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albacores
noun, a long-finned tuna, Thunnus alalunga, of warm or temperate seas, the flesh of which is valued for canning.
vesicular
adjective, of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
braciolas
noun, a flat piece of veal or beef rolled around a filling and baked in stock and wine.
Calvaries
noun, Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified. Luke 23:33.
cavalries
noun, Military. the part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback. mounted soldiers collectively. the motorized, armored units of a military force organized for maximum mobility.
cavaliers
noun, a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
subaerial
adjective, located or occurring on the surface of the earth.
sail-over
noun, a repetition of an indecisive or interrupted run of a racing yacht.
cabrioles
noun, Furniture. a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century.
veracious
adjective, habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest:
cabriole
noun, Furniture. a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century.
subcover
noun, a set of subsets of a cover of a given set that also is a cover of the set.
albacore
noun, a long-finned tuna, Thunnus alalunga, of warm or temperate seas, the flesh of which is valued for canning.
Escurial
noun, Escorial.
aerobics
noun, Also called aerobic exercises. (used with a plural verb) any of various sustained exercises, as jogging, rowing, swimming, or cycling, that stimulate and strengthen the heart and lungs, thereby improving the body's utilization of oxygen.
Escorial
noun, a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
Rabelais
noun, François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), c1490–1553, French satirist and humorist.
bricoles
noun, Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
bavarois
noun, Bavarian cream.
acerolas
noun, the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
labrusca
adjective, of or derived from the North American fox grape, Vitis labrusca.
Beauvais
noun, a city in and the capital of Oise, in NW France: 13th-century cathedral.
subviral
adjective, of or relating to any macromolecule smaller in size or possessing a lesser degree of organization than a comparable intact viral particle.
vascular
adjective, pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
rubeolas
noun, measles.
carousal
noun, a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry.
auricles
noun, Anatomy. the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna. Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart. (loosely) the atrium.
vacuoles
noun, a membrane-bound cavity within a cell, often containing a watery liquid or secretion.
avarices
noun, insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
Cavalier
noun, a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
claviers
noun, the keyboard of a musical instrument.
carousel
noun, merry-go-round (def 1).
carioles
noun, a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
subvocal
adjective, mentally formulated as words, especially without vocalization.
variable
noun, something that may or does vary or change; a variable feature or factor.
varicose
adjective, abnormally or unusually enlarged or swollen:
variolas
noun, smallpox.
caravels
noun, a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
varioles
noun, a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
araceous
adjective, belonging to the plant family Araceae.
corbeils
noun, a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
abrasive
noun, any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper.
calibers
noun, the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
berascal
verb (used with object), to call (someone) a rascal.
bolivars
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: B.
aboulias
noun, abulia.
visceral
adjective, of or relating to the viscera.
sociable
noun, Chiefly Northern and Midland U.S. an informal social gathering, especially of members of a church.
vocables
noun, a word; term; name.
vocalise
noun, a musical composition consisting of the singing of melody with vowel sounds or nonsense syllables rather than text, as for special effect in classical compositions, in polyphonic jazz singing by special groups, or in virtuoso vocal exercises.
bivouacs
noun, a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
braciola
noun, a flat piece of veal or beef rolled around a filling and baked in stock and wine.
lavaboes
noun, Ecclesiastical. the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory in the Mass, accompanied in the Roman rite by the recitation of Psalm 26:6–12. the passage recited. the small towel or the basin used.
Corbeil
noun, a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
colures
noun, either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
caravel
noun, a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
arables
noun, land that can be or is cultivated.
surveil
verb (used with object), to place under surveillance.
variole
noun, a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
various
pronoun, Informal. several, many, or numerous ones:
vocable
noun, a word; term; name.
variola
noun, smallpox.
coevals
noun, a contemporary:
louvers
noun, any of a series of narrow openings framed at their longer edges with slanting, overlapping fins or slats, adjustable for admitting light and air while shutting out rain.
Belasco
noun, David, 1854–1931, U.S. playwright, actor, and producer.
corbels
noun, any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
borasca
noun, (especially in the Mediterranean) a squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning.
Alcaeus
noun, flourished c600 b.c, Greek poet of Mytilene.
curable
adjective, capable of being cured.
Rosalie
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
culvers
noun, a dove or pigeon.
suberic
adjective, of or relating to cork.
roubles
noun, ruble.
rubeola
noun, measles.
Bolivar
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: B.
soilure
noun, a stain.
Craiova
noun, a city in SW Romania.
louvres
noun, a national museum in Paris, France, since 1793: formerly a royal palace.
caliber
noun, the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
bailors
noun, a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
Calorie
noun, Thermodynamics. Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal. (usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
calvous
adjective, lacking all or most of the hair on the head; bald.
uracils
noun, Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
Caribou
noun, any of several large, North American deer of the genus Rangifer, related to the reindeer of the Old World.
varico-
clavers
noun, idle talk; gossip.
auricle
noun, Anatomy. the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna. Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart. (loosely) the atrium.
Celosia
noun, any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes. Compare cockscomb (def 3).
Saucier
noun, a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
vacuole
noun, a membrane-bound cavity within a cell, often containing a watery liquid or secretion.
