
Oriental
noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
foliates
adjective, covered with or having leaves.
Oresteia
noun, a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
seilenos
noun, Silenus.
oralists
noun, an advocate of oralism.
Teresian
noun, a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
toenails
noun, a nail of a toe.
Sisseton
noun, a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
Teresina
noun, a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
erasions
noun, the act of erasing.
Lorestan
noun, Luristan.
oleaster
noun, an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
entresol
noun, a low floor between two higher floors, the lower one usually being a ground floor; mezzanine.
entrails
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
felsites
noun, a dense, fine-grained, igneous rock consisting typically of feldspar and quartz, both of which may appear as phenocrysts.
farinose
adjective, yielding farina.
elations
noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
stenosis
noun, a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.
fireless
adjective, lacking fire; without a fire.
saltines
noun, a crisp, salted cracker.
flanerie
noun, idleness; dawdling.
retinols
noun, vitamin A.
trefoils
noun, any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
freesias
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Freesia, of the iris family, native to southern Africa, having fragrant white, yellow, or sometimes rose-colored, tubular flowers.
restless
adjective, characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest:
treasons
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
fresnels
noun, a unit of frequency, equal to 10 12 cycles per second.
frontals
noun, Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.
saltiers
noun, saltire.
resinate
noun, Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
resonate
verb (used with object), to cause to resound.
insolate
verb (used with object), to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
finestra
noun, an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
treenail
noun, a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
flatiron
noun, a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
trenails
noun, treenail.
rissoles
noun, a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
stearins
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
retsinas
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
alienors
noun, a person who transfers property.
isolates
noun, a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
retinals
noun, an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
Stefanie
noun, a female given name.
inflates
verb (used with object), to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
saltires
noun, an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
isostere
noun, Chemistry. a compound isosteric with one or more other compounds.
anisoles
noun, a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
Trilafon
ailerons
noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
saltness
noun, the state or quality of being salt or salty.
frissons
noun, a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill:
forints
noun, an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
fitness
noun, health.
infares
noun, a party or reception for a newly married couple.
entries
noun, an act of entering; entrance.
tessera
noun, one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
lisente
noun, plural of sente.
Lorient
noun, a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
strains
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
Forseti
noun, the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
tensors
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
stereo-
erasion
noun, the act of erasing.
Loafers
noun, a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
listers
noun, Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
Loraine
noun, a female given name, form of Lorraine.
loiters
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
Sisters
noun, a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
loesses
noun, a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
loaners
noun, a person or thing that loans.
Fresnel
noun, a unit of frequency, equal to 10 12 cycles per second.
eslisor
noun, elisor.
Steiner
noun, Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
tensile
adjective, of or relating to tension:
listens
Verb phrases, listen in, to listen to a radio or television broadcast: to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
sinless
adjective, free from or without sin.
sterile
adjective, free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
nestors
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
frontis
noun, the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court. Compare rebote (def 1).
sifters
noun, a person or thing that sifts.
enlists
verb (used with object), to engage for military service:
frontal
noun, Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.
siestas
noun, a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
enisles
verb (used with object), to make an island of.
nestles
verb (used with object), to settle or ensconce snugly:
sestina
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.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
session
noun, the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business:
sessile
adjective, Botany. attached by the base, or without any distinct projecting support, as a leaf issuing directly from the stem.
Nilotes
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
frisson
noun, a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill:
tailors
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
strafes
noun, a strafing attack.
serosas
noun, Embryology, Zoology. the chorion. a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
serines
noun, a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
enolate
noun, any metallic derivative of an enol.
stifles
noun, (in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
entrail
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
forests
noun, a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
entoils
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
sternal
adjective, of or relating to the sternum.
entires
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
sinters
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
essoins
noun, (in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
entero-
sterno-
enteral
adjective, enteric.
flenses
verb (used with object), to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).
entasis
noun, a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
entails
noun, the act of entailing.
nailers
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
ensiles
verb (used with object), to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
silents
noun, Usually, silents. silent films.
sterols
noun, any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
silanes
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.
nasties
noun, Informal. a nasty person or thing.
foliate
adjective, covered with or having leaves.
sorites
noun, a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
inflate
verb (used with object), to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
teasers
noun, a person or thing that teases.
filasse
noun, any of various vegetable fibers, other than cotton, processed for manufacture into yarn.
stearin
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
tansies
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.
teasels
noun, any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads. Compare teasel family.
softens
verb (used with object), to make soft or softer.
fatsoes
noun, a fat person (used as a term of address).
flosses
noun, the cottony fiber yielded by the silk-cotton tree.
Eleanor
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
Stassen
noun, Harold Edward, 1907–2001, U.S. politician and university president.
stearo-
fatness
noun, the state or condition of being fat; obesity; corpulence.
finales
noun, the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
instars
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
fastens
verb (used with object), to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
instals
verb (used with object), install.
finesse
noun, extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc.
florets
noun, a small flower.
lean-to
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
leaners
noun, a person or thing that leans.
insoles
noun, the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
isolate
noun, a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
fertile
adjective, bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc., abundantly; prolific:
ferlies
noun, something unusual, strange, or causing wonder or terror.
solates
verb (used with object), to change from a gel to a sol.
fenster
noun, an erosional break in an overthrust rock sheet, exposing the rocks that underlie the sheet.
festers
noun, an ulcer; a rankling sore.
lassoes
noun, a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
felsite
noun, a dense, fine-grained, igneous rock consisting typically of feldspar and quartz, both of which may appear as phenocrysts.
florins
noun, a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
felines
noun, an animal of the cat family.
fiestas
noun, any festival or festive celebration.
Staines
noun, a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
florist
noun, a retailer of flowers, ornamental plants, etc.
latinos
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
latrine
noun, a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
soirees
noun, an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
Freesia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Freesia, of the iris family, native to southern Africa, having fragrant white, yellow, or sometimes rose-colored, tubular flowers.
