Anagrams of sterilization
Word sterilization has
1628 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of sterilization.
- iterations
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- latinities
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noun,
knowledge or use of the Latin language:
- tonalities
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noun,
Music.
the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system.
a particular scale or system of tones; a key.
- triazoles
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noun,
any of a group of four compounds containing three nitrogen and two carbon atoms arranged in a five-membered ring and having the formula C 2 H 3 N 3 .
- solitaire
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noun,
Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
- irisation
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noun,
the effect or quality of being iridescent; iridescence.
- stationer
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noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- trotlines
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noun,
a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
- oralities
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noun,
the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
- relations
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- iteration
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- totalizes
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verb (used with object),
to make total; combine into a total.
- triazines
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noun,
any of a group of three compounds containing three nitrogen and three carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring and having the formula C 3 H 3 N 3 .
- orientals
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- Orleanist
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noun,
a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
- latinizes
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verb (used with object),
to cause to conform to the customs, traditions, beliefs, etc., of the Latins or the Latin Church.
- natrolite
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noun,
a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 10 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.
- totalizer
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noun,
a person or thing that totals.
- trinities
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noun,
Also called Blessed Trinity, Holy Trinity. the union of three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Divine Being.
- Aristotle
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noun,
384–322 b.c, Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great.
- sanitizer
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noun,
a substance or preparation for killing germs, designed for use especially on food-processing equipment.
- sterilant
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noun,
a sterilizing agent.
- serotinal
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adjective,
pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- notarizes
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verb (used with object),
to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- seriation
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noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- retinitis
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noun,
inflammation of the retina.
- troilites
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noun,
a mineral, iron sulfide, FeS, occurring in meteorites.
- initiates
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noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- striation
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noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- Lorestan
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noun,
Luristan.
- aortitis
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noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- retinals
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- literati
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plural noun,
persons of scholarly or literary attainments; intellectuals.
- linarite
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noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- solarize
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verb (used with object),
Photography. to reverse (an image) partially, as from negative to positive, by exposure to light during development.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- totalize
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verb (used with object),
to make total; combine into a total.
- lionizes
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verb (used with object),
to treat (a person) as a celebrity:
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- nitrites
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- notarize
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verb (used with object),
to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- tritones
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- Tritonis
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- tristeza
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noun,
a disease of certain citrus trees, characterized by yellowed leaves, wilting, and root destruction, caused by a virus.
- troilite
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noun,
a mineral, iron sulfide, FeS, occurring in meteorites.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- triolets
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- Nazirite
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noun,
Nazarite.
- Steinitz
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noun,
William (Wilhelm Steinitz) 1836–1900, U.S. chess player, born in Austria-Hungary.
- triolein
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noun,
olein (def 1).
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- trotline
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noun,
a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
- triazole
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noun,
any of a group of four compounds containing three nitrogen and two carbon atoms arranged in a five-membered ring and having the formula C 2 H 3 N 3 .
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- retinols
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noun,
vitamin A.
- triazine
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noun,
any of a group of three compounds containing three nitrogen and three carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring and having the formula C 3 H 3 N 3 .
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- lienitis
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noun,
inflammation of the spleen; splenitis.
- nitriles
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- Latinize
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verb (used with object),
to cause to conform to the customs, traditions, beliefs, etc., of the Latins or the Latin Church.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- ailerons
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- tonalist
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noun,
a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
- sanitize
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verb (used with object),
to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
- introits
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- INTELSAT
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noun,
a global communications satellite network under international control.
- ironizes
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verb (used with object),
to make ironical.
- Latinist
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noun,
a specialist in Latin.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- intitles
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verb (used with object),
entitle.
- satirize
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verb (used with object),
to attack or ridicule with satire.
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- initiate
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noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- initials
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- airlines
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- salinize
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verb (used with object),
to treat with salt or render saline.
- 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.
- tolerant
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adjective,
inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- tertials
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- slattern
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noun,
a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- Niteroi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- elision
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noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- talents
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noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- tailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- tinters
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- iolites
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noun,
cordierite.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- ionizes
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verb (used with object),
to separate or change into ions.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- ization
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- tertial
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- toaster
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noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- isation
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- nostril
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noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- Israeli
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- strati-
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- strato-
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- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- titians
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noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- iris-in
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noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- Tristan
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noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- ironize
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verb (used with object),
to make ironical.
- ironist
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noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- nitrite
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- nitrile
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- triolet
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- Tarlton
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noun,
Richard, died 1588, English actor.