Ausable
noun, a river in NE New York, flowing NE through a gorge (Ausable Chasm) into Lake Champlain. 20 miles (32 km) long.
caviars
noun, the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
asocial
adjective, not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
avarice
noun, insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
bivouac
noun, a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
valeric
adjective, pertaining to or derived from valerian.
claires
noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
ascribe
verb (used with object), to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
claries
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.
scalare
noun, any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
clavier
noun, the keyboard of a musical instrument.
varices
noun, plural of varix.
valuers
noun, British. an appraiser.
carvels
noun, caravel.
clivers
noun, cleavers.
carouse
noun, carousal.
boilers
noun, a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc. Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
Carolus
noun, any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.
closure
noun, the act of closing; the state of being closed.
clovers
noun, any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
carious
adjective, having caries, as teeth; decayed.
cariole
noun, a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
areolas
noun, a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
coalers
noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
Arecibo
noun, a seaport in N Puerto Rico.
caribes
noun, piranha.
velaria
noun, an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
caesura
noun, Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
curiosa
plural noun, books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
solaria
noun, a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
bravoes
noun, a shout of “bravo!”.
ovaries
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
vesical
adjective, of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
boucles
noun, yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
recusal
noun, the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
re-coil
verb (used with or without object), to coil again.
aerobic
adjective, (of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
aerobia
noun, aerobe.
bascule
noun, a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.
escolar
noun, a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
acerola
noun, the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
S-curve
noun, a curve shaped like an S .
acerous
adjective, acerose1 .
Brescia
noun, a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
Eurasia
noun, Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.
cursive
noun, a cursive letter or character.
obelias
noun, a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
basilar
adjective, pertaining to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull.
Breslau
noun, German name of Wrocław.
Isabela
noun, a city in NW Puerto Rico.
oscular
adjective, pertaining to an osculum.
bricole
noun, Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
secular
noun, a layperson.
burials
noun, the act or ceremony of burying.
labours
noun, productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
obscure
noun, obscurity.
absolve
verb (used with object), to free from guilt or blame or their consequences:
velours
noun, a velvetlike fabric of rayon, wool, or any of several other natural or synthetic fibers, used for outerwear and upholstery.
eclairs
noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
oculars
noun, Optics. eyepiece.
aboulia
noun, abulia.
abulias
noun, a symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition.
viscera
plural noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
sclero-
abusive
adjective, using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language:
Aurelia
noun, moon jellyfish.
revisal
noun, the act of revising; revision.
verbals
noun, Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
subarea
noun, a subsidiary area, field, study, or the like.
brevi-
blares
noun, a loud, raucous noise:
Brasil
noun, Brazil.
cavils
noun, a trivial and annoying objection.
braise
verb (used with object), to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
Caruso
noun, Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
carvel
noun, caravel.
braces
noun, something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
boiler
noun, a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc. Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
scalar
noun, Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude. Compare vector (def 1a).
sliver
noun, a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
cavies
noun, any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
blears
noun, a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
silure
plural noun, a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
blouse
noun, a usually lightweight, loose-fitting garment for women and children, covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, with or without a collar and sleeves, worn inside or outside a skirt, slacks, etc.
casual
noun, a worker employed only irregularly.
caviar
noun, the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
cavers
noun, a person who studies or explores caves.
Silver
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.
Savoie
noun, a department in E France. 2389 sq. mi. (6185 sq. km). Capital: Chambéry.
bravos
noun, a shout of “bravo!”.
causal
adjective, of, constituting, or implying a cause.
Brasov
noun, a city in central Romania.
bravas
noun, a shout of “brava!”.
sluice
noun, an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
Carole
noun, a female given name.
broils
noun, the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
Carola
noun, a female given name, form of Carol.
borals
noun, a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
Slavic
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).
Scribe
noun, a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
scoria
noun, Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
calesa
noun, (in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
Calais
noun, the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
boucle
noun, yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
Braila
noun, a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 203,983.
Caesar
noun, Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
slaver
noun, a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
calvus
adjective, (of a cumulonimbus cloud) having its upper portion changing from a rounded, cumuliform shape to a diffuse, whitish, cirriform mass with vertical striations.
sclera
noun, a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
Boreal
adjective, of or relating to the north wind.
Cabral
noun, Pedro Álvares [pe-droo awl-vuh-ruh sh] /ˈpɛ drʊ ˈɔl və rəʃ/ (Show IPA), c1460–c1520, Portuguese navigator.
cables
noun, a heavy, strong rope.
scler-
cabals
noun, a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
Boreas
noun, the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
cabers
noun, a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
calves
noun, plural of calf1 .
buries
noun, Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
Bourse
noun, a stock exchange, especially the stock exchange of certain European cities.
bruise
noun, an injury due to bruising; contusion.
carobs
noun, a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
Carlos
noun, Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
servo-
slicer
noun, a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
Servia
noun, former name of Serbia.
caries
noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
serval
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.
Caribs
noun, a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
brules
noun, (in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
scarab
noun, any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
serial
noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
caribe
noun, piranha.
serbo-
boules
noun, Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
scaler
noun, a person or thing that scales.
carbo-
Serbia
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.
slavo-
burial
noun, the act or ceremony of burying.
Cavour
noun, Camillo Benso di [kah-meel-law ben-saw dee] /kɑˈmil lɔ ˈbɛn sɔ di/ (Show IPA), 1810–61, Italian statesman: leader in the unification of Italy.
cloves
noun, the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
Savior
noun, a person who saves, rescues, or delivers:
Icarus
noun, Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
Olbers
noun, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
labour
noun, productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
Labors
noun, productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
labio-
Oliver
noun, one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne. Compare Roland.
oracle
noun, (especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
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.
isobar
noun, Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
oriels
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
Isabel
noun, a female given name.
ovaria
noun, ovary.
ovisac
noun, a sac or capsule containing an ovum or ova.
ovular
adjective, pertaining to or of the nature of an ovule.
ovules
noun, Botany. a rudimentary seed. the plant part that contains the embryo sac and hence the female germ cell, which after fertilization develops into a seed.