Stalino
noun, a former name of Donetsk.
Fiesole
noun, Giovanni da [Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), Angelico, Fra.
leister
noun, a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
Lenotre
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
folates
noun, folic acid.
estrone
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
etoiles
noun, a star or something shaped like a star.
lineate
adjective, marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
etesian
adjective, (of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
inserts
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
eternal
noun, something that is eternal.
etalons
noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
linters
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
talions
noun, lex talionis.
estriol
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
Linares
noun, a city in S Spain.
Fosters
noun, Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
Laertes
noun, the father of Odysseus.
lioness
noun, a female lion.
Estonia
noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
fossils
noun, any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc.
slaters
noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
forties
noun, a cardinal number, ten times four.
Teniers
noun, David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
telsons
noun, the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
lifters
noun, a person or thing that lifts.
Faroese
noun, Faeroese.
lessors
noun, a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
Farnese
noun, Alessandro [ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of Parma, 1545–92, Italian general, statesman, and diplomat.
Leotine
noun, a female given name.
floater
noun, a person or thing that floats.
lesions
noun, an injury; hurt; wound.
frenate
adjective, having a frenum or frenulum.
Flossie
noun, a female given name, form of Florence.
lessens
verb (used with object), to make less; reduce.
stoners
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
falters
noun, the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
telfers
noun, Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
Falster
noun, an island in SE Denmark. 198 sq. mi. (513 sq. km).
snifter
noun, Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
insofar
adverb, to such an extent (usually followed by as):
fraises
noun, Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
Teleran
noun, a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
stories
noun, a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
liernes
noun, an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
telesis
noun, deliberate, purposeful utilization of the processes of nature and society to obtain particular goals.
estrins
noun, estrone.
infests
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:
enserfs
verb (used with object), to make a serf of; place in bondage.
retails
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
seaters
noun, a person or thing that seats.
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
asserts
Idioms, assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
assents
noun, agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
osseins
noun, the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
osselet
noun, a hard nodule on the leg of a horse, especially one on the inner side of the knee or the outer side of the fetlock.
tonsils
noun, a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
Ossetia
noun, a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
assoils
verb (used with object), to absolve; acquit; pardon.
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
resoles
verb (used with object), to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
ostlers
noun, hostler.
seasons
noun, one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
resists
noun, a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
artless
adjective, free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:
sealers
noun, an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
Orleans
noun, a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
relents
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
satoris
noun, sudden enlightenment.
trenail
noun, treenail.
oneself
Idioms, be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere:
tresses
noun, Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
onliest
Idioms, only too, as a matter of fact; extremely: unfortunately; very:
seiners
noun, a person who fishes with a seine.
atelier
noun, a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
alerion
noun, an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
santirs
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
oralist
noun, an advocate of oralism.
astrol.
retinol
noun, vitamin A.
Orestes
noun, Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
alienor
noun, a person who transfers property.
trefoil
noun, any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
Oriente
noun, a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
assorts
verb (used with object), to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
resiles
verb (used without object), to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
resents
verb (used with object), to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
sanseis
noun, a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
transf.
reliefs
noun, alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.
reflate
verb (used with object), to increase (money and credit) again.
trainee
noun, a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
areoles
noun, an areola.
arenose
adjective, sandy; gritty.
arenite
noun, psammite.
reflets
noun, an effect of brilliance or luster due to the reflection of light on a surface, especially of pottery; iridescence.
aorists
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
anoesis
noun, a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
reliant
adjective, having or showing dependence:
sarsens
noun, any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
Antlers
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
relates
verb (used with object), to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
anstoss
noun, (in the philosophy of Fichte) any of the six successive steps by which the absolute ego attains self-knowledge.
antero-
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
refines
Verb phrases, refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
arsines
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
resails
verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
reseats
verb (used with object), to provide with a new seat or new seats.
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
resales
noun, the act of selling a second time.
arseno-
trasses
noun, a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
rassles
verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
sateens
noun, a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
transl.
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
ratline
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
realist
noun, a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
aristos
noun, aristocrat.
aristo-
reasons
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
anisole
noun, a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
elation
noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
seleno-
retinal
noun, an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
rissole
noun, a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
saltern
noun, a saltworks.
tinsels
noun, a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
Eastern
adjective, lying toward or situated in the east:
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
aileron
noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
toenail
noun, a nail of a toe.
earnest
noun, full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
seniles
noun, a senile person.
seriate
adjective, arranged or occurring in one or more series.
roseate
adjective, tinged with rose; rosy:
saltine
noun, a crisp, salted cracker.
Rosalie
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
oleates
noun, Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
senoras
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
saltier
noun, saltire.
Salters
noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
norites
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
sensate
adjective, perceiving or perceived through the senses.
easiest
noun, a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
afreets
noun, a powerful evil demon or monster.
easters
noun, an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
trioses
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
tisanes
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
trifles
noun, an article or thing of very little value.
serials
noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
elaters
noun, Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
salient
noun, a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
olefins
noun, any member of the alkene series.
Onassis
noun, Aristotle Socrates, 1906–75, Greek businessman, born in Turkey.
safrole
noun, a colorless or faintly yellow liquid, C 10 H 10 O 2 , obtained from sassafras oil or the like: used chiefly in perfumery, for flavoring, and in the manufacture of soaps.
nostril
noun, either of the two external openings of the nose.
Salerno
noun, a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
sailers
noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
trienes
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
elastin
noun, a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
salines
noun, a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
airless
adjective, lacking air.
sereins
noun, fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
sailors
noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
saltire
noun, an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
atonies
noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
rialtos
noun, an exchange or mart.
