Anagrams of voluntaries
Word voluntaries has
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that can be made by using the letters of voluntaries.
- avirulent
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adjective,
(of organisms) having no virulence, as a result of age, heat, etc.; nonpathogenic.
- revulsion
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noun,
a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike:
- universal
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noun,
something that may be applied throughout the universe to many things, usually thought of as an entity that can be in many places at the same time.
- relations
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- sail-over
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noun,
a repetition of an indecisive or interrupted run of a racing yacht.
- revulsant
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adjective, noun,
revulsive.
- Orleanist
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noun,
a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
- Solutrean
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adjective,
Archaeology. of or designating an Upper Paleolithic European culture c18,000–16,000 b.c., characterized by the making of stone projectile points and low-relief stone sculptures.
- insulator
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noun,
Electricity.
a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible.
insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
- orientals
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- serotinal
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adjective,
pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- involutes
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noun,
Geometry. any curve of which a given curve is the evolute.
- aureolin
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noun,
a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
- vitreous
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adjective,
of the nature of or resembling glass, as in transparency, brittleness, hardness, glossiness, etc.:
- outliers
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noun,
something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
- interval
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noun,
an intervening period of time:
- alunites
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- avulsion
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noun,
a tearing away.
- routines
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- turnsole
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noun,
any of several plants regarded as turning with the movement of the sun.
- unravels
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verb (used with object),
to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- overlain
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verb,
past participle of overlie.
- retinula
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noun,
a group of elongate neural receptor cells forming part of an arthropod compound eye: each retinula cell leads to a nerve fiber passing to the optic ganglion.
- retinals
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- outlines
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- line-out
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noun,
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- Slovenia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: formerly part of Yugoslavia. 7819 sq. mi. (20,250 sq. km). Capital: Ljubljana.
- insulate
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verb (used with object),
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound:
- Neustria
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noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- taurines
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- uralites
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- ventails
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noun,
the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
- uranites
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- ventrals
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adjective,
of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- retinols
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noun,
vitamin A.
- varioles
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noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- ruinates
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adjective,
ruined.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- Lorestan
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noun,
Luristan.
- Touraine
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noun,
a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
- rainouts
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noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- aversion
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noun,
a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to):
- urinates
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- rosulate
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adjective,
forming a rosette or rosettes.
- Voltaire
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noun,
(François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- volutins
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noun,
basophilic nucleoprotein granules in the cytoplasm or the vacuoles of certain microorganisms.
- votaries
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noun,
a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- involute
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noun,
Geometry. any curve of which a given curve is the evolute.
- Luristan
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noun,
a mountainous region in W Iran.
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- virtuosa
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noun,
a female virtuoso; a woman with exceptional talent or skill, especially in music.
- virulent
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adjective,
actively poisonous; intensely noxious:
- ravelins
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- neutrals
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noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- ovulates
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verb (used without object),
to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- violates
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verb (used with object),
to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- voitures
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noun,
a carriage, wagon, or other wheeled vehicle.
- novelist
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noun,
a person who writes novels.
- velation
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noun,
pronunciation with velar articulation.
- evulsion
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noun,
the act of plucking or pulling out; forcible extraction.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- ravenous
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adjective,
extremely hungry; famished; voracious:
- ailerons
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- souvenir
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noun,
a usually small and relatively inexpensive article given, kept, or purchased as a reminder of a place visited, an occasion, etc.; memento.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- travois
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noun,
a transport device, formerly used by the Plains Indians, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and drawn by an animal.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- Austro-
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- travels
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- ovaries
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
- version
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noun,
a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account:
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- estival
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adjective,
pertaining or appropriate to summer.
- rutiles
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- loaners
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- saltern
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noun,
a saltworks.
- surveil
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verb (used with object),
to place under surveillance.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- rituals
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- loiters
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- astrol.
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- Salerno
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noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- valuers
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noun,
British. an appraiser.
- rivulet
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noun,
a small stream; streamlet; brook.
- ravelin
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- outlier
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noun,
something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- soilure
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noun,
a stain.
- outline
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- transl.
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- etalons
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- outlive
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verb (used with object),
to live longer than; survive (a person, period, etc.):
- Tuonela
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noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- outsail
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- sterno-
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- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- eluants
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- routine
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- velours
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noun,
a velvetlike fabric of rayon, wool, or any of several other natural or synthetic fibers, used for outerwear and upholstery.