Rabaul
noun, a seaport on NE New Britain island, in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.
laevo-
rabies
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.
racial
adjective, of or relating to the social construct of race:
Rascal
noun, a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
ravels
noun, a tangle or complication.
realia
plural noun, Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
ervils
noun, a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
recoil
noun, an act of recoiling.
ericas
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.
resail
verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
Elvira
noun, a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
resoil
verb (used with object), to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
eluvia
noun, a deposit of soil, dust, etc., formed from the decomposition of rock and found in its place of origin.
elisor
noun, a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
Elbrus
noun, a mountain in the S Russian Federation, in the Caucasus range: the highest peak in Europe, 18,465 feet (5628 meters).
oilers
noun, a person or thing that oils.
ocular
noun, Optics. eyepiece.
eclair
noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
Louvre
noun, a national museum in Paris, France, since 1793: formerly a royal palace.
loaves
noun, plural of loaf1 .
lorica
noun, Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
livres
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.
livers
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.
lories
noun, any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
Li-sao
noun, a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
louies
noun, looie.
Louise
noun, Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
libras
noun, the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
libers
noun, phloem.
Libera
noun, an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
Libava
noun, Russian name of Liepāja.
louvar
noun, a red-finned, deep-sea, tropical fish, Luvarus imperialis, having the vent at the base of the pectoral fin.
louver
noun, any of a series of narrow openings framed at their longer edges with slanting, overlapping fins or slats, adjustable for admitting light and air while shutting out rain.
leuco-
larvae
noun, Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
Obelia
noun, a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
larvas
noun, Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
lascar
noun, an East Indian sailor.
obelus
noun, a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages.
lauras
noun, a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
lauric
adjective, of or derived from lauric acid.
Laurie
noun, a female given name, form of Laura.
Lavabo
noun, Ecclesiastical. the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory in the Mass, accompanied in the Roman rite by the recitation of Psalm 26:6–12. the passage recited. the small towel or the basin used.
Leucas
noun, Levkas.
lavers
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.
lucres
noun, monetary reward or gain; money.
Lucias
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
Leavis
noun, F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
lubric
adjective, lubricous.
lovers
noun, a person who is in love with another.
ribose
noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
rivals
noun, a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
C-bias
noun, grid bias.
clause
noun, Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
sacral
adjective, of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
sacro-
Clovis
noun, a town in central California.
Blairs
noun, Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
Clover
noun, any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
closer
noun, a person or thing that closes.
sailer
noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
Cloris
noun, a male or female given name.
sailor
noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
clevis
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.
clears
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
Saliva
noun, a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
clavus
noun, Psychiatry. an intense headache in which the pain is likened to one that would be produced by a sharp object driven into the skull.
claver
noun, idle talk; gossip.
claros
noun, such a cigar.
coaler
noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
clares
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
Claire
noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
salver
noun, a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
Salvia
noun, any plant of the genus Salvia, comprising the sages, having opposite leaves and whorled flowers.
salvor
noun, a person who salvages or helps to salvage a ship, cargo, etc.
Cibola
noun, the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
sarco-
cesura
noun, caesura.
cerous
adjective, containing trivalent cerium.
cerias
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.
ceorls
noun, churl (def 4).
saucer
noun, a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
ceibas
noun, the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
saurel
noun, any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
coalas
noun, koala.
coarse
adjective, composed of relatively large parts or particles:
robles
noun, a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
craals
noun, kraal.
Cuvier
noun, Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert [zhawrzh ley-aw-pawld krey-tyan frey-dey-reek da-gaw-ber] /ʒɔrʒ leɪ ɔˈpɔld kreɪˈtyɛ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik da gɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1769–1832, French naturalist: pioneer in the fields of paleontology and comparative anatomy.
curves
noun, a continuously bending line, without angles.
curios
noun, any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
rosace
noun, rosette (def 3).
Culver
noun, a dove or pigeon.
Cuiaba
noun, a river in SW Brazil. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
Roseau
noun, a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
rouble
noun, ruble.
Crusoe
noun, Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
cruise
noun, the act of cruising.
Crouse
noun, Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
Creusa
noun, the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
cresol
noun, any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
rubies
noun, a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
covers
noun, something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
cobias
noun, a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
colies
noun, any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
cobles
noun, a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
cobras
noun, any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
sabora
noun, one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
coeval
noun, a contemporary:
sabalo
noun, the tarpon.
Coleus
noun, any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
colure
noun, either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
course
noun, a direction or route taken or to be taken.
corals
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
corbel
noun, any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
Corbie
noun, a raven or crow.
corves
noun, plural of corf.
Corvus
noun, the Crow, a southern constellation between Virgo and Hydra.
coulis
noun, a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
Blaise
noun, a male given name.
Locris
noun, either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
Aeolus
noun, the ruler of the winds.
abulia
noun, a symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition.
Averil
noun, a male given name.
Barsac
noun, a village and winegrowing district in Gironde, in SW France.
alcove
noun, a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room:
suable
adjective, liable to be sued; capable of being sued.
avails
noun, advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
Alesia
noun, an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
acious
Auriol
noun, Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
aceous
Acarus
noun, a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
violas
noun, a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
abseil
noun, verb (used without object), rappel.
Velcro
Baucis
noun, an aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees.
source
noun, any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
Aloeus
noun, a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
soucar
noun, a Hindu banker.
Alsace
noun, a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
Vasari
noun, Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1511–74, Italian painter, architect, and art historian.
aboves
noun, something that was said, mentioned, or written above:
Alvaro
noun, Corrado [kawr-rah-daw] /kɔrˈrɑ dɔ/ (Show IPA), c1890–1956, Italian journalist and novelist.
Alvira
noun, a female given name, form of Elvira.
vireos
noun, any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
aboral
adjective, opposite to or away from the mouth.
velars
noun, Phonetics. a velar sound.
vicars
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.
ablare
adverb, adjective, blaring:
Aeolis
noun, an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
versal
adjective, universal or whole.
uracil
noun, Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
vesica
noun, Anatomy. a bladder.
verbal
noun, Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
Uralic
noun, a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
viable
adjective, capable of living.
bailor
noun, a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
brails
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.
aerial
noun, a radio or television antenna.