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.
rental
noun, an amount received or paid as rent.
relies
verb (used without object), to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
stasis
noun, the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces.
sarees
noun, sari.
rosets
noun, resin; rosin.
stares
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
resail
verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
fraise
noun, Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
stores
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
stains
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
Stones
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
stanes
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
frails
noun, Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
rentes
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
irones
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
stales
adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
sansei
noun, a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
Foster
noun, Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
Forest
noun, a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
solate
verb (used with object), to change from a gel to a sol.
sailer
noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
Larine
adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
Solent
noun, The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
forint
noun, an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
larees
noun, lari.
Solera
noun, (especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
sol-fa
noun, Music. the set of syllables, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, sung to the respective tones of the scale. All but do and ti are attributed to Guido d'Arezzo.
sailor
noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
lanose
adjective, lanate.
saints
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
Lanier
noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
fossil
noun, any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc.
sonars
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
Fortas
noun, Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
relief
noun, alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.
sorels
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
itself
pronoun, a reflexive form of it1 :
fortes
noun, a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in: Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
rosins
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
fortis
noun, a fortis consonant.
istles
noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
Israel
noun, a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
resale
noun, the act of selling a second time.
instr.
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
stenos
noun, a stenographer.
Fresno
noun, a city in central California.
stolen
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
infest
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:
infers
verb (used with object), to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
retina
noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
rinses
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
infare
noun, a party or reception for a newly married couple.
steers
noun, Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
frises
noun, a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
steins
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
steles
noun, an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
steno-
stolas
noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
infra-
rifles
noun, a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
sanies
noun, a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
steres
fronts
noun, the foremost part or surface of anything.
iatro-
frosts
noun, a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
Santee
noun, a city in SW California.
Sterne
noun, Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
Rialto
noun, an exchange or mart.
sterns
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
sterol
noun, any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
steels
noun, any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
steals
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
resets
noun, an act or instance of setting again.
intros
noun, an introduction.
intro.
intra-
reseat
verb (used with object), to provide with a new seat or new seats.
saline
noun, a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
inter.
roasts
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
resent
verb (used with object), to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
stifle
noun, (in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
Salten
noun, Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
Salter
noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
freest
Idioms, for free, Informal. without charge:
resile
verb (used without object), to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
instal
verb (used with object), install.
resist
noun, a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
insole
noun, the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
resoil
verb (used with object), to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
resole
verb (used with object), to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
r-less
adjective, r-dropping.
insets
noun, something inserted; insert.
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
Santos
noun, a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
retail
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
saltie
noun, an ocean-going sailor.
lasses
noun, a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
serine
noun, a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
Lassie
noun, a young girl; lass.
losses
noun, detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
lorans
noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
Lorena
noun, a female given name.
Lorens
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
olefin
noun, any member of the alkene series.
lories
noun, any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
losers
noun, a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
sirens
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
Lorain
noun, a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
oleate
noun, Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
Senate
noun, an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
senile
noun, a senile person.
sirees
noun, sirree.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
Senora
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
oleins
noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
loners
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
senors
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
loafer
noun, a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
Orense
noun, a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
Lister
noun, Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
liters
noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
litres
noun, liter.
seiner
noun, a person who fishes with a seine.
sitars
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
loaner
noun, a person or thing that loans.
sisals
noun, Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
seines
noun, a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
seises
verb (used with or without object), Chiefly Law. seize.
Sister
noun, a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
selen-
Loiret
noun, a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
Sisera
noun, the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
loiter
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
oilers
noun, a person or thing that oils.
Silone
noun, Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
oriels
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
series
noun, a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
nesses
noun, a headland; promontory; cape.
Nessie
noun, Loch Ness monster.
nestle
verb (used with object), to settle or ensconce snugly:
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
Sestos
noun, an ancient Thracian town on the Hellespont opposite Abydos: Xerxes crossed the Hellespont here when he began his invasion of Greece.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
noises
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
nerols
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
serifs
noun, a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
nitres
noun, niter.
nitro-
noesis
noun, (in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
serosa
noun, Embryology, Zoology. the chorion. a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
serins
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
setons
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
nailer
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
serais
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
silent
noun, Usually, silents. silent films.
Nasser
noun, Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
senses
noun, any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
sensor
noun, a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
silane
noun, Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
serein
noun, fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
setose
adjective, covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
sifter
noun, a person or thing that sifts.
Serena
noun, a female given name.
Sifnos
noun, Siphnos.
serial
noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
siesta
noun, a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
Neisse
noun, a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
Nereis
noun, clamworm.
listen
Verb phrases, listen in, to listen to a radio or television broadcast: to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
relent
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
Lenoir
noun, Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
reests
verb (used with object), to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
sasins
noun, blackbuck.
soften
verb (used with object), to make soft or softer.
softas
noun, a Turkish Muslim theological student.
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
sateen
noun, a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
sofars
noun, a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
Lenore
noun, a female given name, form of Eleanor.
refine
Verb phrases, refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
Soares
noun, Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
leones
noun, a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
ratels
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
rastle
verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
lesion
noun, an injury; hurt; wound.
refels
verb (used with object), to refute or disprove.
leasts
noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
snorts
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
latins
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.
lassos
noun, a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
solans
noun, a gannet.
lateen
adjective, pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
relate
verb (used with object), to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
latens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
Latino
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
sarsen
noun, any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
refits
noun, an act of refitting.
soiree
noun, an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
leaner
noun, a person or thing that leans.
reflet
noun, an effect of brilliance or luster due to the reflection of light on a surface, especially of pottery; iridescence.
learns
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
learnt
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
softie
noun, softy.
leases
noun, a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
rassle
verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
lessen
verb (used with object), to make less; reduce.
slants
noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
linter
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
Ostler
noun, hostler.
sliest
adjective, a superlative of sly.
linear
adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
osteal
adjective, osseous.
liners
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
Ossian
noun, a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
sleets
noun, precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
ossein
noun, the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
lifter
noun, a person or thing that lifts.
seater
noun, a person or thing that seats.
slates
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.
osiers
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
lionet
noun, a young or small lion.
