Anagrams of sounding-lead
Word sounding-lead has
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- lanuginose
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adjective,
covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- dandelion
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noun,
a weedy composite plant, Taraxacum officinale, having edible, deeply toothed or notched leaves, golden-yellow flowers, and rounded clusters of white, hairy seeds.
- dunelands
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noun,
a tract of land dominated by sand dunes, often bordering on a beach.
- Uniondale
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noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- guanosine
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noun,
a ribonucleoside component of ribonucleic acid, comprising ribose and guanine.
- alongside
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adverb,
along, by, at, or to the side of something:
- lindanes
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.
- dislodge
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verb (used with object),
to remove or force out of a particular place:
- dog-nail
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noun,
a nail having a head projecting to one side.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- landside
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noun,
the part of a plow consisting of a sidepiece opposite the moldboard, for guiding the plow and resisting the side pressure caused by the turning of the furrow.
- Aidoneus
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noun,
a king of Thesprotia.
- gasoline
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noun,
a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- sanguine
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noun,
a red iron-oxide crayon used in making drawings.
- sidelong
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adverb,
toward the side; obliquely.
- undoings
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noun,
the reversing of what has been done; annulling.
- dudgeons
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noun,
a feeling of offense or resentment; anger:
- guanines
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noun,
a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 O, that is a fundamental constituent of DNA and RNA, in which it forms base pairs with cytosine. Symbol: G.
- duneland
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noun,
a tract of land dominated by sand dunes, often bordering on a beach.
- disannul
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verb (used with object),
to annul utterly; make void:
- leadings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that leads.
- leanings
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noun,
inclination; tendency:
- alunogen
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noun,
a mineral, hydrous sulfate of aluminum, Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅18H 2 O, occurring as a white, fibrous crust on quarry or mine walls.
- landings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that lands:
- annelids
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noun,
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.
- annulose
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adjective,
furnished with or composed of rings:
- loadings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that loads.
- Solingen
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noun,
a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr region.
- Isenland
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noun,
(in the Nibelungenlied) the country of Brunhild, usually identified with Iceland.
- sledding
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noun,
the state of the ground permitting use of a sled:
- duodenal
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adjective,
of or relating to the duodenum.
- dealings
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noun,
Usually, dealings. relations; business:
- Longinus
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noun,
Dionysius Cassius [kash-uh s] /ˈkæʃ əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 213?–273, Greek philosopher and rhetorician.
- Linnaeus
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noun,
Carolus [kar-uh-luh s] /ˈkær ə ləs/ (Show IPA), (Carl von Linné) 1707–78, Swedish botanist.
- delusion
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noun,
an act or instance of deluding.
- diagnose
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verb (used with object),
to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination:
- dialogue
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noun,
conversation between two or more persons.
- dunnages
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noun,
baggage or personal effects.
- sounding
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noun,
a verbal contest or confrontation, as among teenage boys or street-gang members, in which the trading of often elaborate insults and invective takes the place of physical violence.
- on-glide
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noun,
a transitional sound produced by the vocal organs in moving from an inactive position or a previous sound to the articulatory position necessary for producing a following sound.
Compare off-glide (def 1).
- Leonidas
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noun,
died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- Gesualdo
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noun,
Don Carlo [dawn kahr-law] /dɔn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), Prince of Venosa [ve-naw-zah] /vɛˈnɔ zɑ/ (Show IPA), c1560–1613, Italian composer.
- unsaddle
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verb (used with object),
to take the saddle from.
- gladdens
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verb (used with object),
to make glad.
- nonideal
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adjective,
(of a gas or solution) differing in behavior from that of an ideal gas or solution.
- eulogias
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noun,
Also called antidoron, holy bread. Eastern Church. blessed bread given to the congregation during vespers or at the end of the liturgy.
- adenoids
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noun,
Usually, adenoids. an enlarged mass of lymphoid tissue in the upper pharynx, often obstructing breathing through the nasal passages.
- ligneous
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adjective,
of the nature of or resembling wood; woody.
- one-lung
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adjective,
having or equipped with only one lung.
- eanlings
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noun,
a young lamb; kid.
- in-goal
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noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- dandles
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verb (used with object),
to move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms.
- dangles
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noun,
the act of dangling.