Alaric
noun, a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
ariels
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
balaos
noun, a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
Albers
noun, Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
Aeolic
noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
Subroc
noun, a rocket that contains a nuclear depth charge and that can be launched underwater from a submarine torpedo tube.
urials
noun, a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
Aeolia
noun, Aeolis.
barcas
noun, an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
velour
noun, a velvetlike fabric of rayon, wool, or any of several other natural or synthetic fibers, used for outerwear and upholstery.
avulse
verb (used with object), to pull off or tear away forcibly:
avoir.
Aeacus
noun, a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
vibro-
usable
adjective, available or convenient for use:
Solera
noun, (especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
airbus
noun, a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
Arabel
noun, a female given name.
vario-
areola
noun, a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
Valois
noun, a member of a ruling family of France that reigned from 1328 to 1589.
vocals
noun, a vocal sound.
Bicols
noun, Bikol.
arouse
verb (used with object), to stir to action or strong response; excite:
voiles
noun, a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
arecas
noun, any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
arable
noun, land that can be or is cultivated.
valors
noun, boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
birles
verb (used with object), to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
abacus
noun, a device for making arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame set with rods on which balls or beads are moved.
social
noun, a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
values
noun, relative worth, merit, or importance:
voices
noun, the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
varies
verb (used with object), to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
Arbela
noun, an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters of Darius III before his defeat by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela 331 b.c.
visual
noun, Usually, visuals. the picture elements, as distinguished from the sound elements, in films, television, etc. photographs, slides, films, charts, or other visual materials, especially as used for illustration or promotion. Compare audio, video.
valuer
noun, British. an appraiser.
Valais
noun, a canton in SW Switzerland. 2021 sq. mi. (5235 sq. km). Capital: Sion.
Valera
noun, a city in W Venezuela.
Abelia
noun, any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Abelia, of the honeysuckle family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers.
solace
noun, comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
Arabis
noun, any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
valise
noun, a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
Volsci
plural noun, an ancient people of Latium who were conquered by the Romans in the last part of the 4th century b.c.
Arabic
noun, a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
Areca
noun, any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
Elias
noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
Cobra
noun, any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
Robus
noun, Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
arcus
noun, a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
velic
adjective, pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
Arica
noun, a seaport in N Chile.
curve
noun, a continuously bending line, without angles.
albas
noun, a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
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.
coel-
Reval
noun, former German name of Tallinn.
curse
noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
Ariel
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
roils
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
curls
noun, a coil or ringlet of hair.
roble
noun, a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
arias
noun, an air or melody.
robes
noun, a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
areo-
varia
noun, a variant reading.
Ecua.
rices
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
ecol.
coals
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
rials
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
riels
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
Sabra
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
rivel
noun, a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
aisle
noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
riles
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
coala
noun, koala.
cobia
noun, a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
rival
noun, a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
SABRE
noun, a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
Alas.
Elara
noun, Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
coble
noun, a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
Alcor
curio
noun, any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
craal
noun, kraal.
alive
Idioms, alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
Coles
noun, any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
Elisa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Crile
noun, George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
cries
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
rubes
noun, an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
Arbil
noun, Erbil.
vaso-
crave
verb (used with object), to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
ruble
noun, a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
coves
noun, a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
Colas
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
alure
noun, a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
cover
noun, something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
Alvar
noun, a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
Rules
noun, a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
Blaeu
noun, Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
Corse
noun, corpse.
coria
noun, plural of corium.
cores
Corea
noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
varus
noun, abnormal angulation of a bone or joint, with the angle pointing away from the midline.
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.
Alice
noun, a city in S Texas.
Arcas
noun, a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
Sabir
noun, lingua franca (def 2).
Curie
noun, a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
Curia
noun, one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
cures
noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
curbs
noun, Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
velar
noun, Phonetics. a velar sound.
Arab.
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.
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.
alecs
noun, a herring.
coils
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
cruel
adjective, willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
cubes
noun, a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
coirs
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
cubas
noun, a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
roues
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
rouse
noun, a rousing.
Saber
noun, a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
roves
noun, an act or instance of roving.
Aleus
noun, a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
cruse
noun, an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
alias
noun, a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
Crius
noun, a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
Blair
noun, Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
Elura
noun, Ellora.
ables
noun, (usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
Leros
noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
lubes
noun, lubricant.
lubra
noun, an Aborigine girl or woman.
visor
noun, Armor. (on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver. a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
Lucas
noun, George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
lears
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
luces
noun, plural of lux.
Lucia
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
lucre
noun, monetary reward or gain; money.
lures
noun, anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
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.
lavas
noun, the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
virus
noun, an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.
virls
noun, ferrule (def 1).
leuc-
aboil
adverb, adjective, boiling:
Laura
noun, a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
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.
above
noun, something that was said, mentioned, or written above:
vireo
noun, any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
larva
noun, Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
Larsa
noun, an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
viral
Idioms, go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
Laris
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Ocala
noun, a city in central Florida.
Lares
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
ocrea
noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
ocul-
abris
noun, a shelter, especially a dugout.
loves
noun, a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
abase
verb (used with object), to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
viols
noun, a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
liras
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
Loire
noun, a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
lobus
noun, a lobe.
Lorca
noun, García Lorca.
lores
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
lobar
adjective, of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
vols.
voles
noun, any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
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.
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.
volar
adjective, of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
Loris
noun, Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
loser
noun, a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
Louie
noun, looie.