Slater
noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
Li-sao
noun, a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
Season
noun, one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
Sloane
noun, Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
Lesser
noun, a small amount, quantity, or degree:
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
lesses
noun, a smaller amount or quantity:
lesson
noun, a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
lessor
noun, a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
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.
Lester
noun, a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
ranees
noun, the wife of a rajah.
snores
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
raises
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
Searle
noun, Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
sneers
noun, a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
snarls
noun, the act of snarling.
sealer
noun, an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
snares
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
lierne
noun, an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
lifers
noun, a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
Saseno
noun, an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
Nilote
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
enlist
verb (used with object), to engage for military service:
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
finale
noun, the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
Ernest
noun, a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
filter
noun, any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
arsons
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
filose
adjective, threadlike.
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
filets
noun, fillet (defs 1, 10).
aneles
verb (used with object), to administer extreme unction to.
filate
adjective, threadlike.
Teresa
noun, Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
alters
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
faerie
noun, the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland.
fiesta
noun, any festival or festive celebration.
feints
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:
feists
noun, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
anises
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
feline
noun, an animal of the cat family.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
aniso-
anoles
noun, any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
finals
noun, that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
altern
adjective, alternate; following one another.
trans.
ternes
noun, terne metal.
elates
adjective, elated.
A-line
noun, (especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
Talien
noun, Wade-Giles. Dalian.
falsie
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.
alines
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
trefle
adjective, botonée.
Alison
noun, a female given name, form of Alice.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
talion
noun, lex talionis.
treens
noun, treenware.
Elaine
noun, any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
elater
noun, Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
feasts
noun, any rich or abundant meal:
aloins
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
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.
talons
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
faints
noun, the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
Alston
noun, a male given name.
artels
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
finlet
noun, a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
finest
noun, the police:
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
tenses
noun, a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
erases
verb (used with object), to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
Arleen
noun, a female given name.
torses
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
estral
adjective, estrous.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
Tassie
noun, tass.
tenias
noun, taenia.
etalon
noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
easels
noun, a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
fesses
noun, an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon.
arises
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
toiles
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
trails
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
tarso-
telson
noun, the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
ferine
adjective, feral1 .
Arlene
noun, a female given name.
ferias
noun, Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
tasses
noun, a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
Arliss
noun, George, 1868–1946, English actor.
tosses
noun, an act or instance of tossing.
Etoile
noun, a star or something shaped like a star.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
esters
noun, a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
festal
adjective, pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
fetors
noun, a strong, offensive smell; stench.
Tralee
noun, a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
fetial
adjective, concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
antler
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
Telfer
noun, Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
felons
noun, Law. a person who has committed a felony.
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
tensas
noun, a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
tolans
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
easier
noun, a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
areole
noun, an areola.
Easter
noun, an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
aretes
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
essoin
noun, (in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
easies
noun, a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
arsen-
fester
noun, an ulcer; a rankling sore.
ariels
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
torsel
noun, a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
talers
noun, thaler.
firsts
noun, the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
tilers
noun, a person who lays tiles.
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
enter-
aeron.
TEFLON
adjective, characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism:
Florin
noun, a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
flori-
floret
noun, a small flower.
Flores
noun, flower (def 11).
floras
noun, the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
Tailor
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
assist
noun, Sports. Baseball. a play that helps to put out a batter or base runner. Basketball, Ice Hockey. a play that helps a teammate in gaining a goal. the official credit scored for such plays.
triols
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
floats
noun, something that floats, as a raft.
Eloise
noun, a female given name.
elites
noun, (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
enters
Verb phrases, enter into, to participate in; engage in. to investigate; consider: to sympathize with; share in. to form a constituent part or ingredient of: to go into a particular state:
afreet
noun, a powerful evil demon or monster.
entire
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
flites
noun, a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
afrits
noun, afreet.
Elissa
noun, Phoenician name of Dido.
entail
noun, the act of entailing.
Aeolis
noun, an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
Tessin
noun, French and German name of Ticino.
strafe
noun, a strafing attack.
fontal
adjective, pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
strass
noun, a flint glass with a high lead content, used to imitate gemstones.
enisle
verb (used with object), to make an island of.
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
assort
verb (used with object), to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
foliar
adjective, of, relating to, or having the nature of a leaf or leaves.
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
folate
noun, folic acid.
Strine
noun, Australian English.
stress
noun, importance attached to a thing: Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
enosis
noun, a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
assoil
verb (used with object), to absolve; acquit; pardon.
enrols
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
foists
noun, Chinese Buddhism.
enates
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
Tessie
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
enserf
verb (used with object), to make a serf of; place in bondage.
strife
noun, vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
ensile
verb (used with object), to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
elisor
noun, a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
fasten
verb (used with object), to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
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.
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
teaser
noun, a person or thing that teases.
flares
noun, a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
elfins
noun, an elf.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
fatsos
noun, a fat person (used as a term of address).
Eolian
noun, Aeolian2 (def 3).
fliers
noun, something that flies, as a bird or insect.
teslas
noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
assent
noun, agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
falter
noun, the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
astron
teleo-
flense
verb (used with object), to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).
Elinor
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
fleets
noun, the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
triene
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
elints
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.
teases
noun, a person who teases or annoys.
tonsil
noun, a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
aisles
noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
teasel
noun, any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads. Compare teasel family.
Aletes
noun, a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
assert
Idioms, assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
afters
astro-
flirts
noun, Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
trinal
adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
eosins
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
alerts
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
flairs
noun, a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
flints
noun, a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
Aileen
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
entoil
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
trifle
noun, an article or thing of very little value.
fleers
noun, a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
seise
verb (used with or without object), Chiefly Law. seize.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
toile
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
orial
self-
orale
noun, fanon (def 2).
