Anagrams of solitaries
Word solitaries has
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that can be made by using the letters of solitaries.
- solitaires
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noun,
Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
- ostiaries
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noun,
Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church.
a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders.
the order itself. Compare acolyte (def 2), exorcist (def 2), lector (def 2).
- oralities
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noun,
the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
- solitaire
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noun,
Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
- ateliosis
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noun,
a form of infantilism caused by pituitary malfunction, characterized by a childish face and voice and associated physical underdevelopment, but not affecting intelligence.
- Tiresias
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noun,
a blind prophet, usually said to have been blinded because he saw Athena bathing, and then to have been awarded the gift of prophecy as a consolation for his blindness.
- estriols
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- saltires
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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.
- saltiers
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noun,
saltire.
- oralists
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- isolates
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- Israelis
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- rialtos
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- sorites
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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.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- serials
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- saltire
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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.
- aorists
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noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- solates
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- eslisor
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noun,
elisor.
- Ossetia
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noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- iolites
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noun,
cordierite.
- Liatris
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noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- rissole
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noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- liaises
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- ostlers
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noun,
hostler.
- aristo-
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- aristos
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noun,
aristocrat.
- sterols
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noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- satoris
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- stearo-
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- artless
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adjective,
free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- oralist
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- Silesia
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noun,
a lightweight, smoothly finished, twilled fabric of acetate, rayon, or cotton, for garment linings.
- stories
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- slaters
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- loiasis
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noun,
infestation with the parasitic eye worm, Loa loa, of the subcutaneous tissues and orbit: endemic in West Africa.
- listers
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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.
- astrol.
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- airless
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adjective,
lacking air.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- sailers
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- sailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- tailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- loiters
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Salieri
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noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- Salters
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Israeli
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- resails
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- resoil
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verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- r-less
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adjective,
r-dropping.
- rassle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- elisor
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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.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- toiles
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Elissa
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noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- roasts
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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.
- lessor
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noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- resist
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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.
- stales
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- osteal
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adjective,
osseous.
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Tassie
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noun,
tass.
- tassel
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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.
- losers
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noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- lories
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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.
- tarso-
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- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Lassie
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noun,
a young girl; lass.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- liters
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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.
- Lister
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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.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- leasts
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- stores
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stolas
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noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- steals
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- osiers
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- iatro-
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- sterol
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noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- Ostler
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noun,
hostler.
- tilers
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- iolite
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noun,
cordierite.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Osiris
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noun,
the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
- irises
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noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- teslas
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- oriels
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Israel
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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.
- oilers
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- istles
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- rosets
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Rosita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- artels
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Arliss
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noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- arises
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- aorist
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noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- serosa
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noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- sorels
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- alters
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- trails
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- triols
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noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- aisles
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Sisera
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noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- sitars
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- aiolis
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noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- slates
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noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- sliest
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adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- Soares
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noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- Aeolis
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noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- solate
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Solera
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noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- Artois
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noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- assert
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Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- torsel
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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.
- astro-
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- torses
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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.
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- assort
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verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- assoil
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verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- sailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Rieti
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noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- rises
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noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sitar
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- loses
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Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lotas
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noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- riots
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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.
- tails
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noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- sires
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noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- riles
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Siret
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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.
- Srta.
-
- oiler
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- store
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- taels
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noun,
liang.
- stria
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noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- siris
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noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- riels
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- sites
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noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- oases
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noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- stole
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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).
- oasis
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noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oasts
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noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Oates
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noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- soras
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noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- SISAL
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noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- lores
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noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- loser
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noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- liter
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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.
- Rosie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- liers
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Talos
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noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- rotas
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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.
- solar
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noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- soils
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noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- roset
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- roils
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verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Loris
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noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- roast
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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.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- 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.
- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rotls
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noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Solti
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noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- stoas
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noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- sito-
-
- stola
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noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- 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.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 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.
- Sears
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noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- seals
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noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- ster.
-
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- satis
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noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- rails
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noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- 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.
- saris
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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.
- sorts
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noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- 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.
- 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:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- 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.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- seti-
-
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- orial
-
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- 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.
- sero-
-
- 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:
- 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.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- oste-
-
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Ital.
-
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- telo-
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- areo-
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- tears
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- ileo-
-
- 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.
- treas
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- 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.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- IATSE
-
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- asst.
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tera-
-
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- aero-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- aeri-
-
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- 30-30
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- 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.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- ilio-
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- 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.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 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.
- 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.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ASSR
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- ator
-
- 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.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- 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.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ates
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- asis
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AISI
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- 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.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aet.
-
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- 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.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- aer-
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- SASE
-
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- art.
-
- 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.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- tri-
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- ARIS
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- 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).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- alt.
-
- 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.
- rit.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- tel-
-
- itol
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- str.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- 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.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- iso-
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- isls
-
- ter.
-
- 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.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- 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.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- 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:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lea.
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- lit.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- est.
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- eso-
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- ESIS
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- ELAS
-
- 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.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- osis
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ile-
-
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Ste.
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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.
- 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.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- SSR
-
- SST
-
- TIA
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tro
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- tlr
-
- STL
-
- Sr.
-
- tr.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- tlo
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TAL
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- STI
-
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSE
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- tra
-
- SSI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- OTS
-
- SLR
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IRL
-
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- 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.
- ior
-
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- il-
-
- IRS
-
- ier
-
- IAS
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETS
-
- IRO
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ETO
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- SLE
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lt.
-
- ISA
-
- La.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ETR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ARS
-
- 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.
- aor
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- al.
-
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- ESR
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ESL
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EIS
-
- at.
-
- eir
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- ea.
-
- 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.
- Les
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Rs.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- REA
-
- RSE
-
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- RSA
-
- RSS
-
- OSS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SLA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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).
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- rt.
-
- se-
-
- SAR
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- ot-
-
- Re.
-
- ose
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- 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.
- LSI
-
- LSS
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OSA
-
- 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.
- OAS
-
- TSS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OIt
-
- Ola
-
- OIr
-
- 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.
- 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.
- LR
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TL
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- i.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- AO
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- le
-
- SL
-
- RI
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RO
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- OA
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- ol
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- O.
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- L.
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).