Lover
noun, a person who is in love with another.
voile
noun, a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
Louis
noun, louis d'or.
liers
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
voila
interjection, (used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
lours
verb (used without object), noun, lower2 .
louse
noun, any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
Libra
noun, the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
voice
noun, the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
Liber
noun, phloem.
vocal
noun, a vocal sound.
Libau
noun, German name of Liepāja.
vocab
Abaco
noun, two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
levo-
Laius
noun, a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
oecus
noun, (in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
verso
noun, a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
euros
noun, wallaroo.
ovule
noun, Botany. a rudimentary seed. the plant part that contains the embryo sac and hence the female germ cell, which after fertilization develops into a seed.
Icel.
rabal
noun, the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
vibes
noun, Informal. vibration (def 4).
races
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
aecia
noun, the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
raias
noun, rayah.
rails
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
rales
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
Evora
noun, a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
evils
noun, that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
30-30
Euro-
ileac
adjective, of or relating to the ileum.
Ravel
noun, a tangle or complication.
aeri-
Aeria
noun, an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
reals
noun, real number.
rebus
noun, a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
ervil
noun, a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
aero-
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
ERICA
noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
Erbil
noun, a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
relic
noun, a surviving memorial of something past.
Eolic
noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
Elvis
noun, a male given name, form of Elwin.
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.
ileo-
laics
noun, one of the laity.
Orcus
noun, the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
OIcel
oiler
noun, a person or thing that oils.
laces
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
abuse
noun, wrong or improper use; misuse:
acari
noun, plural of acarus.
Viola
noun, a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
labor
noun, productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
labia
noun, plural of labium.
oleic
adjective, pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
Olive
noun, an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit. Compare olive family.
acerb
adjective, acerbic.
orale
noun, fanon (def 2).
orals
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
Orcas
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
orial
ileus
noun, intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
Oriel
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
Vilas
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
Isaac
noun, a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
orles
noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
OSCAR
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
OSlav
Osler
noun, Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
ourie
adjective, shabby; dingy.
ousel
noun, ouzel.
vice-
acro-
over-
overs
noun, an amount in excess or addition; extra.
saice
noun, syce.
Coral
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
basal
adjective, of, at, or forming the base.
score
noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
scour
noun, the act of scouring.
baric
adjective, of or containing barium.
scrub
noun, an act or instance of scrubbing.
SCUBA
noun, a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
baris
noun, a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
Busra
noun, Basra.
sebi-
burse
noun, a pouch or case for some special purpose.
Bursa
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
burls
noun, a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
baro-
suave
adjective, (of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.
selva
noun, a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
Barea
noun, Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
Seoul
noun, a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
serac
noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
seral
adjective, of or relating to a sere.
Basel
noun, a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
Seric
sero-
Serov
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ural Mountains.
Brusa
noun, Bursa.
BASIC
noun, Military. basic training. a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
Brule
noun, (in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
Basie
noun, William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
Bruce
noun, Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
bares
verb, simple past tense of bear1 .
Cabal
noun, a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
bros.
noun, a brother.
Baiae
noun, an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
ureas
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
Carie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
urase
noun, urease.
Carib
noun, a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
Caria
noun, an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
cares
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
carbs
noun, a carburetor.
ulcer
noun, Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
carb-
Bacau
noun, a city in E Romania.
Caras
noun, a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
surv.
sural
adjective, of or relating to the calf of the leg.
Calve
verb (used with object), to give birth to (a calf).
Barca
noun, an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
scare
noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
locus
noun, a place; locality.
bails
noun, property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
Caleb
noun, a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
Sucre
noun, Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
Caius
noun, Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
Cairo
noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
Balao
noun, a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
Balas
noun, a rose-red variety of spinel.
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:
balsa
noun, a tropical American tree, Ochroma pyramidale (lagopus), of the bombax family, yielding an exceedingly light wood used for life preservers, rafts, toy airplanes, etc.
vari-
suber
noun, cork (def 6).
caber
noun, a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
Brose
noun, a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
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.
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.
boils
noun, the act or an instance of boiling.
Bicol
noun, Bikol.
boras
noun, a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
boral
noun, a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
biers
noun, a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
bolus
noun, Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine. a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill. Abbreviation: bol.
Biles
noun, Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
socle
noun, a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
Boles
noun, the stem or trunk of a tree.
bolas
noun, bola (def 1).
bolar
adjective, of or relating to bole or clay.
slice
noun, a thin, flat piece cut from something:
biol.
Boise
noun, a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
birle
verb (used with object), to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
Borel
noun, Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
slier
adjective, a comparative of sly.
boers
noun, a South African of Dutch extraction.
boars
noun, the uncastrated male swine.
blues
noun, the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
birls
noun, British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
birse
noun, a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
Blois
noun, a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
slurb
noun, a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
sober
adjective, not intoxicated or drunk.
blear
noun, a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
Blase
adjective, indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
soave
noun, a dry, white wine from Verona, Italy.
blare
noun, a loud, raucous noise:
bices
noun, either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
Bores
noun, a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
broil
noun, the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
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.
Broca
noun, Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
brise
noun, a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
Basle
noun, Basel.
brios
noun, vigor; vivacity.
Basov
noun, Nikolai Gennadiyevich [nyi-kuh-lahy gyi-nah-dyi-yi-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ gyɪˈnɑ dyɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1922–2001, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1964.
Basra
noun, a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
Bauer
noun, Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
Brice
noun, Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
Silva
noun, the forest trees of a particular area.
Beals
noun, a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
Sorel
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
bravo
noun, a shout of “bravo!”.
brave
noun, a brave person.
Brava
noun, a shout of “brava!”.
boric
adjective, of or containing boron; boracic.
Brale
Beira
noun, a seaport in central Mozambique.
eusol
noun, an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
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.
solve
verb (used with object), to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain:
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.