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
tolas
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
orals
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
olein
noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
Seine
noun, a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
Seler
noun, Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
Tolar
noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
orans
noun, orant.
astr.
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
toles
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
tonal
adjective, pertaining to or having tonality.
tolan
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
toils
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
selfs
noun, a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality:
Olean
noun, a city in SW New York.
ation
seifs
noun, a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
Seres
noun, the series of stages in an ecological succession.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
nitre
noun, niter.
safes
noun, a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
Eliot
noun, Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
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.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
nitr-
Elias
noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
Elisa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
elfin
noun, an elf.
sero-
Elena
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
noels
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
Niles
noun, a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
Elise
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
Tiler
noun, a person who lays tiles.
tiers
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
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.
Neils
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
neral
noun, citral b. See under citral.
enate
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
nerol
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
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.
Elton
noun, a male given name.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
Elsie
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
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.
seti-
elite
noun, (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
noils
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
elate
adjective, elated.
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
oases
noun, a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
oasis
noun, a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
oasts
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
sense
noun, any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
sensa
noun, plural of sensum.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
Oesel
noun, German name of Saaremaa.
eases
noun, freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
OFris
noun, the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
often
adverb, many times; frequently:
easel
noun, a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
oiler
noun, a person or thing that oils.
TOEFL
easts
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
eaten
noun, eats, Informal. food.
serif
noun, a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
noses
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
elans
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
Eilat
noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
Eifel
noun, a hilly region in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate states in W Germany.
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
sents
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
tirls
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
Tirol
noun, Tyrol.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
seral
adjective, of or relating to a sere.
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
Oriel
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
fores
noun, the forepart of anything; front.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
tress
noun, Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
Aline
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
alifs
noun, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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.
Alfie
noun, a male given name, form of Alfred.
alert
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
Alene
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
rests
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
Sans.
rials
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
aisle
noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
trial
noun, Law. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
sanit
airts
noun, a direction.
riels
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
alist
adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
aloft
adverb, high up; far above the ground.
rifle
noun, a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
Alton
noun, a city in SW Illinois.
Saree
noun, sari.
anils
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
anile
adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
trass
noun, a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
treas
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
anele
verb (used with object), to administer extreme unction to.
reset
noun, an act or instance of setting again.
alto-
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
alti-
resin
noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
alter
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
treen
noun, treenware.
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
Alost
noun, a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
alone
Idioms, leave alone, to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself: to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
Aloin
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
sanes
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
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.
anis-
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
aeri-
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
aeons
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
trois
noun, the number 3.
Rosse
noun, William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
aero-
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
sains
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
rotls
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
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.
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
tsars
noun, czar.
30-30
aerie
noun, the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
Rolfe
noun, John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
Salto
noun, a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
Afro-
rifts
noun, an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
riles
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
tries
noun, plural of try.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
rises
noun, an act or instance of rising.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
afros
noun, a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
afrit
noun, afreet.
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
afore
adverb, preposition, conjunction, before.
triol
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
afire
adjective, on fire:
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
salon
noun, a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
roils
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
rents
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
rente
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
asst.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
seals
noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
artel
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
rafts
noun, a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
rails
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
arson
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
Rains
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
arsis
noun, Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat. Compare thesis (def 4).
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
satis
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
rales
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
Ranee
noun, the wife of a rajah.
arses
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
ranis
noun, ranee.
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.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
nears
Sears
noun, Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
tonia
assn.
orles
noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
seers
noun, a person who sees; observer.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
seels
verb (used with object), Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
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.
asset
noun, a useful and desirable thing or quality:
oste-
SEATO
noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
Osler
noun, Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
asses
noun, plural of ass1 .
Asser
noun, Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
Osset
noun, a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
ossia
conjunction, (indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
TORES
noun, a torus.
rases
verb (used with object), raze.
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.
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
refl.
Arete
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
areo-
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
reifs
noun, plunder; booty; loot.
A-one
adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
reins
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
Saros
noun, the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
refit
noun, an act of refitting.
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
anti-
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
ante-
anole
noun, any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
saris
noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
renal
adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
reni-
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Ariel
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
reals
noun, real number.
ratel
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
Arnel
Arles
noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
Arlen
noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
trail
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
reefs
noun, a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
sasin
noun, blackbuck.
reels
noun, a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
arils
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
reest
verb (used with object), to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
refel
verb (used with object), to refute or disprove.
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
Finer
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.
leant
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
soils
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
IATSE
leafs
noun, one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
feels
noun, a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
tears
leans
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
flats
noun, something flat.
tease
noun, a person who teases or annoys.
softs
noun, something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
learn
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
fleer
noun, a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
Feast
noun, any rich or abundant meal:
lears
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
flees
verb (used with object), to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
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:
feist
noun, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
sties
noun, a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
teals
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
LASER
noun, a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
lases
verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
solar
noun, Informal. solar energy.
Tasso
noun, Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
lasso
noun, a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
flare
noun, a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
felts
noun, a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
ster.
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.
lasts
noun, a person or thing that is last.
solan
noun, a gannet.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
laten
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
felon
noun, Law. a person who has committed a felony.
later
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
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.
Fleet
noun, the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
flier
noun, something that flies, as a bird or insect.
flans
noun, Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
front
noun, the foremost part or surface of anything.
Farsi
noun, the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
lenos
noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
Teena
noun, a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
tails
noun, tail1 (def 6).
soars
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
lento
adverb, slowly.
faros
noun, a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
frons
noun, the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
Flint
noun, a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
Leona
noun, a female given name.