- Daniels
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noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- longies
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noun,
long underwear, especially for winter use.
- inlands
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noun,
the interior part of a country.
- noddles
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noun,
the head or brain.
- eulogia
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noun,
Also called antidoron, holy bread. Eastern Church. blessed bread given to the congregation during vespers or at the end of the liturgy.
- Landing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that lands:
- gaudies
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noun,
a festival or celebration, especially an annual college feast.
- indulge
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verb (used with object),
to yield to, satisfy, or gratify (desires, feelings, etc.):
- Delanos
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noun,
a city in S California.
- Delgado
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noun,
Cape, a cape at the NE extremity of Mozambique.
- indoles
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noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- England
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noun,
the largest division of the United Kingdom, constituting, with Scotland and Wales, the island of Great Britain. 50,327 sq. mi. (130,347 sq. km) Capital: London.
- engilds
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verb (used with object),
to brighten with or as with golden light:
- dealing
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noun,
Usually, dealings. relations; business:
- dandies
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noun,
a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- loading
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that loads.
- audings
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noun,
the process of listening to and comprehending spoken language.
- Nogales
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noun,
a town in S Arizona.
- lagunes
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noun,
lagoon (def 2).
- noddies
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noun,
any of several dark-bodied terns of the genera Anous and Micranous found about the coasts and islands in warm seas of both the New and Old Worlds, often so tame as to seem stupid.
- Ladinos
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noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- ganoids
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noun,
a ganoid fish.
- ladings
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noun,
the act of lading.
- audiles
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noun,
a person in whose mind auditory images, rather than visual or motor images, are predominant or unusually distinct.
- soilage
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noun,
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
- annelid
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noun,
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.
- augends
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noun,
a number to which another is added in forming a sum.
Compare addend (def 2).
- Sogdian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana.
- Gadsden
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noun,
James, 1788–1858, U.S. railroad promoter and diplomat.
- gadoids
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adjective, noun,
gadid.
- Denison
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noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- longans
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noun,
the small, one-seeded, greenish-brown fruit of a large evergreen tree, Euphoria longana, of the soapberry family, native to China and allied to the litchi.
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- nonages
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noun,
the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- endlong
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adverb,
lengthwise.
- nodules
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noun,
a small node, knot, or knob.
- dudgeon
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noun,
a feeling of offense or resentment; anger:
- old-age
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noun,
the last period of human life, now often considered to be the years after 65.
- Donegal
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noun,
a county in the N Republic of Ireland. 1865 sq. mi. (4830 sq. km). County seat: Lifford.
- guidons
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noun,
a small flag or streamer carried as a guide, for marking or signaling, or for identification.
- glenoid
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adjective,
shallow or slightly cupped, as the articular cavities of the scapula and the temporal bone.
- douanes
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noun,
a custom house; customs.
- Douglas
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noun,
Sir James ("the Black Douglas") 1286–1330, Scottish military leader.
- guenons
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noun,
any of several long-tailed African monkeys, especially of the genus Cercopithecus, having a grizzled coat.
- Glidden
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noun,
Charles Jasper, 1857–1927, U.S. businessman: a pioneer in the telephone industry.
- gluside
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noun,
saccharin.
- Donalds
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noun,
a male given name: from Celtic words meaning “world” and “power.”.
- godsend
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noun,
an unexpected thing or event that is particularly welcome and timely, as if sent by God.
- guanine
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noun,
a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 O, that is a fundamental constituent of DNA and RNA, in which it forms base pairs with cytosine. Symbol: G.
- duennas
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noun,
(in Spain and Portugal) an older woman serving as escort or chaperon of a young lady.
- Dunedin
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noun,
a seaport on SE South Island, in New Zealand.
- oneidas
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- dungeon
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noun,
a strong, dark prison or cell, usually underground, as in a medieval castle.
- dunlins
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noun,
a common sandpiper, Calidris alpina, that breeds in the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- dunnage
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noun,
baggage or personal effects.
- guineas
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noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- Gleason
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noun,
Jackie (Herbert John Gleason"The Great One") 1916–87, U.S. comedian and actor.
- Neilson
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noun,
William Allan, 1869–1946, U.S. educator and lexicographer, born in Scotland.