Brace
noun, something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
Bouse
noun, liquor or drink.
soler
noun, Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
Boule
noun, Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
solar
noun, Informal. solar energy.
Bouar
noun, a city in the W Central African Republic.
Slave
noun, a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
Boris
noun, a male given name.
Urial
noun, a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
Cable
noun, a heavy, strong rope.
ceorl
noun, churl (def 4).
avers
caus.
claro
noun, such a cigar.
cauls
noun, a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
valor
noun, boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
clase
Ceara
noun, Fortaleza.
vacua
noun, a plural of vacuum.
asco-
Clava
noun, the two or more enlarged distal segments that form the bulbous end of a clavate antenna.
uveas
noun, the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
valse
noun, waltz.
value
noun, relative worth, merit, or importance:
arvos
noun, afternoon.
Avila
noun, a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.
carve
verb (used with object), to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
ceros
noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
cause
noun, a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
carse
noun, bottom land.
Auric
adjective, of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
Salvo
noun, a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc.
avail
noun, advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
cires
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
Cavil
noun, a trivial and annoying objection.
caver
noun, a person who studies or explores caves.
sarc-
Avars
noun, a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
Clare
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
Aural
adjective, of or relating to an aura.
Clair
noun, René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
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).
salve
noun, a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
Clara
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
savor
noun, the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
Asura
noun, (in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
Aruba
noun, an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the West Indies, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 69 sq. mi. (179 sq. km).
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.
Salic
adjective, of or relating to the Salian Franks.
ceras
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
Arles
noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
Celia
noun, a female given name, form of Cecilia.
aviso
noun, a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.
carob
noun, a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
Close
noun, the act of closing.
varas
noun, a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
Aulis
noun, a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
Carol
noun, a song, especially of joy.
carls
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
clove
noun, the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
aulic
adjective, of or relating to a royal court.
sauce
noun, any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
Carla
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
arils
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Auber
noun, Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
Arius
noun, died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
Uriel
noun, one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
ceils
verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
cero-
aulos
noun, an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
Clive
noun, Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
Ceiba
noun, the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
vails
noun, a tip; gratuity.
clear
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
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.
Saiva
noun, Shaiva.
Soul
noun, the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
Rus.
sice
noun, syce.
vas-
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
val.
Sour
noun, something that is sour.
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.
Obie
noun, one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
obs.
Oise
noun, a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
obis
noun, a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
rule
noun, a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
Sorb
noun, a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
silo
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
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.
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).
rubs
noun, an act or instance of rubbing:
rues
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
oils
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
ocas
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
virl
noun, ferrule (def 1).
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
SARA
noun, a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
Lose
Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
voc.
SLIC
var.
lour
verb (used without object), noun, lower2 .
Sale
noun, the act of selling.
vara
noun, a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
sala
noun, a large hall, living room, or reception room.
slob
noun, a slovenly or boorish person.
sloe
noun, the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
slub
noun, the fibers produced by slubbing.
soil
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
slue
noun, the act of sluing.
vole
noun, any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
slur
noun, a slurred utterance or sound.
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.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
Lore
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
Saco
noun, a city in SW Maine.
Lois
noun, a female given name.
Loeb
noun, Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
VLSI
Love
noun, a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
vars
noun, a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
Ruse
noun, a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
Vala
noun, a prophetess.
Siva
noun, Shiva.
luvs
noun, love.
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.
sole
noun, the bottom or under surface of the foot.
lure
noun, anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
lues
noun, syphilis.
Visc
Vale
noun, a valley.
Saar
noun, Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
Sol.
slab
noun, a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
Luce
noun, a pike, especially when fully grown.
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)
Vail
noun, a tip; gratuity.
Sab.
lube
noun, lubricant.
Luba
noun, a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
Saba
noun, an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
Sola
noun, an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
VLBI
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.
orbs
noun, a sphere or globe:
serv
scab
noun, the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
rel.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
Sura
noun, any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
recs
noun, recreation.
Vial
noun, Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
USAR
sur-
USCA
role
noun, a part or character played by an actor or actress.
rebs
noun, a Confederate soldier.
ScBE
vias
noun, Architecture. a space between two mutules.
sure
Idioms, for sure, as a certainty; surely:
sci.
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.
SBLI
rave
noun, an act of raving.
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
user
noun, a person or thing that uses.
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
SBIC
rasa
noun, (in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
USIA
roil
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
uro-
scil
Ural
noun, a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
riv.
rile
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
uria
Vera
noun, a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
Riel
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
Rico
noun, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
urea
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
rive
verb (used with object), to tear or rend apart:
Rice
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
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.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
scar
noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
robe
noun, a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
revs
noun, a revolution (in an engine or the like).
uric
adjective, of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
robs
noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
vers
Rev.
Reus
noun, a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
Uris
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
Suva
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Fiji, on Viti Levu island.
urbs
noun, an urban area.
rocs
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
raob
noun, Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
rale
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
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.
Orel
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
Rube
noun, an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
Vico
noun, Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
Save
noun, an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
Sava
noun, a river flowing E from W Slovenia, through Croatia to the Danube at Belgrade, Serbia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
Serb
noun, adjective, Serbian.
vil.
vila
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
orle
noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
Sra.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
VILE
adjective, wretchedly bad:
vacs
noun, vacuum cleaner.
orcs
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
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.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
saur
oral
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
Saul
noun, the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
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.
oles
noun, a cry of “olé.”.
ole-
viol
noun, a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
ours
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
Vela
noun, plural of velum.
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.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
vel.
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
Raia
noun, rayah.
sub-
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
vibe
noun, Informal. vibration (def 4).
Rabi
noun, Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
scr.
USRC
Raab
noun, broccoli rabe.