Leone
noun, a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
stoas
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
teens
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
Leoni
noun, Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
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.
farls
noun, a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
flirt
noun, Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
Frost
noun, a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
fears
noun, a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm. Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
stirs
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
lease
noun, a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
least
noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
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.
fatso
noun, a fat person (used as a term of address).
leers
noun, a lascivious or sly look.
Fates
noun, something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
leets
noun, a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
lefts
noun, the left side or something that is on the left side.
flies
noun, a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
softa
noun, a Turkish Muslim theological student.
fasts
noun, a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
SOFIA
noun, Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
teels
noun, til.
Sofer
noun, scribe1 (def 3).
farts
noun, a flatus expelled through the anus.
lenis
noun, a lenis consonant.
sofar
noun, a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
feral
adjective, existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
Laris
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Lerna
noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
fires
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
Irene
noun, Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
Steel
noun, any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
fiats
noun, an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
firns
noun, névé.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
Iran.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
stale
adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
fetor
noun, a strong, offensive smell; stench.
Isere
noun, a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
feti-
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Stans
noun, a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
Srta.
intr.
inst.
final
noun, that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
intel
noun, intelligence (defs 4, 6).
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
Talos
noun, a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
filos
finos
noun, a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
filet
noun, fillet (defs 1, 10).
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
insol
steal
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
Fiona
noun, a female given name.
filar
adjective, of or relating to a thread or threads.
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
talon
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
islet
noun, a very small island.
inlet
noun, an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
ileo-
flair
noun, a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
taler
noun, thaler.
sones
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
Solti
noun, Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
stela
noun, stele (defs 1–3).
infer
verb (used with object), to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
stele
noun, an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
soles
noun, a plural of sol3 .
soler
noun, Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
laree
noun, lari.
feria
noun, Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
Lares
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
feres
noun, a companion; mate.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
soras
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
fetes
noun, a day of celebration; holiday:
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
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.
infos
noun, information.
sotie
noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
istle
noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
Steen
noun, Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
sorts
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
fists
noun, the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
Ital.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
first
noun, the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
steer
noun, Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
sores
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
Festa
noun, a feast, festival, or holiday.
Sorel
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
snots
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
Leros
noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
Loren
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
SISAL
noun, Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
loner
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
LORAN
noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
foins
noun, a thrust with a weapon.
erase
verb (used with object), to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
terns
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
lores
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
eosin
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
terse
adjective, neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
Lorin
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Loris
noun, Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
Siret
noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
terne
noun, terne metal.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Lorne
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
taels
noun, liang.
foals
noun, a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
tera-
loafs
verb (used with object), to pass idly (usually followed by away):
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
frail
noun, Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
loans
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
ernes
noun, sea eagle.
loess
noun, a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
erose
adjective, uneven, as if gnawed away.
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
foils
noun, Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
Ernie
noun, a male given name, form of Ernest.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
Loire
noun, a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
Lorna
noun, a female given name.
sires
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
sito-
Forli
noun, a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
silos
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
naifs
noun, a naive or inexperienced person.
forel
noun, a slipcase for a book.
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.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
Silas
noun, a male given name.
naso-
folie
noun, madness; insanity.
enrol
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
fore-
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
natl.
enols
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
sifts
verb (used with object), to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
Enola
noun, a female given name.
silts
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
sinal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
loser
noun, a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
Stoss
noun, Veit [fahyt] /faɪt/ (Show IPA), c1440–1533, German sculptor and painter.
Tesla
noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
loses
Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
Foist
verb (used with object), to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
fosse
noun, a moat or defensive ditch in a fortification, usually filled with water.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
lotas
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
fossa
noun, a pit, cavity, or depression, as in a bone.
siree
noun, sirree.
Sinas
noun, a female given name.
ento-
folia
noun, plural of folium.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
Sino-
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.
forte
noun, a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in: Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
fort.
sites
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
Frans
noun, a male given name, form of Francis.
frets
noun, an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
Fries
noun, plural of fry1 .
teles
noun, television.
liers
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
snail
noun, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
stole
noun, an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below. Compare tippet (def 2).
Lifar
noun, Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
lifer
noun, a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
snarl
noun, the act of snarling.
fress
verb (used without object), to eat or snack, especially often or in large quantities.
telia
noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
telo-
telos
noun, the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
lifts
noun, the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
litre
noun, liter.
flor.
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.
faint
noun, a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
Freon
float
noun, something that floats, as a raft.
stola
noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
Frits
noun, Ceramics. a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels. the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
fares
noun, the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
flite
noun, a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
flits
noun, a light, swift movement; flutter.
Fanti
noun, a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
fanos
noun, a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
fanes
noun, a temple.
sneer
noun, a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
tele-
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
snits
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
frise
noun, a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
Fris.
fairs
noun, Archaic. something that is fair.
Flora
noun, the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
Sloan
noun, John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
liras
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
liner
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
Floss
noun, the cottony fiber yielded by the silk-cotton tree.
esses
noun, the letter S, s.
Essen
noun, a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
slant
noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
frats
noun, fraternity (def 1).
Ester
noun, a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
tense
noun, a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
lists
noun, an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
slain
noun, sley.
litas
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
frass
noun, insect excrement.
liter
noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
lites
noun, light2 (def 36).
teno-
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.
Linos
noun, linoleum.
frees
Idioms, for free, Informal. without charge:
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
Estes
noun, a male given name.
lints
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
sleet
noun, precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
slier
adjective, a comparative of sly.
tenia
noun, taenia.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
Safi
noun, a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
sals
noun, salt1 .
tail
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
tael
noun, liang.
