Anagrams of verticals
Word verticals has
882 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of verticals.
- claviers
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- vertical
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noun,
something vertical, as a line or plane.
- visceral
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adjective,
of or relating to the viscera.
- Scarlet
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- estival
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adjective,
pertaining or appropriate to summer.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- citrals
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- valeric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- veritas
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noun,
truth.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- revisal
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noun,
the act of revising; revision.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- relicts
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- carvels
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noun,
caravel.
- cartels
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- Calvert
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noun,
Charles (3rd Baron Baltimore) 1637–1715, English colonial administrator in America: governor (1661–75) and proprietor (1675–89) of Maryland (grandson of George Calvert).
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- vesical
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adjective,
of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- travels
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- viscera
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plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- 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.
- clarets
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- clavers
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- varlets
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noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- actives
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- clivers
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noun,
cleavers.
- clavier
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- varices
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noun,
plural of varix.
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- 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.
- recti-
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- varies
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verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- carvel
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noun,
caravel.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- evicts
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verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- varlet
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noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Stevia
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noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- strive
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verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- calves
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noun,
plural of calf1 .
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- scaler
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- 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.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- vesica
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noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- velars
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noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- vestal
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noun,
vestal virgin.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- averts
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verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- Averil
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noun,
a male given name.
- Travis
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noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- 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.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- valise
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noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- civets
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noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- claver
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- 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.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Elvira
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- stiver
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noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- cerat-
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- Evarts
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noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- cavies
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noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- cavers
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noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- cavils
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noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- Cavite
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noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- versal
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adjective,
universal or whole.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- salver
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noun,
a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- ervils
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noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- scler-
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- clevis
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noun,
a U -shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- 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.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- 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.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- active
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- 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.
- Leavis
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noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- tilers
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- 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.
- ravels
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noun,
a tangle or complication.
- Servia
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noun,
former name of Serbia.
- alters
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- ticals
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- 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.
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- starve
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verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- slaver
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noun,
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- vicars
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noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- 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.
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- slicer
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- 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.
- travel
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- vitals
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plural noun,
those bodily organs that are essential to life, as the brain, heart, liver, lungs, and stomach.
- trails
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Slavic
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noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), and South Slavic (Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene).
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- rivet
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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.
- licet
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- rivel
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noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- tears
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- Elvis
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noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- Tesla
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- taels
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noun,
liang.
- veals
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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.
- Laver
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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.
- liers
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- valet
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noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- rials
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noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- teals
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noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- vari-
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- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- liter
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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.
- riles
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telic
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adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- liver
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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.
- eclat
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- litre
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noun,
liter.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- later
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lect.
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- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- vatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- least
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- litas
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lives
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noun,
plural of life.
- lears
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- 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.
- valse
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noun,
waltz.
- riels
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- tera-
-
- rival
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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.
- reals
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noun,
real number.
- Tavel
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noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- tirls
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noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- Ital.
-
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- istle
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- 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.
- IATSE
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- talcs
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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.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Srta.
-
- veils
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noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- 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.
- Icel.
-
- Recit
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- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- treas
-
- trave
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noun,
a crossbeam.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Evita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- 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.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Reval
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noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Lares
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- vairs
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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).
- ervil
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noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- tical
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- lact-
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- evils
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noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rales
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noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- evict
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- tiles
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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
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- ster.
-
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- avers
-
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scat-
-
- 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.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- 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.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- ative
-
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- 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.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- seti-
-
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Seric
-
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- 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.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- sect.
-
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- vice-
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
-
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- alti-
-
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- civet
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- 30-30
-
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- clase
-
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- clave
-
noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- acet-
-
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- 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.
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Visct
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- aeri-
-
- sarc-
-
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- crit.
-
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- 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.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cert.
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- lit.
-
- 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.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Ste.
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Sra.
-
- 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:
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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)
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- SLIC
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
-
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- 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.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- str.
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- riv.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sec.
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- serv
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- 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.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- 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.
- rel.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- scr.
-
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 1080
-
- ical
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- Cav.
-
- CATV
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cet-
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- vet.
-
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Ave.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- crat
-
- vas-
-
- 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.
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- Vat.
-
- 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.
- ctr.
-
- 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.
- vel.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- Cres
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- vers
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- clar
-
- civ.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- 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.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Visc
-
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- 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.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- VLSI
-
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- 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.
- vil.
-
- atic
-
- ates
-
- Vic.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Vict
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- art.
-
- Alis
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- ARIS
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- cts.
-
- 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.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- lea.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- trav
-
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ile-
-
- tri-
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ter.
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Lat.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- val.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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).
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ELAS
-
- ect-
-
- var.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- Lev.
-
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- etc.
-
- tel-
-
- est.
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- VTC
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- Sta
-
- Vt.
-
- Vte
-
- 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.
- VLA
-
- TCS
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TCA
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- Va.
-
- VCR
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- SVR
-
- SVC
-
- STV
-
- Ver
-
- STL
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- vs.
-
- TVA
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- STI
-
- 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.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- TAL
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- tlr
-
- TLC
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TIA
-
- St.
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ea.
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- CVT
-
- CVA
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERT
-
- CLI
-
- ial
-
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- ILS
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- Sr.
-
- IAS
-
- Ia.
-
- ERV
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ETV
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- CLR
-
- cle
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIC
-
- AEC
-
- ARS
-
- ae.
-
- ACV
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- CIE
-
- ca.
-
- CIA
-
- CEA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- Avi
-
- ase
-
- AVC
-
- a-v
-
- ATV
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ASV
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASI
-
- IRS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ISA
-
- 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.
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCA
-
- 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.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RSA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- lv.
-
- ltr
-
- ise
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SLR
-
- SLE
-
- SLA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- RSV
-
- se-
-
- sc.
-
- SAR
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- LSC
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ITA
-
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- ITV
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ite
-
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- ITC
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ISV
-
- LCT
-
- Isl
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ISR
-
- Les
-
- ist
-
- SL
-
- TL
-
- ic
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- RV
-
- i.
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- A.
-
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.
- L.
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- VL
-
- SV
-
- 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.
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- VC
-
- LC
-
- RI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LR
-
- CV
-
- le
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TC
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- CE
-
- L2
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- L1
-
- VR
-
- VI
-
- EV
-
- V.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .