Anagrams of sex-linkage
Word sex-linkage has
556 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of sex-linkage.
- ensilage
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noun,
the preservation of green fodder in a silo or pit.
- sea-king
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noun,
one of the piratical Scandinavian chiefs who ravaged the coasts of medieval Europe.
- lineages
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noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- alkenes
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noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- alexins
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noun,
complement (def 10).
- alkines
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noun,
alkyne.
- sinkage
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noun,
the act, process, amount, or degree of sinking.
- lineage
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noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- Angeles
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noun,
a city in the Philippines, on S central Luzon.
- linkage
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noun,
the act of linking; state or manner of being linked.
- Senegal
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noun,
a republic in W Africa: independent member of the French Community; formerly part of French West Africa. 76,084 sq. mi. (197,057 sq. km). Capital: Dakar.
- geneal.
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- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- Selenga
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noun,
a river in N central Asia, flowing E and N through the NW Mongolian People's Republic through the Buryat Autonomous Republic in the SE Russian Federation to Lake Baikal. About 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- alkine
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noun,
alkyne.
- lasing
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noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- seeing
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noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- aneles
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verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- silken
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adjective,
made of silk.
- Geisel
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noun,
Theodor Seuss [soos] /sus/ (Show IPA), ("Dr. Seuss") 1904–91, U.S. humorist, illustrator, and author of children's books.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- senega
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noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- Engels
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noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1820–95, German socialist in England: collaborated with Karl Marx in systematizing Marxism.
- alkies
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noun,
an alcoholic.
- kneels
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noun,
the action or position of kneeling.
- alkene
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noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Gaskin
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noun,
the part of the hind leg of a horse, or other hoofed mammal, between the stifle and the hock.
- enisle
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verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- Ingles
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Eakins
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noun,
Thomas, 1844–1916, U.S. painter.
- ensile
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- senile
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noun,
a senile person.
- inkles
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noun,
a linen tape used for trimmings.
- exiles
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noun,
expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
- exines
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noun,
the outer coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- signal
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noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- Ealing
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- signee
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noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- likens
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verb (used with object),
to represent as similar or like; compare:
- Gaines
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noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- selen-
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- silage
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noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Angles
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noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Sikang
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noun,
Older Spelling. Xikang.
- K-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
- aligns
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verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- xenias
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noun,
the influence or effect of pollen on a structure other than the embryo, as the seed or fruit.
- liangs
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noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- gleans
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- gleeks
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noun,
an English card game for three persons played with a 44-card pack, popular from the 16th through the 18th century.
- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- kinase
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noun,
a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
- Glinka
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noun,
Mikhail Ivanovich [mi-kah-eel i-vah-nuh-vich;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /mɪ kɑˈil ɪˈvɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1803–57, Russian composer.
- lieges
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noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- kiangs
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- ilexes
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noun,
holm oak.
- ligans
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noun,
lagan.
- ligase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- akenes
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noun,
achene.
- Skagen
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noun,
Skaw, The.
- ALEXIS
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noun,
a male or female given name: from a Greek word meaning “helper.”.
- genies
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noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- lignes
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noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- single
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noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- algins
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noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- x-line
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noun,
mean line.
- alexin
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noun,
complement (def 10).
- Legis
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- glias
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noun,
neuroglia.
- Lexis
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noun,
the vocabulary of a language, as distinct from its grammar; the total stock of words and idiomatic combinations of them in a language; lexicon.
- lagen
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noun,
laggin.
- liang
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noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- glees
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noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- leans
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lakin
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noun,
Obsolete. ladykin.
- kains
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noun,
cain.
- lenis
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noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Niles
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- leeks
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noun,
a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery.
- kilns
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noun,
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
- Engle
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noun,
Paul (Hamilton) 1908–91, U.S. poet and educator.
- lease
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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.
- Engel
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noun,
Lehman [ley-muh n] /ˈleɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1910–1982, U.S. conductor and composer.
- Laing
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noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- Nigel
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noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Elkin
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noun,
Stanley, 1930–1995, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Elsie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Knies
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noun,
Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
- Sakel
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noun,
Manfred (Joshua) 1906–57, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Austria.
- gleek
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noun,
an English card game for three persons played with a 44-card pack, popular from the 16th through the 18th century.
- nails
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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.
- Neils
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- gales
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noun,
a very strong wind.
- Laski
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noun,
Harold Joseph, 1893–1950, English political scientist and writer.