STOL
noun, a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
tron
Taif
noun, a city in W Saudi Arabia.
tRNA
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
tref
adjective, Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
Sale
noun, the act of selling.
tsar
noun, czar.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
safe
noun, a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
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.
tri-
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.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
Sais
noun, an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
tale
noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
str.
tier
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
soil
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
slit
noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
sits
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
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.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
ten.
toil
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
sene
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
tola
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
Sere
noun, the series of stages in an ecological succession.
sloe
noun, the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
slot
noun, a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
sels
noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
tole
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
seis
noun, sei whale.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
tela
noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
tel-
teil
noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
Tees
noun, a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
ter.
Seif
noun, a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
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.
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.
silo
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
silt
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
tils
noun, the sesame plant.
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.
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
Tess
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
sers
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
sirs
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
tern
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
tion
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
serf
noun, a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
tirl
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
Sat.
soln
sols
noun, the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
sone
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
Sass
noun, stewed fruit; fruit sauce.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
Soni
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
SASE
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
TASS
noun, a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
sots
noun, a drunkard.
Sra.
sris
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
Sari
noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Ste.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
Tree
noun, a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
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.
toss
noun, an act or instance of tossing.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
sees
noun, the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
sofa
noun, a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
seer
noun, a person who sees; observer.
Seen
verb, past participle of see1 .
teen
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
Seel
verb (used with object), Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
soft
noun, something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
teel
noun, til.
Tore
noun, a torus.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
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.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
sole
noun, the bottom or under surface of the foot.
SEAS
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
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.
seal
noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
sift
verb (used with object), to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
Sol.
Sola
noun, an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
teal
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
1080
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
flat
noun, something flat.
Leos
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Leif
noun, a male given name.
Leis
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
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.
Leno
noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
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.
Erie
noun, Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
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.
Leon
noun, a male given name, form of Leo.
less
noun, a smaller amount or quantity:
Leet
noun, a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
LEST
conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
Leta
noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
Leto
noun, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Liao
noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
Lias
noun, Leah (def 1).
Lief
adverb, gladly; willingly:
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.
lier
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
left
noun, the left side or something that is on the left side.
lees
noun, plural of lee2 .
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
LASS
noun, a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
LAIS
noun, (in medieval French literature)
Lane
noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
Lani
Erse
noun, Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
Laon
noun, a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
Laos
noun, a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
Lari
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Lars
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
lase
verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
last
noun, a person or thing that is last.
leer
noun, a lascivious or sly look.
Lat.
late
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
lats
noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
Erne
noun, sea eagle.
lea.
Leaf
noun, one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
Lean
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
Lear
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
LEAS
noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Ens.
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.
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
ELAS
Lorn
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Lose
Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
Loss
noun, detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
lost
Idioms, get lost, Slang. to absent oneself: to stop being a nuisance:
Elis
noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
Lota
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
Flan
noun, Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
Loti
noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
Elia
noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
Elea
noun, an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
elan
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
lone
adjective, being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
Eire
noun, the Irish name of Ireland.
efts
noun, a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
EFTA
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.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
Naos
noun, a temple.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
Lore
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
Lois
noun, a female given name.
LIFO
noun, last-in, first-out (def 1).
LISA
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
lift
noun, the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
lin.
Lina
noun, a female given name.
Line
noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
lino
noun, linoleum.
Lins
noun, a city in E Brazil.
lint
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Lion
noun, a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
enol
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
Lise
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
loin
noun, Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
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.
enl.
lite
noun, light2 (def 36).
lits
noun, litas.
loaf
noun, a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
loan
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
Else
Idioms, or else, or suffer the consequences:
Elsa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Lofn
noun, a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
LOFT
noun, a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
lain
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
FRSS
Frei
noun, Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
fret
noun, an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
Fri.
frit
noun, Ceramics. a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels. the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
Fin.
filt
froe
noun, frow.
Frs.
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.
FRSL
frt.
frat
noun, fraternity (def 1).
file
noun, a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
fiat
noun, an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
fete
noun, a day of celebration; holiday:
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):
fess
noun, an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon.
Fern
noun, any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
fere
noun, a companion; mate.
FERA
Fens
noun, Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
free
Idioms, for free, Informal. without charge:
Fran
noun, a male given name, form of Francis.
Ilse
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
firn
noun, névé.
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.
flee
verb (used with object), to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
flit
noun, a light, swift movement; flutter.
Fla.
floe
noun, Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
FLRA
foal
noun, a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
FITS
noun, the manner in which a thing fits:
fist
noun, the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
firs
noun, any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
FOIA
frae
preposition, adverb, from.
foil
noun, Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
foin
noun, a thrust with a weapon.
fol.
Fons
noun, a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
font
noun, a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
for.
fora
noun, a plural of forum.
Foss
noun, Lukas [loo-kuh s] /ˈlu kəs/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, U.S. pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
Fino
noun, a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
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.
ile-
Felt
noun, a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
ESIS
ISSN
Isle
noun, a small island.
Farl
noun, a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
fare
noun, the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
Fano
noun, a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
fane
noun, a temple.
Fair
noun, Archaic. something that is fair.
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.
isls
iso-
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
Fars
noun, a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
Este
noun, a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
est.
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.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
esse
noun, being; existence.
itol
eso-
esne
noun, (in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
Faro
noun, a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
feet
noun, a plural of foot.
feel
noun, a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
inae
fees
noun, a charge or payment for professional services:
Inf.
infl
info
noun, information.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
ins.
int.
intl
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
fart
noun, a flatus expelled through the anus.
ions
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
feat
noun, a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
Fear
noun, a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm. Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
feal
adjective, Archaic. faithful; loyal.
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
fats
noun, (used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Ire.
fate
noun, something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
FAST
noun, a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
lote
noun, lotus.
Neal
noun, a male given name.
ANSI
orle
noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
ails
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
ant.
Osee
noun, Hosea.
osis
OSSA
noun, plural of os1 .
Orel
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
ano-
Anil
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
rile
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
rift
noun, an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
rifs
noun, Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
rife
adjective, of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
anes
adverb, once.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
ole-
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
oles
noun, a cry of “olé.”.
