Anagrams of verbalities
Word verbalities has
1109 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of verbalities.
- Israelite
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noun,
a descendant of Jacob, especially a member of the Hebrew people who inhabited the ancient kingdom of Israel.
- versatile
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adjective,
capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.:
- varieties
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noun,
the state of being varied or diversified:
- liberties
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noun,
freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.
- liberates
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verb (used with object),
to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- biseriate
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adjective,
arranged in two rows; arranged in two cycles or whorls.
- levirates
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noun,
the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
- visitable
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adjective,
capable of, suitable for, or worthy of being visited:
- realities
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noun,
the state or quality of being real.
- vibratile
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adjective,
capable of vibrating or of being vibrated.
- relatives
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noun,
a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- veritable
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adjective,
being truly or very much so:
- brevities
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noun,
shortness of time or duration; briefness:
- verbalist
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noun,
a person skilled in the use of words.
- librates
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verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- vibrates
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verb (used with object),
to cause to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, swing, or oscillate.
- ateliers
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- liveries
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noun,
a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- evitable
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adjective,
capable of being avoided; avoidable.
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- sibilate
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verb (used with object),
to utter or pronounce with a hissing sound.
- elatives
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noun,
an elative case.
- trilbies
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noun,
a hat of soft felt with an indented crown.
- verities
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noun,
the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality:
- liberate
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verb (used with object),
to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- levities
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noun,
lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness.
- Tiberias
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noun,
Lake. Galilee, Sea of.
- siberite
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noun,
a violet or violet-red tourmaline, used as a gem.
- levirate
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noun,
the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
- Libertas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of liberty.
- realties
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- tileries
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noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- biserial
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adjective,
of or relating to the correlation between two sets of measurements, one set of which is limited to one of two values.
- vitiable
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adjective,
capable of being vitiated.
- abristle
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adverb, adjective,
in a bristling state:
- relative
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noun,
a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- retables
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noun,
a decorative structure raised above an altar at the back, often forming a frame for a picture, bas-relief, or the like, and sometimes including a shelf or shelves, as for ornaments.
- veritas
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noun,
truth.
- Siberia
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noun,
Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- triable
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- Salieri
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noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- beastie
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noun,
Chiefly Literary. a small animal, especially one toward which affection is felt.
- brevets
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noun,
a commission promoting a military officer to a higher rank without increase of pay and with limited exercise of the higher rank, often granted as an honor immediately before retirement.
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- verites
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noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- bestial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the form of a beast:
- leister
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- stabile
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noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- Sievert
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noun,
the standard unit in the International System of Units (SI) of dose equivalent having the same biological effect as one joule of x-rays per kilogram of recipient mass (or one gray):
Abbreviation: Sv.
- beaters
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noun,
a person or thing that beats.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- verbals
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noun,
Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
- 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.
- Servite
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noun,
a member of an order of mendicant friars, founded in Florence in 1233, engaged in fostering devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- Astilbe
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noun,
any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- relates
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- trivial
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adjective,
of very little importance or value; insignificant:
- servile
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adjective,
slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning:
- labrets
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noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- veriest
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adverb,
in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly:
- Laertes
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noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- several
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noun,
several persons or things; a few; some.
- barites
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- bristle
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noun,
one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
- leviers
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noun,
a person who levies.
- stabler
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noun,
a person who runs a horse stable.
- Beatles
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noun,
the (used with a plural verb) British rock-'n'-roll group (1962–70) including George Harrison, (born 1943), John (Winston) Lennon [len-uh n] /ˈlɛn ən/ (Show IPA) (1940–80), Paul (James) McCartney [muh-kahrt-nee] /məˈkɑrt ni/ (Show IPA) (born 1942), and Ringo [ring-goh] /ˈrɪŋ goʊ/ (Show IPA), Starr, (Richard Starkey) (born 1940).
- stibial
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adjective,
of or resembling antimony.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- risible
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adjective,
causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.
- terbias
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- riblets
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noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- varlets
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noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- blister
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noun,
a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- travels
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- vibrate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, swing, or oscillate.
- librate
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verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- berates
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verb (used with object),
to scold; rebuke:
- sterile
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adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- revisal
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noun,
the act of revising; revision.
- reviles
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- reveals
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- Elberta
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noun,
a freestone peach having reddish-yellow skin.
- elaters
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- estival
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adjective,
pertaining or appropriate to summer.
- retable
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noun,
a decorative structure raised above an altar at the back, often forming a frame for a picture, bas-relief, or the like, and sometimes including a shelf or shelves, as for ornaments.
- elative
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noun,
an elative case.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- leviter
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) lightly.
- visible
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adjective,
that can be seen; perceptible to the eye:
- 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.
- 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.
- bailees
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noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- trebles
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noun,
Music.
the treble or soprano part.
a treble voice, singer, or instrument.
- Liberia
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noun,
a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.
- albites
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- Israeli
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- restive
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adjective,
impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.
- Alberti
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noun,
Leon Battista [le-awn baht-tee-stah] /lɛˈɔn bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1404–72, Italian architect, artist, musician, and poet.