- dingoes
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noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- eanling
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noun,
a young lamb; kid.
- igneous
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adjective,
Geology. produced under conditions involving intense heat, as rocks of volcanic origin or rocks crystallized from molten magma.
- lounges
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noun,
a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- endings
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noun,
a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close:
- gladden
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verb (used with object),
to make glad.
- Luening
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noun,
Otto, 1900–1996, U.S. composer, conductor, and flutist.
- dingles
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noun,
a deep, narrow cleft between hills; shady dell.
- Lugones
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noun,
Leopoldo [le-aw-pawl-daw] /ˌlɛ ɔˈpɔl dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1938, Argentine poet and diplomat.
- sea-dog
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noun,
a sailor, especially an old or experienced one.
- lungans
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noun,
longan.
- disegno
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noun,
drawing or design: a term used during the 16th and 17th centuries to designate the formal discipline required for the representation of the ideal form of an object in the visual arts, especially as expressed in the linear structure of a work of art.
- elusion
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- gunnies
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noun,
a strong, coarse material made commonly from jute, especially for bags or sacks; burlap.
- gunnels
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noun,
any small eellike blenny of the family Pholididae (Pholidae), especially Pholis gunnellus (rock gunnel) common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic.
- eloigns
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verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- dogsled
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noun,
Also, dog sledge. a sled pulled by dogs, especially one used by Arctic peoples, as the Eskimos.
- gladius
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noun,
a short sword used in ancient Rome by legionaries.
- guldens
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noun,
guilder.
- loudens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become loud.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- unnails
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verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- unloads
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verb (used with object),
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from:
- Angelus
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noun,
a devotion in memory of the Annunciation.
- undines
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noun,
any of a group of female water spirits described by Paracelsus.
- unleads
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verb (used with object),
Printing. to remove the leads between (lines of type).
- Addison
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noun,
Joseph, 1672–1719, English essayist and poet.
- langues
-
noun,
the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- Leonids
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noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- undoing
-
noun,
the reversing of what has been done; annulling.
- leaning
-
noun,
inclination; tendency:
- sun-god
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noun,
the sun considered or personified as a deity.
- languid
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adjective,
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow:
- Lansing
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noun,
Robert, 1864–1928, U.S. lawyer and statesman: secretary of state 1915–20.
- lingoes
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noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- lindane
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- aliunde
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adverb, adjective,
not part of or derivable from the document or instrument itself:
- agonies
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noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- Linsang
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noun,
any of several civetlike carnivores of the genera Prionodon, of the East Indies, and Poiana, of Africa, having retractile claws and a long tail: some East Indies linsangs are endangered.
- ligands
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noun,
Biochemistry. a molecule, as an antibody, hormone, or drug, that binds to a receptor.
- anguine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a snake.
- unlades
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verb (used with object),
to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
- leading
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that leads.
- age-old
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adjective,
ancient; from time immemorial:
- lindens
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noun,
any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
Compare linden family.
- unsling
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verb (used with object),
to remove (something) from being slung:
- adnouns
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noun,
an adjective used as a noun, as meek in Blessed are the meek; absolute adjective.
- adenoid
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noun,
Usually, adenoids. an enlarged mass of lymphoid tissue in the upper pharynx, often obstructing breathing through the nasal passages.
- sundial
-
noun,
an instrument that indicates the time of day by means of the position, on a graduated plate or surface, of the shadow of the gnomon as it is cast by the sun.
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- lanugos
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noun,
a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- Golden
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noun,
a city in central Colorado.
- lingoe
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noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- Seddon
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noun,
Richard John, 1845–1906, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister 1893–1906.
- Ennius
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noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), 239–169? b.c, Roman poet.
- lunges
-
noun,
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- Seguin
-
noun,
a city in SE Texas.
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- nudges
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noun,
a slight or gentle push or jog, especially with the elbow.
- gilded
-
Idioms,
gild the lily, to add unnecessary ornamentation, a special feature, etc., in an attempt to improve something that is already complete, satisfactory, or ideal:
- ennuis
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noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- gunsel
-
noun,
a criminal armed with a gun.
- dodges
-
noun,
a quick, evasive movement, as a sudden jump away to avoid a blow or the like.
