Anagrams of Sterculia
Word Sterculia has
942 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Sterculia.
- uralites
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- utricles
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- Lucretia
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noun,
Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
- auricles
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- curtails
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noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- Escurial
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noun,
Escorial.
- suricate
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noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Scutari
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noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- relicts
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- relucts
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- citrals
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- clarets
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- secular
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noun,
a layperson.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- rutiles
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- sulcate
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adjective,
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- Lautrec
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noun,
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- recusal
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noun,
the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- Scarlet
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- cartels
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- auricle
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- uracils
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noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- cluster
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noun,
a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- rituals
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- crustal
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adjective,
of or relating to a crust, as of the earth.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Leuctra
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noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- utricle
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- curtail
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noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- curates
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- cutlers
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- curtals
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noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- cuesta
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noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- recti-
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- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- salute
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noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- cueist
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noun,
a billiard player.
- Curtis
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noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Tulear
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noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- uracil
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noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- Tulare
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noun,
a city in central California.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Uralic
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noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- Icarus
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noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- curate
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- tilers
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- curite
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- ritual
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- culets
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noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- curtal
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noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Escaut
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noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- trails
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Ulster
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noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- clause
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noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Cletus
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noun,
Anacletus.
- rutile
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- rictus
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- truces
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- rustle
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noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- rustic
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noun,
a country person.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- result
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noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- Creusa
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noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- cerat-
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- ultras
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noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- Cetura
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noun,
Keturah.
- Custer
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noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- ultra-
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- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- reluct
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Cutler
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Citrus
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- cesura
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noun,
caesura.
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- lucres
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noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- uretic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- Iseult
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noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- silure
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- scler-
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- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- artels
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- sutler
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- lustre
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- luster
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- lauric
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adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Lurcat
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- Lucias
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- luetic
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adjective,
syphilitic.
- Lucite
-
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- urials
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noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- liters
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- Lieut.
-
- Atreus
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noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- situla
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noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- austr-
-
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- talus
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noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Ecua.
-
- tails
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noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- leuc-
-
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- licet
-
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- lect.
-
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Icel.
-
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- rect.
-
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Recit
-
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- IATSE
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- lact-
-
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- tears
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- treas
-
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- Ital.
-
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- astr.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- scat-
-
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- sarc-
-
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Aust.
-
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Srta.
-
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Seric
-
- seti-
-
- USLTA
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aeri-
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- acet-
-
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- 30-30
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- alti-
-
- sect.
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- clase
-
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- ster.
-
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- crit.
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- cert.
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- caus.
-
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- lit.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Ste.
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scr.
-
- scil
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- sci.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- rit.
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- saur
-
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- Rus.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rel.
-
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- sec.
-
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sur-
-
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- str.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sra.
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- 1080
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cat.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- aut-
-
- Aus.
-
- aur-
-
- cis-
-
- cit.
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cur.
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cts.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- ctr.
-
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- atic
-
- Tues
-
- USTC
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- USIA
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- USRC
-
- aer-
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- USCA
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- ACLU
-
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ates
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- uret
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- uria
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- art.
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ARIS
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- USAR
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- cule
-
- SLIC
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- lea.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ile-
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ter.
-
- Eur.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- taur
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Lat.
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- ELAS
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ect-
-
- tri-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- est.
-
- USC
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- SLR
-
- USR
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAL
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- uti
-
- UTC
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tu.
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- UAE
-
- ult
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- UIT
-
- UCR
-
- USA
-
- tlr
-
- UAR
-
- STI
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- STL
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Sta
-
- TLC
-
- Sr.
-
- tue
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ur-
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- St.
-
- ure
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- SLE
-
- ea.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- CRS
-
- ITU
-
- Ir.
-
- ILS
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SLA
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ERT
-
- ics
-
- eu-
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ESU
-
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- CRT
-
- CLU
-
- IRL
-
- AIC
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ALU
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ARS
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AUC
-
- Ar.
-
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARU
-
- CLR
-
- ct.
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- CEA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- cs.
-
- ase
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ASU
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASI
-
- IRC
-
- IAS
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- LTA
-
- IRS
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- SAE
-
- ltr
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAR
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RTS
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rs.
-
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rte
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RSA
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Les
-
- ITC
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- La.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- IUS
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- Lt.
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- sc.
-
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- se-
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- 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.
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- SA
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- RU
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SU
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
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- ic
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- i.
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- TL
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- LC
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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.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
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- L2
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- TC
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- le
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- EI
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- CE
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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- CU
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- U.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- UC
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- T1
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- UI
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- UL
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- RI
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- t.
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