- Genie
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noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- Genl.
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- liken
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verb (used with object),
to represent as similar or like; compare:
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ligne
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noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- geeks
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noun,
a digital-technology expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often used disparagingly by others).
- lign-
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- Giles
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noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- ling.
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- lings
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noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- ligan
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noun,
lagan.
- leaks
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noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- Galen
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noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- lang.
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- ginks
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noun,
a person; fellow.
- links
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noun,
golf course.
- gains
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- Liege
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noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- Ingle
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- glans
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noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- gaels
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noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- glean
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- inkle
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noun,
a linen tape used for trimmings.
- likes
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noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- exine
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noun,
the outer coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- Exile
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noun,
expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
- Lange
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noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- Elise
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- nixes
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noun,
nothing.
- knees
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noun,
Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- alien
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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.
- kines
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noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- Akins
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noun,
Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
- Kesia
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noun,
a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- Alene
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- singe
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noun,
a superficial burn.
- sing.
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- Algie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- algin
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noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- align
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verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- akees
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noun,
a tropical tree, Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family, cultivated for the edible aril of its seeds.
- alike
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adverb,
in the same manner or form; similarly:
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Kings
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noun,
either of two books of the Bible, I Kings or II Kings, which contain the history of the kings of Israel and Judah. Abbreviation: Ki.
- anele
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verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Silex
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noun,
flint; silica.
- Angel
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noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Angie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- akene
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noun,
achene.
- skean
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noun,
a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
- Angle
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noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- slang
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noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- kinas
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noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- Xenia
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noun,
the influence or effect of pollen on a structure other than the embryo, as the seed or fruit.
- snake
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noun,
any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- snail
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noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- AEGIS
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- slink
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noun,
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
- sleek
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adjective,
smooth or glossy, as hair, an animal, etc.
- slank
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noun,
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
- agile
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adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- agnel
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noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- kexes
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noun,
the dry, usually hollow stem or stalk of various plants, especially of large plants belonging to the parsley family, as cow parsnip or wild chervil.
- Agnes
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noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- slake
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verb (used with object),
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
- slain
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noun,
sley.
- Aiken
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noun,
Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
- kiang
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- Skene
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noun,
(in the ancient Greek theater) a structure facing the audience and forming the background before which performances were given.
- skein
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noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- aisle
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
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noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Angl.
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- angi-
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- leges
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noun,
plural of lex.
- sengi
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noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- kneel
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noun,
the action or position of kneeling.
- elans
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noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- klans
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noun,
Ku Klux Klan.
- 30-30
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- sexi-
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- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Eagle
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noun,
any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations.
Compare bald eagle, golden eagle.
- axile
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adjective,
in or of an axis.
- Klein
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), 1849–1925, German mathematician.
- easel
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noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- kanes
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noun,
cain.
- Seine
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noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Segni
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- Segal
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noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- Kans.
-
- axils
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noun,
the angle between the upper side of a leaf or stem and the supporting stem or branch.
- siege
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noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- Asine
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noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- anils
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anis-
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- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ankle
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noun,
(in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
- kisan
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noun,
(in India) a peasant.
- kales
-
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- keens
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noun,
a wailing lament for the dead.
- signa
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verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Elgin
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- kalis
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noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- keels
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noun,
Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
- axels
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noun,
a jump performed by a skater leaping from the front outer edge of one skate into the air to make 1½ rotations of the body and landing on the back outer edge of the other skate.
- Kline
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noun,
Franz (Josef) [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), 1910–62, U.S. painter.
- LEAS
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noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- leek
-
noun,
a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery.
- knee
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noun,
Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- lags
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noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- lain
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lase
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verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lees
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noun,
plural of lee2 .
- LAIS
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lake
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noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- kine
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noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- Klee
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noun,
Paul [poul;; English pawl] /paʊl;; English pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1940, Swiss painter and etcher.
- Lani
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- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- Klan
-
noun,
Ku Klux Klan.
- lank
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adjective,
(of plants) unduly long and slender:
- lea.
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- King
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noun,
a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.
- kins
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noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- Lane
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noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- 1080
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- leg.
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- Sig.
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- Sang
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noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- sank
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- Sax.
-
- Saxe
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noun,
Comte Hermann Maurice de [er-man maw-rees duh] /ɛrˈman mɔˈris də/ (Show IPA), 1696–1750, French military leader: marshal of France 1744.