- Gilead
-
noun,
a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.
- gunnel
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noun,
any small eellike blenny of the family Pholididae (Pholidae), especially Pholis gunnellus (rock gunnel) common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- Ensign
-
noun,
a flag or banner, as a military or naval standard used to indicate nationality.
- legion
-
noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- lungan
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noun,
longan.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- unsaid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of unsay.
- geoids
-
noun,
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- didoes
-
noun,
a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Lounge
-
noun,
a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- nosing
-
noun,
a projecting edge, as the part of the tread of a step extending beyond the riser or a projecting part of a buttress.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Gideon
-
noun,
Also called Jerubbaal. a judge of Israel and conqueror of the Midianites. Judges 6–8.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- Luanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dildos
-
noun,
an artificial erect penis, used as a sexual aid.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- dinges
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- Dingle
-
noun,
a deep, narrow cleft between hills; shady dell.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- Gildas
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”.
- Dingus
-
noun,
a gadget, device, or object whose name is unknown or forgotten.
- Gilson
-
noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- undies
-
plural noun,
women's or children's underwear.
- Lindon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- adeno-
-
- guenon
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed African monkeys, especially of the genus Cercopithecus, having a grizzled coat.
- lignes
-
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.
- guddle
-
noun,
Informal. a muddled affair; mix-up; confusion.
- ending
-
noun,
a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close:
- salugi
-
noun,
a gamelike prank in which a youth grabs something belonging to another and throws it to a third, preventing the owner from retrieving it as it is tossed back and forth.
- unnail
-
verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- guanos
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Glenda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- undone
-
verb,
past participle of undo.
- glades
-
noun,
an open space in a forest.
- duenna
-
noun,
(in Spain and Portugal) an older woman serving as escort or chaperon of a young lady.
- eloign
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- Dunois
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Comte de ("Bastard of Orleans") 1403?–68, French military leader: relieved by Joan of Arc and her troops when besieged at Orleans.
- dulias
-
noun,
veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- ligno-
-
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Dundas
-
noun,
a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, near Hamilton.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- unison
-
noun,
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- gleans
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- unlade
-
verb (used with object),
to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
- gonads
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- dunlin
-
noun,
a common sandpiper, Calidris alpina, that breeds in the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- undoes
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- undead
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) undead beings collectively (usually preceded by the).
- Undine
-
noun,
any of a group of female water spirits described by Paracelsus.
- lungis
-
noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- doiled
-
adjective,
stupid; foolish; crazed.
- ginned
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- doings
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- Leguia
-
noun,
Augusto Bernardino [ou-goos-taw ber-nahr-th ee-naw] /aʊˈgus tɔ ˌbɛr nɑrˈði nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1932, president of Peru 1908–12, 1919–30.
- gulden
-
noun,
guilder.
- Nelson
-
noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- seadog
-
noun,
fogbow.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Donald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Celtic words meaning “world” and “power.”.
- Linden
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
Compare linden family.
- Guinea
-
noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- saddle
-
noun,
a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
- engin.
-
- guiles
-
noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- dongas
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- guilds
-
noun,
an organization of persons with related interests, goals, etc., especially one formed for mutual aid or protection.
- engild
-
verb (used with object),
to brighten with or as with golden light:
- donnas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- guidon
-
noun,
a small flag or streamer carried as a guide, for marking or signaling, or for identification.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- addles
-
adjective,
mentally confused; muddled.
- dosage
-
noun,
the administration of medicine in doses.
- guides
-
noun,
a person who guides, especially one hired to guide travelers, tourists, hunters, etc.
- guided
-
noun,
a person who guides, especially one hired to guide travelers, tourists, hunters, etc.
- douane
-
noun,
a custom house; customs.
- Ogaden
-
noun,
an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
- sadden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sad.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- audile
-
noun,
a person in whose mind auditory images, rather than visual or motor images, are predominant or unusually distinct.
- auding
-
noun,
the process of listening to and comprehending spoken language.
- sudden
-
noun,
Obsolete. an unexpected occasion or occurrence.
- audio-
-
- Audion
-
noun,
an early type of triode.
- audios
-
noun,
Television.
the audio elements of television (distinguished from video).
the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.
the audio part of a television broadcast.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- augend
-
noun,
a number to which another is added in forming a sum.