- elitist
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noun,
a person having, thought to have, or professing superior intellect or talent, power, wealth, or membership in the upper echelons of society:
- Telstar
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- litters
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noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- etalons
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- litotes
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noun,
understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
- lattens
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noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- inliers
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noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- tortile
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adjective,
twisted; coiled.
- lionize
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verb (used with object),
to treat (a person) as a celebrity:
- loaners
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- linters
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Ileitis
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noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- initial
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- Liatris
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noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- tonlets
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noun,
a skirt of plates.
- liaison
-
noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- loiters
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Introit
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- Tartini
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- natters
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- trental
-
noun,
a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Letitia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Loretta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- Lorentz
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noun,
Hendrik Antoon [hen-drik ahn-tohn] /ˈhɛn drɪk ˈɑn toʊn/ (Show IPA), 1853–1928, Dutch physicist: Nobel Prize 1902.
- Transit
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noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- intitle
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verb (used with object),
entitle.
- attorns
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- transl.
-
- isoline
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noun,
isogram.
- rattons
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noun,
a rat.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- 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.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- zeatins
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noun,
a cytokinin occurring in corn, spinach, and peas.
- antero-
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- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- Antlers
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- altoist
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noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- rattles
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- zealots
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noun,
a person who shows zeal.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- aristo-
-
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- starlet
-
noun,
a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
- retinol
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- tzarist
-
noun,
an adherent of a czar or of czarism.
- Salieri
-
noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- Zonites
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noun,
a body segment of a diplopod.
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- 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.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- zoisite
-
noun,
an orthorhombic dimorph of clinozoisite.
- saltern
-
noun,
a saltworks.
- airline
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- zittern
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noun,
cittern.
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Salerno
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noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- settlor
-
noun,
a person who makes a settlement of property.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- rotates
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Rosetta
-
noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- sirloin
-
noun,
the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
- slotter
-
noun,
a person or thing that slots.
- Orleans
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- 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.
- Stilton
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- sterno-
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- steato-
-
- startle
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noun,
a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
- sternal
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adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- astrol.
-
- Statler
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noun,
Ellsworth Milton, 1863–1928, U.S. hotel-chain developer.
- Stentor
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- arseno-
-
- tritons
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- stearo-
-
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- starlit
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adjective,
lighted by the stars:
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Tilsit
-
noun,
former name of Sovetsk.
- lazies
-
adjective,
averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- latter
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- nitro-
-
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- 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.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- seizin
-
noun,
(originally) possession of either land or chattel.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- tetra-
-
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- 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.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Rienzi
-
noun,
Cola di [kaw-lah dee] /ˈkɔ lɑ di/ (Show IPA), (Nicholas Gabrini) 1313?–54, Roman orator and tribune.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Lorenz
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1854–1946, Austrian orthopedic surgeon.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- tarso-
-
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terat-
-
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- rattle
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Littre
-
noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- litter
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- litten
-
adjective,
lighted1 .
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- Zealot
-
noun,
a person who shows zeal.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- zanies
-
noun,
one who plays the clown or fool in order to amuse others.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- ersatz
-
noun,
an artificial substance or article used to replace something natural or genuine; a substitute.
- trans.
-
- Azorin
-
noun,
(José Martínez Ruiz) 1873–1967, Spanish novelist and critic.
- iatro-
-
- steno-
-
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- Zenist
-
noun,
a person who advocates or practices Zen.
- zeatin
-
noun,
a cytokinin occurring in corn, spinach, and peas.
- tonlet
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- aniso-
-
- Iletin
-
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- 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.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- astron
-
- azines
-
noun,
any of a group of six-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazine or triazine.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- azlons
-
noun,
any of the class of textile fibers derived from such proteins as casein or zein.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- azotes
-
noun,
nitrogen.
- azoles
-
noun,
any of a group of five-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazole.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- astro-
-
- zaires
-
noun,
Republic of, a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Azores
-
noun,
a group of islands in the N Atlantic, W of Portugal: politically part of Portugal. 890 sq. mi. (2305 sq. km).
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- aeron.
-
- zonite
-
noun,
a body segment of a diplopod.
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- Ionize
-
verb (used with object),
to separate or change into ions.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- zonate
-
adjective,
marked with zones, as of color, texture, or the like.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- instr.
-
- zoster
-
noun,
Also called herpes zoster. Pathology. shingles.
- zorils
-
noun,
a weasellike African animal, Ictonyx striatus, resembling a skunk in coloration and habits.