- seal
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noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sean
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noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seek
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Idioms,
be sought after, to be desired or in demand:
- Seel
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verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Seen
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verb,
past participle of see1 .
- sene
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- sex-
-
- sial
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noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Sian
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noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Salk
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noun,
Jonas E(dward) 1914–95, U.S. bacteriologist: developed Salk vaccine.
- Sika
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noun,
a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- silk
-
noun,
the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Sink
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- skag
-
noun,
scag.
- skee
-
noun,
ski.
- skeg
-
noun,
a projection supporting a rudder at its lower end, located abaft a sternpost or rudderpost.
- skin
-
noun,
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- Xian
-
noun,
hsien.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Leix
-
noun,
Laoighis.
- leks
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- 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.
- 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.
- lex.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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.
- like
-
noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- 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:
- Link
-
noun,
one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Saki
-
noun,
any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sake
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- kina
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- keas
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- Kiln
-
noun,
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gink
-
noun,
a person; fellow.
- Glee
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Gen.
-
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- axle
-
noun,
Machinery. the pin, bar, shaft, or the like, on which or by means of which a wheel or pair of wheels rotates.
- Axis
-
noun,
the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns.
- axil
-
noun,
the angle between the upper side of a leaf or stem and the supporting stem or branch.
- Axel
-
noun,
a jump performed by a skater leaping from the front outer edge of one skate into the air to make 1½ rotations of the body and landing on the back outer edge of the other skate.
- ign.
-
- ANSI
-
- ile-
-
- ilex
-
noun,
holm oak.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Ilka
-
adjective,
every; each.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- enl.
-
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Eng.
-
- exa-
-
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- exes
-
noun,
the letter X, x.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elix
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- ELAS
-
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gal.
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- ekes
-
Verb phrases,
eke out,
to make (a living) or support (existence) laboriously:
to supplement; add to; stretch:
- geek
-
noun,
a digital-technology expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often used disparagingly by others).
- ilks
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- axes
-
noun,
plural of axis1 .
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Akin
-
adjective,
of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
- akee
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family, cultivated for the edible aril of its seeds.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Kain
-
noun,
cain.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Kali
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- Kane
-
noun,
cain.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- kang
-
noun,
(especially in northern Chinese houses) a masonry or earthen platform at one end of a room, heated in winter by fires underneath and spread with mats for sleeping.
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- Keel
-
noun,
Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
- Keen
-
noun,
a wailing lament for the dead.
- kegs
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- kens
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- KIAS
-
- Kiel
-
noun,
the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ens.
-
- ins.
-
- alk.
-
- Alg.
-
- Alis
-
- Alex
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alexander.
- inks
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- inae
-
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- xis
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- nix
-
noun,
nothing.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ag-
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ae.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- en-
-
- an.
-
- NSA
-
- SAE
-
- ene
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- al.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ean
-
- ase
-
- EIS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Eg.
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Six
-
noun,
a cardinal number, five plus one.
- EEG
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ska
-
noun,
a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- 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.
- ESA
-
- SLE
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- ANG
-
- SLA
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- eke
-
adverb,
also.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- ax.
-
- ASN
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- EKG
-
- ASK
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- ea.
-
- ASI
-
- NEA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- il-
-
- ine
-
- LAX
-
adjective,
not strict or severe; careless or negligent:
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILS
-
- ilk
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- ial
-
- ese
-
- Ia.
-
- GSA
-
- Les
-
- ing
-
- ink
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- LGk
-
- Kal
-
- kin
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- KIA
-
- kex
-
noun,
the dry, usually hollow stem or stalk of various plants, especially of large plants belonging to the parsley family, as cow parsnip or wild chervil.
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- Keg
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- Kas
-
noun,
(in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
- kn.
-
- Kan
-
- ksi
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- La.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- ka-
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- kg.
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- lg.
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- LNG
-
- LSI
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- gl.
-
- ne-
-
- kil
-
- Ex.
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- ESL
-
- NES
-
- NGk
-
- NIA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Esk
-
- nik
-
- gi.
-
- Ga.
-
- Xn.
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Ges
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- SG
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- ee
-
- SN
-
- EI
-
- NL
-
- Gk
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- Xe
-
- KI
-
noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- 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.
- xi
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- GN
-
- XL
-
- 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.
- SL
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L.
-
- NI
-
- ln
-
- IG
-
- le
-
- lx
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NG
-
- G.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- sk
-
- K.
-
- K2
-
noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- AK
-
- i.
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L2
-