Compare addend (def 2).
- sundae
-
noun,
ice cream served with syrup poured over it, and often other toppings, as whipped cream, chopped nuts, or fruit.
- adnoun
-
noun,
an adjective used as a noun, as meek in Blessed are the meek; absolute adjective.
- Laddie
-
noun,
a young lad; boy.
- goalie
-
noun,
a goalkeeper.
- sodden
-
noun,
the act of seething.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- lodged
-
noun,
a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
- lodges
-
noun,
a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- logans
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- Isolde
-
noun,
German name of Iseult.
- Isolda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- Godden
-
noun,
(Margaret) Rumer [roo-mer] /ˈru mər/ (Show IPA), 1907–1998, English novelist and writer of children's books.
- Ondine
-
noun,
undine.
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- dadoes
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- logins
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- sludge
-
noun,
mud, mire, or ooze; slush.
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- ligase
-
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.
- design
-
noun,
an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.
- angio-
-
- Landon
-
noun,
Alfred ("Alf") Mossman [maws-muh n,, mos-] /ˈmɔs mən,, ˈmɒs-/ (Show IPA), 1887–1987, U.S. politician.
- nodule
-
noun,
a small node, knot, or knob.
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- Anglos
-
noun,
a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
- Anglo-
-
- aniso-
-
- Angles
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- landed
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- angled
-
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.
- Landus
-
noun,
Lando.
- loaded
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- gluons
-
noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- annuls
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- glides
-
noun,
a gliding movement, as in dancing.
- lading
-
noun,
the act of lading.
- ganoin
-
noun,
a hard, shiny, enamellike substance secreted by the corium, composing the outer layer of the scales of certain fishes.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- ligand
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a molecule, as an antibody, hormone, or drug, that binds to a receptor.
- langue
-
noun,
the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- lagune
-
noun,
lagoon (def 2).
- ganoid
-
noun,
a ganoid fish.
- noddle
-
noun,
the head or brain.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- lodens
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- soling
-
noun,
pitching.
- Galion
-
noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- Angelo
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- Soldan
-
noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- dagoes
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- unload
-
verb (used with object),
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from:
- Deland
-
noun,
Margaret (Margaretta Wade Campbell Deland) 1857–1945, U.S. novelist.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- Singan
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- nonage
-
noun,
the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- dedans
-
noun,
a netted winning opening of rectangular shape at the service side of the court.
Compare grille (def 5), winning gallery.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- genous
-
- sindon
-
noun,
cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
- induna
-
noun,
an official functionary of a king or chief in South African Bantu societies.
- deigns
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- indues
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- unlead
-
verb (used with object),
Printing. to remove the leads between (lines of type).
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- onding
-
noun,
the act of continued outpouring or falling; a continuing torrent, as of rain.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- unlaid
-
adjective,
not laid or placed:
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- Delius
-
noun,
Frederick, 1862–1934, English composer.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- lingua
-
noun,
the tongue or a part like a tongue.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- losing
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- louden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become loud.
- algoid
-
adjective,
like algae.
- Dennis
-
noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- danged
-
adjective, adverb,
damned (used euphemistically).
- slogan
-
noun,
a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
- Longan
-
noun,
the small, one-seeded, greenish-brown fruit of a large evergreen tree, Euphoria longana, of the soapberry family, native to China and allied to the litchi.
- sundog
-
noun,
parhelion.
- gadoid
-
adjective, noun,
gadid.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- lanugo
-
noun,
a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- Dandie
-
- dandle
-
verb (used with object),
to move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- gadids
-
noun,
a gadid fish.
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- dangle
-
noun,
the act of dangling.
- longi-
-
- inland
-
noun,
the interior part of a country.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- genius
-
noun,
an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.:
Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- longes
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- innage
-
noun,
the quantity of goods remaining in a container when received after shipment.
Compare outage (def 4).
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- Glenn
-
noun,
John (Herschel, Jr.) born 1921, U.S. astronaut and politician: first U.S. orbital space flight 1962; U.S. senator 1975–99.
- Nedda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- glide
-
noun,
a gliding movement, as in dancing.
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- geol.
-
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- gelid
-
adjective,
very cold; icy.