- inter.
-
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- orial
-
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- stat.
-
- zonal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a zone or zones.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- aero-
-
- zoeas
-
noun,
any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- seti-
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Zaire
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 100 makuta.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Arnel
-
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- tzars
-
noun,
czar.
- oste-
-
- sanit
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- zones
-
noun,
any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established:
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- 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.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- zoril
-
noun,
a weasellike African animal, Ictonyx striatus, resembling a skunk in coloration and habits.
- atto-
-
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- azine
-
noun,
any of a group of six-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazine or triazine.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- azlon
-
noun,
any of the class of textile fibers derived from such proteins as casein or zein.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Zoser
-
noun,
flourished c2800 b.c, Egyptian ruler of the 3rd dynasty.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- 30-30
-
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- 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.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- aeri-
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Srta.
-
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- 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.
- sero-
-
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- astr.
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- ster.
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- ation
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- alto-
-
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Zenia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “hospitality.”.
- Zelos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of zeal or emulation: the son of the Titan Pallas and of Styx, and the brother of Bia, Cratus, and Nike.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Zeist
-
noun,
a city in the central Netherlands.
- zeins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a soft, yellow powder of simple proteins obtained from corn, used chiefly in the manufacture of textile fibers, plastics, and paper coatings.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- 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.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- zetas
-
noun,
the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (Z, ζ).
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- 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.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- alti-
-
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- sizar
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University and at Trinity College, Dublin) an undergraduate who receives maintenance aid from the college.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- sito-
-
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- zeros
-
noun,
the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
- sizer
-
noun,
any device for measuring or sorting objects according to size.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Rizal
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1861–96, Philippine patriot, novelist, poet, and physician.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- 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.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- reni-
-
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- zitis
-
noun,
a tubular pasta in short pieces, similar to rigatoni, often baked in a tomato sauce.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Ariz.
-
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Zante
-
noun,
a Greek island, off the W coast of Greece: southernmost of the Ionian Islands. 157 sq. mi. (407 sq. km).
- zeals
-
noun,
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- ante-
-
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- anti-
-
- Sino-
-
- razes
-
verb (used with object),
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground:
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- 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.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Anzio
-
noun,
a town in Italy, S of Rome on the Tyrrhenian coast: site of Allied beachhead in World War II.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 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.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Zetta
-
- areo-
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- azole
-
noun,
any of a group of five-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazole.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- ileo-
-
- ilio-
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- tonia
-
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- init.
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- 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.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tears
-
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- toti-
-
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- IATSE
-
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- telo-
-
- Liszt
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1811–86, Hungarian composer and pianist.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- azote
-
noun,
nitrogen.
- teno-
-
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- 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.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- izars
-
noun,
a long, usually white cotton dress that covers the body completely, worn by women of North Africa and the Middle East.
- Iran.
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tisza
-
noun,
a river in S central Europe, rising in the Ukraine and flowing from the Carpathian Mountains along the Romanian border into E Hungary, Slovakia, and Serbia, where it joins the Danube N of Belgrade. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- ition
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Ital.
-
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- 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.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- insol
-
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- inst.
-
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- 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.
- Lazes
-
noun,
a period of ease or indolence:
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- intr.
-
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- 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.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- naso-
-
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- 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.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Lotze
-
noun,
Rudolf Hermann [roo-dolf hur-muh n;; German roo-dawlf her-mahn] /ˈru dɒlf ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈru dɔlf ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1817–81, German philosopher.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- 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.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- natl.
-
- nears
-
- Eliz.
-
- Eliza
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- nazir
-
noun,
(in Muslim countries) the title of any of various public officials.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- ento-
-
- 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.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- treas
-
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nitr-
-
- zori
-
noun,
a Japanese sandal, often made of straw or rubber and consisting of a flat sole held on the foot by a thong passing between the first and second toes.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Zorn
-
noun,
Anders Leonhard [ahn-duh rs ley-aw-nahrd] /ˈɑn dərs ˈleɪ ɔˌnɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1860–1920, Swedish painter, etcher, and sculptor.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- trit
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- 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.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Tit.
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- zone
-
noun,
any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tron
-
- Zola
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1840–1902, French novelist.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- zoea
-
noun,
any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.
- Zion
-
noun,
a hill in Jerusalem, on which the Temple was built (used to symbolize the city itself, especially as a religious or spiritual center).
- tion
-
- Zoar
-
noun,
the city where Lot and his family took refuge during the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Gen. 19:20–30.