Ouse
noun, Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
RIBA
Vic.
seal
noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
uvea
noun, the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
roue
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
Vaal
noun, a river in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, flowing SW from the Transvaal to the Orange River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
ovi-
sec.
ROUS
noun, (Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
rove
noun, an act or instance of roving.
Oval
noun, an object of oval shape.
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
1080
Vul.
bus.
BSAE
BSCE
BSEc
BSIE
BSIR
bul.
Bur.
Buri
noun, the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
Burl
noun, a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
burs
noun, a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
Cal.
bris
noun, Brith.
CALS
noun, a male given name, form of Calvin.
Cara
noun, a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
Carl
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
Casa
noun, a house.
CASE
noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
caul
noun, a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
loci
noun, plural of locus.
cava
noun, (often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
Cave
noun, a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
BSAA
brio
noun, vigor; vivacity.
Cebu
noun, an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
bor.
bloc
noun, a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
Blue
noun, the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
blur
noun, a smudge or smear that obscures:
Boar
noun, the uncastrated male swine.
Boas
noun, Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
Boer
noun, a South African of Dutch extraction.
boil
noun, the act or an instance of boiling.
Bol.
bola
noun, Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
bole
noun, the stem or trunk of a tree.
Bora
noun, (on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
Brie
noun, a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
Bore
noun, a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
Bors
noun, Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
Bosc
noun, a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
Bose
noun, Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
brae
noun, a slope; declivity; hillside.
BRCA
noun, either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
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.
brev
CBEL
Ceil
verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
birl
noun, British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
cule
cose
verb (used without object), coze.
Coue
noun, Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
cove
noun, a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
Crab
noun, any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
Cres
crib
noun, a child's bed with enclosed sides.
crus
noun, the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
Cuba
noun, a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
cube
noun, a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
cues
noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
cur.
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
curb
noun, Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
cure
noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
curl
noun, a coil or ringlet of hair.
curs
noun, a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
cuve
noun, a wine vat.
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.
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.
Ebro
noun, a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
eco-
Ecru
noun, an ecru color.
Cori
noun, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
Cor.
Cela
noun, Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
Clio
noun, Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
Cels
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
ciao
interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
cir.
cire
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
cis-
civ.
clar
Clea
noun, a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
Cleo
noun, a female given name.
Cloe
noun, a female given name, form of Chloe.
cols
noun, Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
CLOS
noun, a walled vineyard.
clou
noun, a major point of interest or attention.
club
noun, a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
clue
noun, anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
coal
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
cobs
noun, a corncob.
coil
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
coir
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
Col.
COLA
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
Cole
noun, any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
blae
adjective, bluish-black; blue-gray.
BIOS
noun, computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
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).
Alea
noun, Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Ala.
alae
noun, plural of ala.
Alai
noun, a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
Alar
adjective, pertaining to or having wings; alary.
Alb.
Alba
noun, a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
Albi
noun, a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
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.
Alco
Alec
noun, a herring.
ails
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
ales
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
Alis
aloe
noun, any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
Also
adverb, in addition; too; besides; as well:
Alva
noun, Also, Alba. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth th e taw-le-th aw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
Aras
noun, Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
arbs
noun, an arbitrager.
arca
noun, a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
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.
ARCO
adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
Aire
Aiea
noun, a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
abr.
ARCS
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Abas
noun, a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
ABCs
noun, ABC's (defs 1, 3).
ABEL
noun, the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
Abie
noun, a male given name, form of Abraham.
Abiu
noun, Douay Bible. Abihu.
abl.
able
noun, (usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
ABLS
abos
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
abri
noun, a shelter, especially a dugout.
aesc
noun, ash2 (def 3).
abs-
acea
Acis
noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
acle
noun, the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
ACLS
ACLU
acr-
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.
Acus
noun, Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
aer-
area
noun, any particular extent of space or surface; part:
Aria
noun, an air or melody.
bio-
Base
noun, the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
bal.
Bala
noun, Bilhah.
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:
Bali
noun, an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
bals
noun, Balmoral (def 2).
bar.
Bara
noun, Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
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.
Bari
noun, a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
BASc
Baul
noun, a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
Bail
noun, property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
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.
Beau
noun, a male lover or sweetheart.
Bela
noun, a male given name.
bels
noun, a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
Bias
noun, a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
Bice
noun, either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
Biel
noun, Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
bier
noun, a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
bile
noun, Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
Bais
noun, a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
Baer
noun, Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
aril
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Aube
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
ARIS
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
Arvo
noun, afternoon.
asc-
asci
noun, plural of ascus.
asea
adjective, adverb, to or toward the sea; seaward.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
Asia
noun, a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
Asur
noun, Assur.
Auer
noun, Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
Bael
noun, a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
aur-
AURA
noun, a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
Aus.
Avar
noun, a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
Ave.
Aves
noun, a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
Avis
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
avos
noun, a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
BRCS
Baal
noun, any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
baas
noun, the bleating cry of a sheep.
ELAS
Cav.
Lab.
LEAS
noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
Ice.
ICAO
lave
noun, the remainder; the rest.
Ibos
noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
lavs
noun, lavatory.
ible
IAEA
lea.
Lear
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
Leis
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
ile-
evil
noun, that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
Eur.
Eula
noun, End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
Leos
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
Lev.
Levi
noun, a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
eso-
Liao
noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
Lias
noun, Leah (def 1).
ices
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
lava
noun, the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
libs
noun, liberation (def 2):
Isle
noun, a small island.
lace
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
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).
Ivor
noun, a male given name.
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.
laic
noun, one of the laity.
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
LAIS
noun, (in medieval French literature)
Laos
noun, a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
iso-
isba
noun, izba.
Laue
noun, Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
LARC
noun, long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
Lari
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Ire.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
ious
Lars
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Ilse
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
lasa
noun, Lhasa.
lase
verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
Lib.
ical
lice
noun, plural of louse.