- lign-
-
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- Genl.
-
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- genin
-
noun,
aglycon.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- gelds
-
noun,
a payment; tax.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Ninus
-
noun,
the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- gauls
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- gauds
-
noun,
a showy ornament or trinket.
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- genus
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- geod.
-
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- gland
-
noun,
Anatomy.
a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion.
any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands.
- glads
-
noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- glade
-
noun,
an open space in a forest.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- leuds
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- geoid
-
noun,
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
- gilds
-
noun,
guild.
- Gilda
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”.
- Nguni
-
noun,
a member of a group of culturally and linguistically related peoples of southern and eastern Africa, including the Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele, and Swazi.
- nidge
-
verb (used with object),
to dress (a stone) with a pick or kevel.
- nidus
-
noun,
a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- glues
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- gluon
-
noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- insol
-
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- lauds
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Longs
-
- Indus
-
noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1900 miles (3060 km) long.
- indue
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Indo-
-
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- ileo-
-
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Iglau
-
noun,
Jihlava.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- ideo-
-
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- lang.
-
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- logue
-
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Lodge
-
noun,
a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- ludes
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- guano
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Gould
-
noun,
Chester, 1900–85, U.S. cartoonist: creator of the comic strip “Dick Tracy.”.
- Gouda
-
noun,
a city in the W Netherlands, NE of Rotterdam.
- gonne
-
noun,
Maud ("Irish Joan of Arc") 1865–1953, Irish political activist and actress, born in England.
- gonna
-
- Gondi
-
noun,
a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- golds
-
noun,
a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. Symbol: Au; atomic weight: 196.967; atomic number: 79; specific gravity: 19.3 at 20°C.
- Goldi
-
noun,
Nanay.
- Golda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nano-
-
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Godel
-
noun,
Kurt [kurt] /kɜrt/ (Show IPA), 1906–78, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Austria-Hungary.
- goads
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- naso-
-
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- luges
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- Gunas
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- Luing
-
noun,
one of a breed of beef cattle developed on Luing Island off Scotland by interbreeding Shorthorn bulls and purebred West Highland cows.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- lunge
-
noun,
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- ling.
-
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- Legis
-
- gundi
-
noun,
either of two small desert rodents, Ctenodactylus gundi or C. vali, of northern Africa, living in dry, rocky areas and characterized by comblike bristles on the hind feet.
- gunda
-
noun,
goonda.
- lungi
-
noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- Gudea
-
noun,
flourished c2250 b.c, Sumerian ruler.
- gules
-
noun,
the tincture red.
- gulas
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- lungs
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- Guise
-
noun,
general external appearance; aspect; semblance:
- Guin.
-
- guile
-
noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- Guild
-
noun,
an organization of persons with related interests, goals, etc., especially one formed for mutual aid or protection.
- Guido
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- GUIDE
-
noun,
a person who guides, especially one hired to guide travelers, tourists, hunters, etc.
- gudes
-
noun,
God.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Sino-
-
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- dangs
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- deads
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- dedal
-
adjective,
daedal.
- sing.
-
- Degas
-
noun,
Hilaire Germain Edgar [ee-ler zher-man ed-gar] /iˈlɛr ʒɛrˈmɛ̃ ɛdˈgar/ (Show IPA), 1834–1917, French impressionist painter.
- deign
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- slung
-
noun,
a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.
- dados
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- dagos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- diode
-
noun,
a device, as a two-element electron tube or a semiconductor, through which current can pass freely in only one direction.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Dodge
-
noun,
a quick, evasive movement, as a sudden jump away to avoid a blow or the like.
- dingo
-
noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- doges
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- dogie
-
noun,
a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
- doing
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- dings
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- dinge
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- diag.
-
- dial.
-
- didos
-
noun,
a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- nodus
-
noun,
a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- sided
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- dildo
-
noun,
an artificial erect penis, used as a sexual aid.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- agues
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- undid
-
verb,
simple past tense of undo.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- uglis
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- Udine
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- algid
-
adjective,
cold; chilly.
- addnl
-
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- 30-30
-
- usage
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- Addie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- addio
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- addle
-
adjective,
mentally confused; muddled.
