| Word | Base word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ains | ain | belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive; "for your own use"; "do your own thing"; "she makes her own clothes"; "`ain' is Scottish" |
| anes | ane | used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is Scottish" |
| ANS | ANS | the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands |
| awns | awn | slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses |
| banes | bane | something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life" |
| banns | banns | a public announcement of a proposed marriage |
| bans | ban | a decree that prohibits something |
| beans | bean | informal terms for a human head |
| bennes | benne | East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil |
| bens | ben | a mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben" |
| bines | bine | European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America |
| bins | bin | a container; usually has a lid |
| blains | blain | an inflammatory swelling or sore |
| bones | bone | a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance |
| boons | boon | a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors" |
| brains | brain | that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord |
| brans | bran | food prepared from the husks of cereal grains |
| brawns | brawn | possessing muscular strength |
| brens | bren | a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II |
| brines | brine | a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling |
| browns | brown | a university in Rhode Island |
| bruins | bruin | large ferocious bear of Eurasia |
| buns | bun | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" |
| Cains | Cain | (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God |
| canes | cane | a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment |
| cans | can | airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. |
| chains | chain | metal shackles; for hands or legs |
| chines | chine | backbone of an animal |
| chins | chin | the protruding part of the lower jaw |
| clans | clan | group of people related by blood or marriage |
| cleans | clean | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead |
| clines | cline | American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934) |
| clones | clone | an unauthorized copy or imitation |
| clons | clon | a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction |
| clowns | clown | a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior |
| coigns | coign | the keystone of an arch |
| coins | coin | a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money |
| cones | cone | any cone-shaped artifact |
| conns | conn | conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane |
| cons | con | a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property |
| coons | coon | North American raccoon |
| cranes | crane | large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world |
| crans | cran | a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring |
| crones | crone | an ugly evil-looking old woman |
| croons | croon | sing softly |
| crowns | crown | the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head |
| ctenes | ctene | a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused |
| Danes | Dane | a native or inhabitant of Denmark |
| dawns | dawn | the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world" |
| deans | dean | an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college |
| deigns | deign | do something that one considers to be below one's dignity |
| dens | den | a room that is comfortable and secluded |
| dines | dine | give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my friends" |
| dins | din | the act of making a noisy disturbance |
| djinns | djinn | (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals |
| dons | don | a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename; "Don Roberto" |
| downs | down | (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards" |
| drains | drain | emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it |
| drones | drone | stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen |
| drowns | drown | die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake" |
| dunes | dune | a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans |
| duns | dun | horse of a dull brownish grey color |
| dynes | dyne | a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram |
| fans | fan | a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces |
| fauns | faun | ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr |
| fawns | fawn | a young deer |
| feigns | feign | make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" |
| fens | fen | low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England" |
| fines | fine | money extracted as a penalty |
| Finns | Finn | a native or inhabitant of Finland |
| fins | fin | organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals |
| flanes | flan | open pastry filled with fruit or custard |
| flans | flan | open pastry filled with fruit or custard |
| foehns | foehn | a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps |
| fohns | fohn | a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps |
| frowns | frown | a facial expression of dislike or displeasure |
| funs | fun | activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" |
| gains | gain | the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input |
| geans | gean | wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting |
| genes | gene | (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors" |
| gens | gen | family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name" |
| gins | gin | a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points |
| glans | glans | a small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris |
| gleans | glean | gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes" |
| glens | glen | a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains) |
| gluons | gluon | a gauge boson that mediates strong interaction among quarks |
| goons | goon | an aggressive and violent young criminal |
| gowns | gown | a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions |
| grains | grain | the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"; "sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a stone of coarse grain" |
| grans | gran | the mother of your father or mother |
| greens | green | any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables |
| grins | grin | a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement |
| groans | groan | an utterance expressing pain or disapproval |
| groins | groin | a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away |
| groynes | groyne | a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away |
| guans | guan | any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae; native to jungles of tropical America; resembling the curassows and valued as food |
| guns | gun | the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; "two runners started before the gun"; "a twenty gun salute" |
| Hans | Han | imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization |
| Heinz | Heinz | United States industrialist who manufactured and sold processed foods (1844-1919) |
| hens | hen | female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster |
| hins | hin | ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons |
| hones | hone | a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors |
| huns | hun | offensive term for a person of German descent |
| inns | inn | a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers |
| ins | in | an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States |
| Jains | Jain | relating to or characteristic of Jainism; "Jain gods" |
| jeans | jean | a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric |
| Johns | Johns | United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930) |
| joins | join | a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B" |
| Jones | Jones | English phonetician (1881-1967) |
| jones | jones | English phonetician (1881-1967) |