Elis
noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
LISA
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Eric
noun, Eric the Red.
eous
lobi
noun, plural of lobus.
lobe
noun, a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
loca
noun, a plural of locus.
Elva
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
lobs
Elsa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
lieu
noun, place; stead.
Lise
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
lier
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
Elia
noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
Esau
noun, a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
live
Idioms, live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
ule
noun, caucho.
urb
noun, an urban area.
AAE
Br.
bl.
ure
Aar
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
obv
adverb, obviously:
ur-
BSC
Uri
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
be-
obl
uva
noun, ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
USV
LOC
USR
USO
AVC
AAU
USE
noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
vo.
USC
BCL
USB
Avi
Las
noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
urs
noun, an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
Avo
noun, a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
VOA
BAA
noun, the bleating cry of a sheep.
BCE
AAS
noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
UCR
av.
Ube
noun, a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
VOR
oil
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
ABA
noun, a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
Lai
noun, (in medieval French literature)
ab-
BAS
noun, an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
Lae
noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
SRB
oic
Sr.
OIr
Bav
BCS
BEA
noun, a female given name, form of Beatrice.
Sou
noun, (formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
Ola
bec
ac-
BAO
noun, an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
UAE
Bai
noun, a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
USA
UAR
SVR
SVC
a-v
Bac
AUC
OCR
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
OCS
Sui
noun, a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
Ar.
Sue
noun, Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
al.
LAO
noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
AIA
vol
Ava
noun, a female given name.
lav
noun, lavatory.
Va.
lei
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
lub
Ler
noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
VIR
noun, husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
Lou
noun, a male given name, form of Louis.
LEO
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
ALC
ale
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
lis
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
LSI
VCR
vb.
ALS
noun, Indian mulberry.
LCI
ALU
LCA
AOA
Abo
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
Ver
LSC
AOU
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
Lie
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
ACS
ACV
ae.
AEA
AEC
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
Lia
noun, Leah (def 1).
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.
Via
noun, Architecture. a space between two mutules.
AIC
abv
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
Lir
noun, Ler.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
leu
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
Les
aor
ARA
noun, the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
vs.
ASV
ASI
OAS
OAU
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
ASR
ASU
Oba
noun, a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
AUA
ase
OBE
ABC
noun, ABC's (defs 1, 3).
vie
verb (used with object), Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
VLA
VAC
noun, vacuum cleaner.
obi
noun, a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
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.
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
OSB
LBS
plural, pound.
lv.
arb
noun, an arbitrager.
LBO
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Luo
noun, a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
lb.
plural, pound.
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.
luv
noun, love.
vis
noun, strength; force; power.
ob.
OSA
ARS
Bel
noun, a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
Oc.
ARU
ARV
noun, a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
Abe
noun, a male given name, form of Abraham.
ASA
noun, a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
asb
Eli
noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
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).
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
SAE
cle
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
ial
CLI
Sal
noun, salt1 .
Clo
Ia.
io-
CLR
CLU
IAS
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
ics
SAC
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
COB
noun, a corncob.
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
EVA
noun, a female given name, form of Eve.
eu-
ESU
SAA
SRO
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
ib.
ESR
Re.
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
il-
ier
CAS
verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
sc.
RCS
SBE
SBA
sb.
BeV
Ibo
noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
CBS
CEA
Rab
noun, a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
CEO
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
Sau
noun, German name of Sava.
CIA
CIB
CIE
SAR
So.
RBC
SCB
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.
ROI
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
CVA
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
eo-
ea.
ROB
noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
ROA
EAA
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
ERS
noun, ervil.
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
EBS
ec-
ECA
els
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
ECU
noun, the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
eir
EIS
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.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
ERV
COS
noun, romaine.
rub
noun, an act or instance of rubbing:
RBI
RCA
Rue
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
REA
ESL
Esc
CRS
cru
noun, (in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
Reb
noun, a Confederate soldier.
RSV
Cui
noun, César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
RSE
RSA
Rs.
CSA
CSO
CSR
Cub
noun, the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
ESA
cue
noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
REC
noun, recreation.
CAR
noun, an automobile.
LOE
noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
ILO
BLA
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).
CAI
Sib
noun, a kinsman; relative.
BLS
ble
SOB
noun, the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
IRC
oui
adverb, noun, yes.
ose
Bro
noun, a brother.
SOC
noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
BSL
La.
BSA
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Ir.
BSE
IRL
IRO
ov-
ISA
ISV
ISR
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
SLE
Isl
ise
SLR
Orv
ORB
noun, a sphere or globe:
SLA
Bra
noun, brassiere.
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
boa
noun, any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
IRS
Iva
noun, any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
BRE
IOU
our
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
IUS
IOC
CIO
noun, a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
BIE
CBE
Bia
noun, the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
ca.
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
bi-
se-
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
BVE
cr.
cs.
BVA
ILS
SEI
noun, sei whale.
Ova
noun, plural of ovum.
BSO
CAB
noun, a taxicab.
CAA
cl.
bu.
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).
CVO
Ios
noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
ior
SEL
noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
Co.
CV
ol
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.
VU
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
AO
L2
L1
LO
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
EI
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
EV
VL
RO
SU
L.
AU
plural, to the; at the; with the.
Eb
AA
noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
LC
UL
CU
OE
noun, oy2 .
BC
BA
noun, an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
B-
O.
CB
CE
V.
le
VC
VI
VR
OA
RC
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
R.
IV
noun, an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
ic
SV
S.
RU
U.
UC
UV
UB
UI
RV
SA
i.
LR
SL
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
LU
noun, a male or female given name, form of Lou.
OU
noun, a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
BV
noun, Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
BO
RI
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