- aden-
-
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- Adige
-
noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Sunni
-
noun,
Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law.
Compare Shiʿite.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- SOUND
-
noun,
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- Sudan
-
noun,
a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- annul
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anon.
-
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- Angl.
-
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- algo-
-
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Sunna
-
noun,
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- aloud
-
adverb,
with the normal tone and volume of the speaking voice, as distinguished from whisperingly:
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- angi-
-
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- dolus
-
noun,
fraud; deceit, especially involving or evidencing evil intent (distinguished from culpa):
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- oidea
-
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- oiled
-
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.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- endo-
-
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- egads
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- Egadi
-
noun,
a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- olig-
-
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Eddas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- Ouida
-
noun,
pen name of Louise de la Ramée.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- dunno
-
- Ogden
-
noun,
Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- dungs
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals; manure.
- Gaddi
-
noun,
Taddeo [tahd-de-aw] /tɑdˈdɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1300–66, Italian painter and architect.
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- Gaius
-
noun,
a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- gains
-
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- gadid
-
noun,
a gadid fish.
- nona-
-
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- Esdud
-
noun,
Ashdod.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- nudes
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- nudge
-
noun,
a slight or gentle push or jog, especially with the elbow.
- nudi-
-
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nudie
-
noun,
a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- Dunne
-
noun,
Finley Peter [fin-lee] /ˈfɪn li/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, U.S. humorist.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- duals
-
noun,
the dual number.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Donus
-
noun,
died a.d. 678, pope 676–678.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- dudes
-
noun,
a man excessively concerned with his clothes, grooming, and manners.
- salud
-
interjection,
(used after a person has sneezed or as a toast.)
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- dongs
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- Douai
-
noun,
a city in N France, SE of Calais.
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- douse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- Saudi
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
- dulia
-
noun,
veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- duels
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- dulse
-
noun,
a coarse, edible, red seaweed, Rhodymenia palmata.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- duads
-
noun,
a group of two; couple; pair.
- Donau
-
noun,
German name of Danube.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- 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.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- sudd
-
noun,
(in the White Nile) floating vegetable matter that often obstructs navigation.
- sgd.
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- luge
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- lugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- Lugo
-
noun,
a city in NW Spain.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- nos-
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- lin.
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- USDA
-
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USGA
-
- USIA
-
- USNA
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- udos
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- nong
-
noun,
a foolish, incompetent person.
- ugli
-
- lung
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- uni-
-
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- non-
-
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- neo-
-
- 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.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lond
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NASD
-
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- slug
-
noun,
any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropods having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants and a pest of leafy garden crops.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- NDSL
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- 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.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- ouds
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- sld.
-
- loud
-
Idioms,
out loud, aloud; audibly:
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- Odds
-
noun,
the probability that something is so, will occur, or is more likely to occur than something else:
- 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.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Soni
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- 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.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 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.
- lude
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- Odus
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- soln
-
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- log-
-
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sig.
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Sol.
-
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- ole-
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- 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.
- gids
-
- Glad
-
noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- DEng
-
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- gild
-
noun,
guild.
- dado
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- dags
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Gide
-
noun,
André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- geo-
-
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- 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.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- geld
-
noun,
a payment; tax.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- geds
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- ano-
-
- Edda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- eddo
-
noun,
the edible root of the taro or of any of several related plants.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- asgd
-
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- Gude
-
noun,
God.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- gon-
-
- glue
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- Gold
-
noun,
a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. Symbol: Au; atomic weight: 196.967; atomic number: 79; specific gravity: 19.3 at 20°C.
- aud.
-
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- Aug.
-
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- auld
-
adjective,
old.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Aus.
-
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- guls
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- Dino
-
- eous
-
- Del.
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Den.
-
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- dia-
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- DIAD
-
noun, adjective,
dyad.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- end-
-
- Dido
-
noun,
a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- dig.
-
- digs
-
noun,
thrust; poke:
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- Din.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Eng.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Esd.
-
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gds.
-
- Danl
-
- Gaul
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- Gaud
-
noun,
a showy ornament or trinket.
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- DASD
-
noun,
an external storage device, as a magnetic disk storage unit, in which the access mechanism and storage medium can be positioned directly at the addresses sought to read or write specific data items.
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Gal.