- elites
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noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- elvers
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noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- Elvira
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- Elbert
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch range: second highest peak of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. 14,431 feet (4399 meters).
- stiver
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noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- elates
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adjective,
elated.
- Stevia
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noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- strive
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verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- Teresa
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noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- bevies
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noun,
a group of birds, as larks or quail, or animals, as roebuck, in close association.
- tilers
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- birles
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verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- bister
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noun,
bistre.
- bistre
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noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- biters
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noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- bitser
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noun,
a mongrel dog.
- tibias
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noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- Blairs
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noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Blaise
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noun,
a male given name.
- blares
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- blears
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noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- bleats
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noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- blites
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noun,
sea blite.
- terbia
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- svelte
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adjective,
slender, especially gracefully slender in figure; lithe.
- teasel
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- tabers
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noun,
tabor.
- Easter
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- tables
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noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- Tarbes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- teaser
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- brails
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noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- brevi-
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- brevet
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noun,
a commission promoting a military officer to a higher rank without increase of pay and with limited exercise of the higher rank, often granted as an honor immediately before retirement.
- breast
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Brasil
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noun,
Brazil.
- braise
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- starve
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verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- ervils
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noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- revile
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- rivals
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noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- levier
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noun,
a person who levies.
- levies
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noun,
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- Levite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Levi.
- Libera
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noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- libers
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noun,
phloem.
- libras
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noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- riblet
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noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- liters
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- livers
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noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- livres
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noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- revise
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noun,
an act of revising.
- revets
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verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- rivets
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noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- relive
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verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- rebate
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noun,
a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- resale
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- ravels
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noun,
a tangle or complication.
- revest
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verb (used with object),
to vest (a person) again, as with ownership or office; reinvest; reinstate.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- rabies
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noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- reveal
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- revels
-
noun,
Hiram Rhoades [rohdz] /roʊdz/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, U.S. clergyman, educator, and politician: first black senator 1870–71.
- Lester
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noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- stable
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noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- serval
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noun,
a long-limbed, nocturnal African cat, Felis serval, about the size of a bobcat, having a tawny coat spotted with black: now rare in many former habitats.
- sliver
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noun,
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- sleave
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noun,
anything matted or raveled.
- slaver
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noun,
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
- Evarts
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noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- everts
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noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- evites
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verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- Iberia
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noun,
Also called Iberian Peninsula. a peninsula in SW Europe, comprising Spain and Portugal.
- Silvia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “forest.”.
- Silver
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- sevier
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noun,
John, 1745–1815, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier and politician: first governor of Tennessee.
- Isabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- Servia
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noun,
former name of Serbia.
- 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.
- Leavis
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noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- leaves
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noun,
plural of leaf.
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- lavers
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noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- salver
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noun,
a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- larees
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noun,
lari.
- sealer
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- betise
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noun,
lack of understanding, perception, or the like; stupidity.
- labret
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noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- Searle
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noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- seater
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- Seaver
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noun,
(George) Thomas ("Tom"; "Tom Terrific") born 1944, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- Serbia
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noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- bevels
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noun,
the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- betels
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noun,
an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients.
- barit.
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- belive
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adverb,
before long; soon.
- Travis
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noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- aretes
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- viable
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adjective,
capable of living.
- Beaver
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noun,
a large, amphibious rodent of the genus Castor, having sharp incisors, webbed hind feet, and a flattened tail, noted for its ability to dam streams with trees, branches, etc.
- beater
-
noun,
a person or thing that beats.
- velars
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noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- velate
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adjective,
Biology. having a velum.
- verbal
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noun,
Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
- artels
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- albeit
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conjunction,
although; even if:
- Albers
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noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- Albert
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noun,
Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- vestal
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noun,
vestal virgin.
- Averil
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noun,
a male given name.
- albite
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- barite
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- trivia
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noun,
(in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
- Aletes
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noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- verset
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noun,
Prosody. a brief verse, especially from Scripture.
- tribal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Varese
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Milan.
- versal
-
adjective,
universal or whole.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- baster
-
noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- verite
-
noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- travel
-
noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- treble
-
noun,
Music.
the treble or soprano part.
a treble voice, singer, or instrument.
- averse
-
adjective,
having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed:
- virile
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a man; masculine; manly:
- abeles
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- bestir
-
verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- Bertie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- varlet
-
noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- averts
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- bailee
-
noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- Bailie
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a municipal officer or magistrate, corresponding to an English alderman.
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- vitals
-
plural noun,
those bodily organs that are essential to life, as the brain, heart, liver, lungs, and stomach.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- valise
-
noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- berate
-
verb (used with object),
to scold; rebuke:
- 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.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- evite
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- vari-
-
- Evers
-
noun,
(James) Charles, born 1922, U.S. civil-rights leader.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Evert
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- IATSE
-
- 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.
- Ital.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- sever
-
verb (used with object),
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- seti-
-
- veals
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- betel
-
noun,
an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients.
- ative
-
- serve
-
noun,
the act, manner, or right of serving, as in tennis.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- veers
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- astr.