- Zoan
-
noun,
Biblical name of Tanis.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- str.
-
- zits
-
noun,
a pimple; skin blemish.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Zora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tRNA
-
- ziti
-
noun,
a tubular pasta in short pieces, similar to rigatoni, often baked in a tomato sauce.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- 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.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- Zane
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Soni
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- 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.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- soln
-
- 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.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Sra.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- zeal
-
noun,
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- zein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a soft, yellow powder of simple proteins obtained from corn, used chiefly in the manufacture of textile fibers, plastics, and paper coatings.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Ste.
-
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- size
-
noun,
the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk of anything:
- 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.
- tri-
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- zest
-
noun,
keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- ZETA
-
noun,
the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (Z, ζ).
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- zero
-
noun,
the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tzar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- ter.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Zeno
-
noun,
Zeno of Citium.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- 1080
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Naze
-
noun,
The, Lindesnes.
- Nazi
-
noun,
a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion, anti-Semitism, and Aryan supremacy, all these leading directly to World War II and the Holocaust.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Lozi
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Barotseland, in western Zambia.
- enl.
-
- est.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Liza
-
noun,
a mullet, Mugil liza, found chiefly in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- eso-
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- 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.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nos-
-
- not-
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- NTIA
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIRA
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- ELAS
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lit.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- INRI
-
- Inez
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Agnes.
- inae
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- ins.
-
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Izar
-
noun,
a long, usually white cotton dress that covers the body completely, worn by women of North Africa and the Middle East.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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 = .
- iso-
-
- itol
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- int.
-
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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:
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Ezra
-
noun,
a Jewish scribe and prophet of the 5th century b.c., who with Nehemiah led the revival of Judaism in Palestine.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Linz
-
noun,
a port in N Austria, on the Danube River.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- laze
-
noun,
a period of ease or indolence:
- ile-
-
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- azo-
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- attn
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- alt.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Ritz
-
noun,
ostentatious or pretentious display.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- 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.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ano-
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- raze
-
verb (used with object),
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground:
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- RNAS
-
- Alis
-
- ANSI
-
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- aet.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- 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.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- RONA
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- AISI
-
- 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
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- 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.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ator
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- ole-
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- att.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ant.
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Ont.
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- at.
-
- ILS
-
- zo-
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Zoe
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “life.”.
- ILO
-
- 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.
- in.
-
- zoa
-
noun,
plural of zoon.
- ESL
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IRL
-
- al.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- eo-
-
- an.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Ir.
-
- ea.
-
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ar.
-
- ae.
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- 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 = .
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ast
-
- Tro
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ine
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Zea
-
noun,
Keos.
- 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.
- TTS
-
- ARS
-
- ETS
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ETR
-
- Zen
-
noun,
Chinese Ch'an. Buddhism. a Mahayana movement, introduced into China in the 6th century a.d. and into Japan in the 12th century, that emphasizes enlightenment for the student by the most direct possible means, accepting formal studies and observances only when they form part of such means.
Compare koan, mondo1 .
- az-
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ETO
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- TSE
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- aor
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ESR
-
- tr.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- tra
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ERT
-
- TSI
-
- ase
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ASN
-
- ASR
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- zit
-
noun,
a pimple; skin blemish.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- ESA
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- IAS
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Ez.
-
- en-
-
- ASI
-
- IRO
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- IRS
-
- OTA
-
- ons
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- ONI
-
- OTS
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- oz.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ozs
-
- Sr.
-
- ONR
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Re.
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- OSA
-
- OAS
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- STI
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- Ola
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- SRO
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- So.
-
- SAE
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAR
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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).
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Rs.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- REA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- SLR
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- SLE
-
- SLA
-
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- STL
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- La.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ITA
-
- 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.
- ite
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Liz
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ize
-
- lez
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
- NIA
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lt.
-
- Les
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TIA
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- LON
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- tlo
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NES
-
- ISA
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ise
-
- TAL
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TNT
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- LSI
-
- tlr
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- LST
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LTA
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ltr
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ZI
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- 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.
- L2
-
- S.
-
- SL
-
- AO
-
- SA
-
- TL
-
- Zn
-
- L1
-
- TN
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Zl
-
- L.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RO
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NI
-
- NZ
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- OA
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- O.
-
- N.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NL
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- LZ
-
- SN
-
- ZA
-
noun,
pizza.
- le
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RN
-
- RI
-
- i.
-
- R.
-
- z.
-
- ol
-
- TT
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- LR
-
- Zr
-