- Laurens
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noun,
Henry, 1724–92, South Carolina and U.S. Revolutionary political leader: president of the Continental Congress 1777–78.
- levator
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that raises a part of the body.
Compare depressor.
- Elinvar
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- levants
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noun,
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- Troilus
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noun,
a warrior son of Priam, mentioned by Homer and Vergil and later represented as the lover of Cressida.
- Suevian
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noun,
a member of an ancient Germanic people of uncertain origin, mentioned in the writings of Caesar and Tacitus.
- elusion
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- stuiver
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noun,
stiver (def 1).
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- rainout
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noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- soutane
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noun,
a cassock.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- envious
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adjective,
full of, feeling, or expressing envy:
- Rantoul
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noun,
a city in E Illinois.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- ovulate
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verb (used without object),
to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- Avernus
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noun,
a lake near Naples, Italy, looked upon in ancient times as an entrance to hell, from whose waters vile-smelling vapors arose, supposedly killing birds flying over it.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Avertin
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- variole
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noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- versant
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noun,
a slope of a mountain or mountain chain.
- linters
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Trevino
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noun,
Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
- Treviso
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noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- various
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pronoun,
Informal. several, many, or numerous ones:
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- veritas
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noun,
truth.
- Tournai
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noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- venturi
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noun,
Robert Charles, born 1925, U.S. architect.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- solunar
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adjective,
pertaining to or listing the rising and setting times of the sun and moon, phases of the moon, eclipses, etc.:
- ventro-
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- Ventris
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noun,
Michael George Francis, 1922–56, English architect and linguist.
- ventri-
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- ventral
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adjective,
of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- ventail
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noun,
the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
- Lietuva
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noun,
Lithuanian name of Lithuania.
- solvate
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noun,
a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
- varlets
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noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- solvent
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noun,
a substance that dissolves another to form a solution:
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- tailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- nervous
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adjective,
highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive:
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- taurine
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- insular
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noun,
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Renault
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- uranite
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- natives
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noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- Vistula
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noun,
a river in Poland, flowing N from the Carpathian Mountains past Warsaw into the Baltic near Danzig. About 650 miles (1050 km) long.
- alunite
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- sternal
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adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- revisal
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noun,
the act of revising; revision.
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- revolts
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noun,
the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.
- oralist
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- utensil
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noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- antero-
-
- servant
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noun,
a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
- nutrias
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noun,
the coypu.
- Anterus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- nostril
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noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- volutin
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noun,
basophilic nucleoprotein granules in the cytoplasm or the vacuoles of certain microorganisms.
- volutes
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noun,
a spiral or twisted formation or object.
- inverts
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- niveous
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adjective,
resembling snow, especially in whiteness; snowy.
- nitrous
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adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- silvern
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adjective,
made of or like silver.
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- urinals
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noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- Aetolus
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noun,
son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
- alevins
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noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Novalis
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noun,
(pen name of Friedrich von Hardenberg) 1772–1801, German poet.
- inulase
-
noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- volante
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adverb, adjective,
moving lightly and quickly.
- voiture
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noun,
a carriage, wagon, or other wheeled vehicle.
- neutro-
-
- neutral
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noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- luteins
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- violent
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adjective,
acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force:
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- aristo-
-
- Orleans
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- louvres
-
noun,
a national museum in Paris, France, since 1793: formerly a royal palace.
- louvers
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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.
- unravel
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verb (used with object),
to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
- unveils
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verb (used with object),
to remove a veil or other covering from; display; reveal:
- Louvain
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- violate
-
verb (used with object),
to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- arseno-
-
- torulas
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- entoils
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Tourane
-
noun,
former name of Danang.