| Junes | June | the month following May and preceding July |
| kaons | kaon | an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision |
| keens | keen | a funeral lament sung with loud wailing |
| kens | ken | the range of vision; "out of sight of land" |
| Keynes | Keynes | English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946) |
| khans | khan | an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans |
| kines | kine | domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" |
| kins | kin | group of people related by blood or marriage |
| Klans | Klan | a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people |
| knowns | known | apprehended with certainty; "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal" |
| koans | koan | a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning |
| koines | koine | a common language used by speakers of different languages; "Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times" |
| kroons | kroon | the basic unit of money in Estonia |
| lanes | lane | a narrow way or road |
| lawns | lawn | a field of cultivated and mowed grass |
| leans | lean | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" |
| lens | lens | a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images |
| liens | lien | a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses |
| lines | line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" |
| Linz | Linz | city in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center |
| loans | loan | a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English |
| loins | loin | the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs |
| loons | loon | large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes |
| Lyons | Lyon | the council of the Western Church in 1245 that excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and planned a new crusade against the Holy Land |
| Lyons | Lyons | the council of the Western Church in 1245 that excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and planned a new crusade against the Holy Land |
| mains | main | a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage |
| manes | mane | a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276) |
| Manes | Manes | a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276) |
| Manes | Manis | a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276) |
| mans | man | any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage |
| means | mean | how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success" |
| means | means | how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success" |
| miens | mien | dignified manner or conduct |
| mines | mine | explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel |
| moans | moan | an utterance expressing pain or disapproval |
| mons | mon | a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women |
| moons | moon | any natural satellite of a planet; "Jupiter has sixteen moons" |
| muons | muon | an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino |
| naans | naan | leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop |
| nans | nan | leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop |
| nines | nine | one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face |
| Nones | None | the fifth of the seven canonical hours; about 3 p.m. |
| noons | noon | the middle of the day |
| nouns | noun | the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition |
| nuns | nun | the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| ones | one | a single person or thing; "he is the best one"; "this is the one I ordered" |
| owns | own | have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" |
| pains | pain | an effortful attempt to attain a goal |
| panes | pane | street name for lysergic acid diethylamide |
| pans | pan | chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids |
| pawns | pawn | borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan |
| peans | pean | a formal expression of praise |
| peens | peen | the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes) |
| penes | penis | the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) |
| pens | pen | female swan |
| phones | phone | electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked" |
| phons | phon | a unit of subjective loudness |
| pines | pine | a coniferous tree |
| pins | pin | a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target |
| plains | plain | a basic knitting stitch |
| planes | plane | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" |
| plans | plan | scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file" |
| pones | pone | cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern) |
| pons | pons | a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain |
| poons | poon | any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood |
| prawns | prawn | shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible |
| prunes | prune | dried plum |
| Psenes | Psenes | a genus of Stromateidae |
| puns | pun | a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" |
| quines | quine | United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001) |
| quins | quin | one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy |
| rains | rain | anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults" |
| reigns | reign | royal authority; the dominion of a monarch |
| reins | rein | one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse |
| rhines | rhine | a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea |
| rhones | rhone | a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles; "the valley of the Rhone is famous for its vineyards" |
| roans | roan | a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray |
| ruins | ruin | destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined |
| runes | rune | any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages; "each rune had its own magical significance" |
| runs | run | a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning" |
| scans | scan | the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars" |
| scenes | scene | graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment" |
| scones | scone | small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle |
| screens | screen | a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" |
| seines | seine | a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom |
| sens | sen | street names for marijuana |
| sens | sens | street names for marijuana |
| shans | shan | a branch of the Tai languages |
| sheens | sheen | the visual property of something that shines with reflected light |
| shines | shine | the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light |
| shins | shin | the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle |
| shrines | shrine | a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person |
| shuns | shun | avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of |
| signs | sign | structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards" |
| sines | sine | ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle |
| sins | sin | an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will |
| skeins | skein | coils of worsted yarn |
| skins | skin | body covering of a living animal |
| sones | sone | a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold |
| sons | son | the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus) |
| spans | span | the act of sitting or standing astride |
| spawns | spawn | the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs |
| spines | spine | a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin |
| spins | spin | a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story" |
| spleens | spleen | a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses |
| splines | spline | a thin strip (wood or metal) |
| spoons | spoon | a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food |
| sprains | sprain | a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments |
| stains | stain | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" |
| steins | stein | a mug intended for serving beer |
| stones | stone | building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site" |