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- veils
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- avers
-
- sebi-
-
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Iblis
-
noun,
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
- ivies
-
noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- leave
-
noun,
permission to do something:
- Lever
-
noun,
Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
Compare machine (def 4b).
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- revel
-
noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- abstr
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- aeri-
-
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- revet
-
verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- vibes
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- 30-30
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- abele
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- visit
-
noun,
the act of or an instance of visiting:
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- lebes
-
noun,
a wine bowl having an oval body without handles and a rounded base.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- verse
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a stanza.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- alti-
-
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- alibi
-
noun,
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- 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.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- veter
-
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- verts
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- libri
-
noun,
plural of liber2 .
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Libia
-
noun,
Libya.
- Vesta
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- evase
-
adjective,
widened at the top, as a vase or chimney flue.
- sieve
-
noun,
an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- tele-
-
- BSRet
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- BSElE
-
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Brit.
-
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- 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.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- breve
-
noun,
a mark (˘) over a vowel to show that it is short, or to indicate a specific pronunciation, as ŭ in (kŭt) cut.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- tera-
-
- tears
-
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- brave
-
noun,
a brave person.
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- Ebert
-
noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1871–1925, first president of Germany 1919–25.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- 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.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Beret
-
noun,
a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- 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.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- beset
-
verb (used with object),
to attack on all sides; assail; harass:
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tibia
-
noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- 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.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bevel
-
noun,
the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- blest
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- Brale
-
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- treas
-
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- belts
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Bart.
-
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- ster.
-
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- elver
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- elves
-
noun,
plural of elf.
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Srta.
-
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- valet
-
noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- estab
-
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- Steve
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Steven or Stephen.
- Balt.
-
- 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.
- VLSI
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- 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.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- vas-
-
- 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.
- Rev.
-
- SBLI
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- verb
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sat.
-
- vil.
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- tab.
-
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- vibe
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- val.
-
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- VLBI
-
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- 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.
- SATB
-
- Sra.
-
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- str.
-
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- 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.
- trav
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- 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.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- rit.
-
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- 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:
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- riv.
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- 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.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- vers
-
- Sab.
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- var.
-
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- TRIB
-
- 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.
- tri-
-
- Vat.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Seve
-
noun,
the characteristic flavor and body of a wine.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- vet.
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- vel.
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- ter.
-
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- serv
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- vees
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 1080
-
- rel.
-
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- ible
-
- bal.
-
- ibis
-
noun,
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.
Compare sacred ibis.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- bar.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- est.
-
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ile-
-
- beet
-
noun,
any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the amaranth family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root.
Compare sugar beet.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- ates
-
- itis
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- 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.
- BSEE
-
- Ave.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Lab.
-
- BLit
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- biri
-
noun,
bidi.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- btl.
-
- brev
-
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- BSRT
-
- BSIT
-
- BSIR
-
- BSIE
-
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- bet.
-
- elev
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- ELAS
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- BSAE
-
- art.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LitB
-
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- aet.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Lib.
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- aer-
-
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Lev.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Alb.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- RIBA
-
- abl.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- ABLS
-
- abr.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abs-
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- ARIS
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lea.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Alis
-
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ATB
-
- at.
-
- 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.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- BIE
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- BLA
-
- ast
-
- ASV
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- av.
-
- VLA
-
- asb
-
- ase
-
- Vte
-
- BSA
-
- BSL
-
- BRT
-
- Vt.
-
- Ver
-
- ab-
-
- al.
-
- Ar.
-
- ASI
-
- BRE
-
- ARS
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- BLS
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- ASR
-
- TIA
-
- ble
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- abt
-
- bi-
-
- TSE
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Bav
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- 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.
- TSI
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- TVA
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Va.
-
- vs.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- BeV
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- tlr
-
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATV
-
- abv
-
- Br.
-
- ae.
-
- vb.
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Avi
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- be-
-
- bl.
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- a-v
-
- SVR
-
- BSE
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ITV
-
- se-
-
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- SAR
-
- 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).
- ite
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- IRL
-
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
-
- Ir.
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- IRS
-
- ITA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ISV
-
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- ib.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- lv.
-
- Re.
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- 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.
- RBI
-
- REA
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- LSI
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- RSV
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- SAE
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- STI
-
- ese
-
- bvt
-
- ea.
-
- ESA
-
- ERV
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- STB
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- STL
-
- ESL
-
- EIS
-
- IAS
-
- STV
-
- eir
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EBS
-
- TAL
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- Sta
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
- BTE
-
- Bt.
-
- SLA
-
- BST
-
- BVE
-
- Ia.
-
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- ial
-
- Tbi
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ETV
-
- SLE
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- TBA
-
- BVA
-
- SLR
-
- Sr.
-
- SRB
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ESR
-
- St.
-
- 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.
- EV
-
- LR
-
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- VL
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RI
-
- le
-
- Eb
-
- L.
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- VR
-
- VI
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- V.
-
- i.
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TL
-
- SV
-
- t.
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- RV
-
- TB
-
- T1
-
- BV
-
noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.