- evasion
-
noun,
an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something:
- Lorient
-
noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- valines
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noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- stearo-
-
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- tonsure
-
noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- sautoir
-
noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- Antlers
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- virtual
-
adjective,
being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such:
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- saunter
-
noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- stiver
-
noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- Lavern
-
noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- ravels
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Ravens
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- 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.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- ravins
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- unveil
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a veil or other covering from; display; reveal:
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- Ulster
-
noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- laevo-
-
- ultras
-
noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- result
-
noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- urials
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- unlive
-
verb (used with object),
to undo or reverse (past life, experiences, etc.):
- Iseult
-
noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- urano-
-
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- unrove
-
adjective,
withdrawn from a block, thimble, etc.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- Stevin
-
noun,
Simon [see-mawn] /ˈsi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1548–1620, Dutch mathematician and physicist.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ultra-
-
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- renvoi
-
noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- Stevia
-
noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- turves
-
noun,
plural of turf.
- 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.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- Stover
-
noun,
coarse roughage used as feed for livestock.
- lustre
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- native
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Oliver
-
noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- lutose
-
adjective,
covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- luteo-
-
- lutein
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- luster
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- 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.
- Louvre
-
noun,
a national museum in Paris, France, since 1793: formerly a royal palace.
- lovats
-
noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- lovers
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- lunars
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- tarso-
-
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Nivose
-
noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fourth month of the year, extending from December 21 to January 19.
- nitro-
-
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- navels
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- navies
-
noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tauro-
-
- tavern
-
noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- neurol
-
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Nerval
-
noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- neuro-
-
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- torula
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Levant
-
noun,
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Lieut.
-
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- ovines
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- ovular
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of an ovule.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Levins
-
noun,
lightning.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- 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.
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- Leavis
-
noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Tuinal
-
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- strive
-
verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- troves
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- strove
-
verb,
simple past tense of strive.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Struve
-
noun,
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von [free-drikh gey-awrk vil-helm fuh n] /ˈfri drɪx geɪˈɔrk ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/ (Show IPA), 1793–1864, Russian astronomer, born in Germany.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- 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.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sutler
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- tousle
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Travis
-
noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- travel
-
noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- loaves
-
noun,
plural of loaf1 .
- livens
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- 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.
- 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.
- trans.
-
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- urino-
-
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- rutile
-
noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- vestal
-
noun,
vestal virgin.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- viator
-
noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- snivel
-
noun,
weak, whining, or pretended weeping.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- vineal
-
adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- vinous
-
adjective,
of, resembling, or containing wine.
- salver
-
noun,
a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- salvor
-
noun,
a person who salvages or helps to salvage a ship, cargo, etc.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- violas
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- avulse
-
verb (used with object),
to pull off or tear away forcibly:
- eluvia
-
noun,
a deposit of soil, dust, etc., formed from the decomposition of rock and found in its place of origin.
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- velars
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- 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.
- velour
-
noun,
a velvetlike fabric of rayon, wool, or any of several other natural or synthetic fibers, used for outerwear and upholstery.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- venial
-
adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- venous
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of a vein.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- solute
-
noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- ventr-
-
- avoir.
-
- rustle
-
noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- Vernal
-
adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- Verona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- versal
-
adjective,
universal or whole.
- averts
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- Averno
-
noun,
a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- austr-
-
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- arsen-
-
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Elvira
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- 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.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Servia
-
noun,
former name of Serbia.
- alevin
-
noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- servo-
-
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- voiles
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- Volans
-
noun,
the Flying Fish, a southern constellation between Carina and Hydrus.
- vitals
-
plural noun,
those bodily organs that are essential to life, as the brain, heart, liver, lungs, and stomach.
- Volant
-
noun,
Also called volant piece. Armor. a reinforcing piece for the brow of a helmet.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- silure
-
plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- Silvan
-
noun,
a person dwelling in a woodland region.
- aeron.
-
- 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.
- volute
-
noun,
a spiral or twisted formation or object.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- voters
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Violet
-
noun,
any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers.
Compare violet family.
- Savoie
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2389 sq. mi. (6185 sq. km). Capital: Chambéry.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- sloven
-
noun,
a person who is habitually negligent of neatness or cleanliness in dress, appearance, etc.
- 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.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- Anvers
-
noun,
French name of Antwerp.
- Savior
-
noun,
a person who saves, rescues, or delivers:
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- 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.
- virtue
-
noun,
moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- aniso-
-
- slavo-
-
- slaver
-
noun,
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- alvine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- 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.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- Soviet
-
noun,
(before the revolution) any governmental council.
