Anagrams of tinctorial
Word tinctorial has
528 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of tinctorial.
- nitrolic
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adjective,
of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
- contrail
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noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- cilantro
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- Citation
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noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- Clairton
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noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- ironical
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery:
- crotalin
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noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- Titanic
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noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Tartini
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- 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.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- cranio-
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- contra-
-
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- Carlton
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noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- craniol
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- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- Tarlton
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noun,
Richard, died 1588, English actor.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- actino-
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- 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.
- Nicolai
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noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Nilotic
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noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- attorn
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- narco-
-
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Titian
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noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- lacto-
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- clino-
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- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- tinct.
-
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- citrin
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Cantor
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noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- contr.
-
- Ticino
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noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Catton
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noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- lorica
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noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- nitro-
-
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- nocti-
-
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- iatro-
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- intro.
-
- intra-
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- Triton
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- octant
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- oilcan
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- actin-
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- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- tricot
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- lictor
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- Ilorin
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noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- Alcott
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noun,
(Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
- Alnico
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noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- ironic
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adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- ratton
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noun,
a rat.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ottar
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noun,
attar (def 1).
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- incr.
-
- Nitti
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noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- cotta
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noun,
a surplice.
- coati
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- tacit
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adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- ition
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- init.
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- Coral
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noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- lact-
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- nitr-
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- natl.
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- octan
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noun,
an octan fever.
- intr.
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- ricin
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- noct-
-
- Croat
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- octal
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noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octa-
-
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- colat
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- ician
-
- orant
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noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Irina
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noun,
a female given name.
- orial
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- Iliac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Ital.
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- cont.
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- ilio-
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- Corti
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noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- crit.
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- racon
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noun,
radar beacon.
- incor
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- Iran.
-
- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- ratio
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Inari
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- incl.
-
- coria
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noun,
plural of corium.
- Colin
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Ilion
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noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Ionic
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Taino
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- toric
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- alti-
-
- alto-
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- Alton
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noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- total
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noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- licit
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adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- torii
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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.
- anti-
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- Aloin
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- LORAN
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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.
- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Clint
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- tonia
-
- Lorca
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noun,
García Lorca.
- toti-
-
- Tract
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noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- 30-30
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- Trona
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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.
- linac
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- acorn
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noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acro-
-
- acron
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noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Alcor
-
- trial
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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.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- aioli
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noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trail
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Alcon
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noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- tonal
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adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tolan
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noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- lotic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Ionia
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noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- tanto
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adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- claro
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noun,
such a cigar.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Cant.
-
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- 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.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- atto-
-
- Lorna
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noun,
a female given name.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Attic
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noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- ation
-
- atilt
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adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- Tirol
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noun,
Tyrol.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- 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.
- loan
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noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loin
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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.
- noil
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- NTIA
-
- narc
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noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nota
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noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- NIRA
-
- not-
-
- Lorn
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noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Nair
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noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nail
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noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- noir
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adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- Lota
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noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
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noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- 1080
-
- RONA
-
- Oct.
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- talc
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noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Tarn
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noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- tart
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noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- TINA
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noun,
a female given name.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tion
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tit.
-
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tail
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noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- 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.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- 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.
- tri-
-
- Trio
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noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trit
-
- tRNA
-
- tron
-
- Trot
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noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ont.
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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).
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RIIA
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- 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.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- lit.
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- ctr.
-
- intl
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cat.
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- INRI
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- inro
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noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- int.
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- CART
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noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
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noun,
cairn.
- into
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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.
- cion
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noun,
scion (def 2).
- Carl
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noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Iona
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noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Can.
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- Cal.
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- Cain
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noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cor.
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- attn
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- ator
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- IOTA
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noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Aton
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noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ciao
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interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ilia
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noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- iron
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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.
- coir
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cori
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noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
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noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cort
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- crat
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- Con.
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- COLT
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noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Lion
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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.
- Coln
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noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- COLA
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noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
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- coin
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noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cir.
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- coil
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noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coat
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noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
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noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- clot
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noun,
a mass or lump.
- ical
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- clit
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noun,
clitoris.
- Clio
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- ICAO
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- clar
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- clan
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noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cit.
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- Atli
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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.
- Cora
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noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- atic
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- laic
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noun,
one of the laity.
- Lari
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lat.
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- lair
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noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lani
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- Anil
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
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- ant.
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- airt
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noun,
a direction.
- acr-
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- alt.
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- ARCO
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adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Liao
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noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- aril
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noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arno
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noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- LARC
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noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Aron
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noun,
a male given name.
- Laon
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Alco
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- lint
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noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- att.
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- ALIT
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- itol
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- art.
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- lino
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noun,
linoleum.
- Lina
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noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
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- lain
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Clo
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- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
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verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- CLI
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- TAL
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- ACT
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noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CLR
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- CNO
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- rt.
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- AIC
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- Ar.
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- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- an.
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- ROI
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- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- al.
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- ROA
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- RNA
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- Tro
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- ac-
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- AIR
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tr.
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- ait
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tin
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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.
- tlr
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- ATC
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- tlo
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- TLC
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- at.
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- ton
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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.
- ca.
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- CIO
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noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
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- cr.
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- ct.
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- CAI
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- Tor
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noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- ARC
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ALC
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- aor
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- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TIC
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noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
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- tot
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noun,
a small child.
- TCA
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- TAT
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verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ANC
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- CIA
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- TNT
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- tra
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- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
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noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- cl.
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- Lir
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noun,
Ler.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- NRA
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- ITC
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- ITA
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- IRO
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- IRL
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- IRC
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- Ir.
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- IOT
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- nr.
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- NRC
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- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ior
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- Oc.
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- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
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- ion
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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 = .
- IOC
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- oic
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- NOC
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- La.
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- OIr
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- LAO
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noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LOC
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- LON
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- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LCT
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- LCI
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- LCA
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- Lot
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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.
- LAR
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LTA
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- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ltr
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- NCO
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- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAC
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noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- NIA
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- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Lt.
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- oil
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noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OTC
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- OIt
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- RCA
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- CRT
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- rat
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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.
- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RCT
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- RCN
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- OTA
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ial
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- Ia.
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- io-
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- il-
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- CTA
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- ot-
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- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ola
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- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONI
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- ONR
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- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- in.
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- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ILO
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- ln
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- NC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- AO
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- N.
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ic
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- LR
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- i.
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- NI
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- LC
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- t.
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- TN
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- ol
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- TC
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- OA
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- RO
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- O.
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- TL
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RC
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- T1
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- RI
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- RN
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
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- L.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
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- L2
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TT
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