Olin
noun, a male given name.
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
ARIS
Ont.
aril
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
oral
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Riel
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
Oise
noun, a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
refs
noun, verb (used with or without object), referee.
alee
adverb, adjective, upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
real
noun, real number.
rets
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
rete
noun, a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
Reef
noun, a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
Reel
noun, a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
Rees
noun, reeve3 .
ref.
reft
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
reif
noun, plunder; booty; loot.
Rein
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
rel.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
ales
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
alts
noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
alt.
Also
adverb, in addition; too; besides; as well:
raft
noun, a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
aloe
noun, any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
ALIT
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
Alis
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
rain
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
rale
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
alif
noun, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Aire
Rani
noun, ranee.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
airt
noun, a direction.
rit.
art.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
Noel
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
ROTL
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Roti
noun, roast.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
Nils
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
noil
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
aet.
Nor.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
nos-
NIRA
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.
not-
Nero
noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
Neel
noun, Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
NEFS
noun, a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
Neil
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
neo-
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
ness
noun, a headland; promontory; cape.
aer-
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.
ease
noun, freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
ears
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
Earl
noun, a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
nose
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
RONA
ASSR
oafs
noun, a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
Rolf
noun, Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
role
noun, a part or character played by an actor or actress.
roil
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
Aten
noun, Aton.
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
afr-
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
asis
RNAS
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
oils
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
asse
noun, Cape fox.
rent
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
NTIA
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
Ross
noun, the rough exterior of bark.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
ator
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
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.
ates
TAL
Ar.
AFS
AFT
adverb, at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
Fl.
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
an.
TSE
TSR
noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
Af.
ae.
TSI
al.
fer
preposition, conjunction, for.
FIT
noun, the manner in which a thing fits:
Fia
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
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.
Fen
noun, low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
fil
noun, fils.
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
FIR
noun, any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
FIO
AFL
AEF
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.
Tro
FET
fie
interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
ese
trf
tfr
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
eo-
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
en-
ene
TIA
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
els
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
at.
ast
EOE
ASS
noun, a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
EOF
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
ASR
ea.
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.
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
efl
EEL
noun, any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
EEO
tlo
tlr
ef-
eft
noun, a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
ean
eir
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
EIS
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.
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
ear
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
ASN
Fee
noun, a charge or payment for professional services:
FAS
noun, the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
ess
noun, the letter S, s.
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
ALS
noun, Indian mulberry.
ETO
ETR
ETS
fo.
ANF
Fan
noun, any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
FAO
FAR
Idioms, a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
Alf
noun, a male given name, form of Alfred.
ale
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
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.
tee
noun, the letter T or t.
ESR
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
TES
noun, ti1 .
tr.
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
ASI
ERE
preposition, conjunction, before.
ase
ARS
tra
ESL
ARF
interjection, (used to imitate the bark of a dog).
ARE
noun, a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
ERS
noun, ervil.
aor
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
ERT
ESA
SRO
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Flo
noun, a female given name, form of Florence.
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
NLF
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
nr.
NRA
NSA
OSA
SER
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
OSF
oaf
noun, a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
OAS
Nil
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
of-
OFr
oft
adverb, often.
oil
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
OIr
OIt
Ola
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
SES
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
NIA
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
LTA
SLA
LOE
noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
LON
sis
noun, sister.
Lot
noun, one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
LSI
LSS
LST
ltr
NFS
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
NSF
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
ne-
NEA
Nee
adjective, born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
nef
noun, a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
NES
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:
NFL
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
ONF
Lir
noun, Ler.
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ret
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
RFA
RFE
RFI
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
RIF
noun, Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
RNA
ROA
ROI
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
Sal
noun, salt1 .
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
Rs.
RSA
RSE
RSS
rt.
rte
RTF
RTS
So.
SAR
Ree
noun, reeve3 .
SEL
noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
ot-
ONI
ONR
ons
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
SEI
noun, sei whale.
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
ose
See
noun, the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
OSS
OTA
REA
ote
OTS
Re.
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
RAF
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
se-
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
rat
noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
lis
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
TSS
SSN
ial
SSR
IAS
SLE
SSI
SSE
SSA
ss.
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
SRS
SAE
SST
Ia.
ISR
Sr.
ist
io-
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
IFS
noun, a supposition; uncertain possibility:
sot
noun, a drunkard.
SOS
noun, any call for help:
SSS
St.
ILO
Ios
noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
in.
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
il-
ina
noun, a female given name.
Ife
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
ine
IOF
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
ior
IOT
Sta
ier
Ir.
IRL
IRO
IRS
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISA
ise
Isl
ITA
STI
ft.
SOF
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
FSR
Lee
noun, protective shelter:
TAE
preposition, to.
FOE
noun, a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
lei
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Len
noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
LEO
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
Ler
noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
Les
let
noun, British. a lease.
Lia
noun, Leah (def 1).
Lie
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
Lif
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
SLR
LAO
noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
Las
noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
Lai
noun, (in medieval French literature)
Fra
noun, a title of address for a friar or brother.
FSA
ite
STL
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
fro
Idioms, to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
La.
LaF
Lt.
Frl
Fr.
abbreviation, Father.
FOT
FON
noun, a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
FOS
ILS
Lae
noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
AO
S.
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
T1
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.
RF
IF
noun, a supposition; uncertain possibility:
RO
SA
SL
i.
t.
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.
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
TE
noun, ti1 .
NI
L1
L2
TN
SF
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
TL
le
NF
L.
NA
adverb, no1 .
N.
fn
LR
LF
LO
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
ln
SN
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
NL
RN
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.
RI
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
R.
FE
ol
FA
noun, the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
FI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
OA
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
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.
OE
noun, oy2 .
O.
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
ee
EI
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
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