(after the revolution) a local council, originally elected only by manual workers, with certain powers of local administration.
(after the revolution) a higher council elected by a local council, being part of a hierarchy of soviets culminating in the Supreme Soviet.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- vaults
-
noun,
an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
- instr.
-
- rivals
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- Erivan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- valors
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- V/STOL
-
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- sovran
-
noun, adjective,
sovereign.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- varlet
-
noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- Vanier
-
noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- rivets
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- steno-
-
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- vario-
-
- utero-
-
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- revolt
-
noun,
the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- ervils
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- values
-
noun,
relative worth, merit, or importance:
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- valuer
-
noun,
British. an appraiser.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Valois
-
noun,
a member of a ruling family of France that reigned from 1328 to 1589.
- ritual
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- starve
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- invest
-
verb (used with object),
to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- invert
-
noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- invars
-
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- valent
-
- valine
-
noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- Valens
-
noun,
Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c328–378, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 364–378.
- intro.
-
- intra-
-
- valise
-
noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- Evarts
-
noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- inter.
-
- iatro-
-
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- savin
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- savor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Olive
-
noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- sito-
-
- Novia
-
noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- teno-
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- novel
-
noun,
a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- novas
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- telo-
-
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Sino-
-
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sero-
-
- ster.
-
- Serov
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ural Mountains.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tears
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- seti-
-
- reni-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- overs
-
noun,
an amount in excess or addition; extra.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- over-
-
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- stove
-
noun,
a portable or fixed apparatus that furnishes heat for warmth, cooking, etc., commonly using coal, oil, gas, wood, or electricity as a source of power.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- ovate
-
adjective,
egg-shaped.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Srta.
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- soave
-
noun,
a dry, white wine from Verona, Italy.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- overt
-
adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Oveta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- 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.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- roves
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- solve
-
verb (used with object),
to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain:
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- sanit
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- 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:
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- OSlav
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orial
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- surv.
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- oste-
-
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- Salvo
-
noun,
a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- vaso-
-
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- varus
-
noun,
abnormal angulation of a bone or joint, with the angle pointing away from the midline.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- vari-
-
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- value
-
noun,
relative worth, merit, or importance:
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- valor
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- Euro-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- Evans
-
noun,
Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- vault
-
noun,
an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
- 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.
- 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).
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Venlo
-
noun,
a city in SE Netherlands.
- veni-
-
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ento-
-
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- 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.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- valet
-
noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Venus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of gardens and spring, identified by the Romans with Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- uran-
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Ital.
-
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Univ.
-
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Unit.
-
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ulent
-
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- 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.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- IATSE
-
- inst.
-
- uveas
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- ileo-
-
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- USLTA
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insol
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Invar
-
- invt.
-
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Iran.
-
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- vents
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- 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.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- 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.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- voles
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- 30-30
-
- votes
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- volts
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- volti
-
verb (imperative),
turn; turn over: a direction to turn the page.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- vols.
-
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- virtu
-
noun,
excellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like.
- aviso
-
noun,
a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.
- Vesta
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- vinas
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- ation
-
- ative
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- vino-
-
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- vertu
-
noun,
virtu.
- verts
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- Aust.
-
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- auto.
-
- verso
-
noun,
a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
- avens
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
- avers
-
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- vinos
-
noun,
wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- areo-
-
- 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.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arvos
-
noun,
afternoon.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- 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.
- Arnel
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- intr.
-
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- lovat
-
noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Lover
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- loves
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- tonia
-
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- 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)
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- Nevis
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- nevus
-
noun,
any congenital anomaly of the skin, including moles and various types of birthmarks.
- tious
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- neur-
-
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- neut.
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- naut.
-
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- naso-
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- natl.
-
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- nears
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- 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.
- suave
-
adjective,
(of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.
- 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.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- trove
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- levo-
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- treas
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- 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.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- uria
-
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- uret
-
- taur
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tues
-
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ter.
-
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- volt
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- VLSI
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 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.
- 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)
- 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.
- tel-
-
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- str.
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- uni-
-
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tion
-
- ulto
-
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- 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.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- 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.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- val.
-
- vel.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- 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).
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Ven.
-
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- uvea
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- tri-
-
- Soni
-
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Veno
-
- Sra.