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- gads
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- dis-
-
- dead
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- deg.
-
- degu
-
noun,
a rat-sized New World burrowing rodent, Octodon degus, having long, smooth fur and a black-tipped, tufted tail.
- eso-
-
- Gula
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- ANSI
-
- Doge
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Laud
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- duos
-
noun,
Music. duet.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lani
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- dual
-
noun,
the dual number.
- duad
-
noun,
a group of two; couple; pair.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- duo-
-
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- 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:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Doug
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Douglas.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- Duse
-
noun,
Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adds
-
noun,
Journalism. copy added to a completed story.
- iso-
-
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- dugs
-
noun,
the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- duel
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- leud
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- duds
-
noun,
a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.
- dude
-
noun,
a man excessively concerned with his clothes, grooming, and manners.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- 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.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- lea.
-
- 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.
- dung
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals; manure.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Duns
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- 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.
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- leg.
-
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- addn
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Alis
-
- ile-
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ign.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- ands
-
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- idae
-
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dol.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Ind.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Alg.
-
- inae
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- 1080
-
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- AInd
-
- ious
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- iod-
-
- ins.
-
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- Ald.
-
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- IndE
-
- 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).
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- SDA
-
- Dud
-
noun,
a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SED
-
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- Doi
-
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- SDI
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DLS
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- DOD
-
- DLO
-
- DSA
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Du.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- DNA
-
- do.
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- 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.
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- Une
-
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ALU
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- ung
-
- SUG
-
- an.
-
- USN
-
- ad-
-
- ag-
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- uns
-
- 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:
- UNO
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- DIL
-
- de-
-
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- SLE
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- SLA
-
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- DEA
-
- DAD
-
noun,
father.
- DEd
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- di.
-
- DID
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DAE
-
- DSO
-
- ANG
-
- ase
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- AOU
-
- ASI
-
- DOA
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASU
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- dd.
-
- DDS
-
- SNU
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- dug
-
noun,
the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- GSA
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- NAD
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- gul
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- id.
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
-
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- LSI
-
- NES
-
- Ges
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- NIA
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- DUI
-
- gl.
-
- Gld
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- NDE
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- il-
-
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- Ldg
-
- 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.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LNG
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Ld.
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- LSD
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Les
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- lg.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ILO
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- ILS
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- in.
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Lou
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noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- ine
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- ing
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- INN
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noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Ios
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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.
- LDS
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- IOU
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- LON
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
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- ise
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- Isl
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- IUD
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- IUS
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- La.
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- Gel
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- GIs
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noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- USO
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- els
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EDS
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noun,
education:
- OLG
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- EGO
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noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- EIS
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- eld
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noun,
age.
- Old
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Ola
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- oil
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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.
- NNE
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- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- en-
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- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ODS
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ode
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noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODD
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noun,
something that is odd.
- ODA
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noun,
a room within a harem.
- OAU
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- OAS
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- EDO
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noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OSA
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- oud
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noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- Dun
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noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- SAG
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noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
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- Sad
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noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- So.
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- sd.
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- Eg.
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- oui
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adverb, noun,
yes.
- ose
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- EDD
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- eo-
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- ea.
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- ead
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- ons
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- ONI
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- ean
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- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ed.
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- EDA
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noun,
a female given name.
- OSD
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- oid
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- eu-
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- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Ga.
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- Gad
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noun,
the act of gadding.
- GAN
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noun,
cotton gin.
- ESU
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- ESL
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- ESA
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- NSA
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- NSU
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- nog
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noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- GAO
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noun,
a city in E Mali.
- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- NUL
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- Nun
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noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- gi.
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- NUS
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Gde
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- OED
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- GAS
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noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Nod
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noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- GU
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- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- dl
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- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- A.
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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.
- ln
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- GD
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- AO
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- SN
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- EI
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- AI
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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.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SL
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- SG
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- L2
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- S.
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- SA
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- le
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- i.
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- L1
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- DG
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- SU
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- OA
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- ND
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- NG
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- NI
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- IG
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- O.
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- U.
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- GO
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noun,
the act of going:
- ol
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- Ud
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- DN
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- UI
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- UL
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- GN
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- D.
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- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- OG
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- L.
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- G.
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NL
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