-
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- trav
-
- var.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- vas-
-
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- Vat.
-
- vatu
-
noun,
a nickel-brass coin and monetary unit of Vanuatu.
- sur-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Suva
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Fiji, on Viti Levu island.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Ste.
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- vil.
-
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- uro-
-
- tron
-
- tRNA
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- vin-
-
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- Vul.
-
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- USNA
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- soln
-
- vers
-
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- USIA
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USAR
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- vet.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- eous
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Nev.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIRA
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Ens.
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- eso-
-
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- luvs
-
noun,
love.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nav.
-
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- avn.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- avos
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- 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.
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- 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.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Ave.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- aut-
-
- Aus.
-
- aur-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- 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.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Nov.
-
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- NTIA
-
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inae
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- 1080
-
- Lat.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- 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.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- intl
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itol
-
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- ious
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- inv.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- ile-
-
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- lit.
-
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Eur.
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Lev.
-
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- 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).
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ont.
-
- iso-
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- riv.
-
- saur
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- ANSI
-
- RNAS
-
- ano-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- aer-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rit.
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- RONA
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Rev.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- ANTU
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- ant.
-
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rel.
-
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rus.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- 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.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Sat.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- alt.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- aet.
-
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- 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.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- ovi-
-
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ator
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- out-
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- art.
-
- ates
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- serv
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 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:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- ARIS
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- in.
-
- uti
-
- IRS
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ILO
-
- ure
-
- ise
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ILS
-
- ISA
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- IOT
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- VOR
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- ae.
-
- an.
-
- USN
-
- ine
-
- al.
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- USO
-
- USR
-
- VTO
-
- USV
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ior
-
- 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.
- IOU
-
- Vt.
-
- Ir.
-
- Vte
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- uva
-
noun,
ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
- ALU
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ARU
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ARS
-
- ASR
-
- en-
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- env
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- 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.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- AOU
-
- eir
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- aor
-
- at.
-
- ATV
-
- a-v
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Avi
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- Ver
-
- ast
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ASV
-
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ASU
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- VLA
-
- ial
-
- vo.
-
- VOA
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- IAS
-
- io-
-
- ier
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- 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.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- vol
-
- il-
-
- vs.
-
- Va.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ITU
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- ERT
-
- ERV
-
- ESA
-
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- ESU
-
- ETO
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- ETV
-
- eu-
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- EIS
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Isl
-
- ote
-
- ons
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- TAL
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orv
-
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- OTA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ONI
-
- SVR
-
- OTS
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ov-
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Re.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ONR
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- OAS
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- NSU
-
- NUL
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- OSA
-
- ISR
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- OAU
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- Ola
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
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noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- STV
-
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- SAR
-
- RTS
-
- Rue
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noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- run
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noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rut
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noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- SAE
-
- SNU
-
- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SLR
-
- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Sau
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noun,
German name of Sava.
- se-
-
- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SLE
-
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SER
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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).
- SLA
-
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- Stu
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noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Sta
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- REA
-
- STL
-
- STI
-
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ret
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verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RNA
-
- St.
-
- RSV
-
- ROA
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Sr.
-
- ROI
-
- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- Sou
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noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- TIA
-
- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- TSI
-
- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lav
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noun,
lavatory.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSE
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LEO
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noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Tro
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- TVA
-
- UAR
-
- tr.
-
- UNO
-
- ist
-
- ISV
-
- ur-
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITV
-
- uns
-
- IUS
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- Iva
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- La.
-
- USA
-
- Lt.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Une
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ult
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- UIT
-
- UAE
-
- tra
-
- Les
-
- LON
-
- ltr
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- lv.
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- luv
-
noun,
love.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- tlo
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- NES
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- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- LTA
-
- NEA
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- tlr
-
- LST
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ne-
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIA
-
- LSI
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- RU
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RV
-
- O.
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- SN
-
- L2
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- VU
-
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- AO
-
- L1
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- VN
-
- L.
-
- TL
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NV
-
- TN
-
- U.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- RN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RI
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- LR
-
- ln
-
- VR
-
- SV
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- i.
-
- SU
-
- VI
-
- UL
-
- le
-
- VL
-
- UI
-
- UV
-
- EV
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- RO
-
- V.
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- ol
-
- N.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NL
-