| strains | strain | the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates" |
| stuns | stun | make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish" |
| suns | sun | the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system; "the sun contains 99.85% of the mass in the solar system"; "the Earth revolves around the Sun" |
| swains | swain | a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" |
| swans | swan | stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult |
| swines | swine | stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals |
| swoons | swoon | a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain |
| tans | tan | a light brown the color of topaz |
| teens | teen | all the numbers that end in -teen |
| tens | ten | one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face |
| thanes | thane | a man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land) |
| thins | thin | take off weight |
| thrones | throne | the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions |
| tines | tine | prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler |
| tins | tin | airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. |
| tones | tone | a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" |
| tonnes | tonne | a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms |
| tons | ton | a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers" |
| toons | toon | a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence |
| towns | town | the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team" |
| trains | train | wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" |
| trines | trine | the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one |
| tunes | tune | the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency |
| tuns | tun | a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals |
| twains | twain | two items of the same kind |
| twines | twine | a lightweight cord |
| twins | twin | the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20 |
| Twins | Twins | the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20 |
| tyiyns | tyiyn | 100 tyiyn equal 1 som in Kyrgyzstan |
| vanes | vane | the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft |
| vans | van | a truck with an enclosed cargo space |
| veins | vein | one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect |
| vines | vine | a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
| wains | wain | large open farm wagon |
| wanes | wane | a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) |
| wans | wan | a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network |
| weans | wean | gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle" |
| wens | wen | a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked |
| whines | whine | a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way |
| whins | whin | any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt) |
| wines | wine | a red as dark as red wine |
| wins | win | a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win" |
| wrens | wren | any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects |
| yawns | yawn | an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy" |
| yens | yen | a yearning for something or to do something |
| yins | yin | the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology; "the interaction of yin and yang maintains the harmony of the universe" |
| Zens | Zen | street name for lysergic acid diethylamide |
| zones | zone | (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure |
| Word | Base word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| abstains | abstain | choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" |
| achenes | achene | small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall |
| actins | actin | one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form |
| add-ons | add-on | a supplementary component that improves capability |
| adjoins | adjoin | attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter" |
| adnouns | adnoun | an adjective used as a noun; "`meek' in `blessed are the meek' is an adnoun" |
| affines | affine | (anthropology) kin by marriage |
| Afghans | Afghan | tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East |
| agenes | agene | a yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour |
| agones | agone | gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'" |
| agons | agon | a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes |
| airguns | airgun | a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air |
| airlines | airline | a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers |
| airplanes | airplane | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" |
| aitchbones | aitchbone | a cut of beef including the H-shaped rump bone |
| Akans | Akan | a Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast |
| algins | algin | a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier |
| aligns | align | place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" |
| alines | aline | place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" |
| alkanes | alkane | a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) |
| alkenes | alkene | any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon |
| alkynes | alkyne | a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis |
| all-mains | all-mains | used of a radio receiver that is adaptable to all voltages; "an all-mains set" |
| alpines | alpine | living or growing above the timber line; "alpine flowers" |
| amines | amine | a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals |
| ammans | amman | the capital and largest city of Jordan |
| ammines | ammine | a complex inorganic compound that contains ammonia molecules |
| anions | anion | a negatively charged ion |
| anons | anon | (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while; "see you anon" |
| aprons | apron | a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing |
| archines | archine | a Russian unit of length (71 cm) |
| arcsines | arcsine | the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number |
| Ardennes | Ardennes | a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II |
| argons | argon | a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere |
| arraigns | arraign | accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy |
| arsines | arsine | a poisonous colorless flammable gas used in organic synthesis and to dope transistors and as a poison gas in warfare |
| arsons | arson | malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising" |
| ashcans | ashcan | a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected |
| Asians | Asian | a native or inhabitant of Asia |
| aspens | aspen | any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind |
| assigns | assign | select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" |
| Asvins | Asvins | (literally `possessing horses' in Sanskrit) in Hinduism the twin chariot warriors conveying Surya |
| Athens | Athens | the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess); "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city" |
| atones | atone | turn away from sin or do penitence |
| attains | attain | reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" |
| attunes | attune | adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with |
| Austins | Austin | state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas |
| auxins | auxin | a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth |
| avens | avens | any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers |
| axones | axone | long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron |
| axons | axon | long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron |
| ayins | ayin | the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| baboons | baboon | large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles |
| backbones | backbone | the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic" |
| backdowns | backdown | a retraction of a previously held position |
| backspins | backspin | spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion |
| bacons | bacon | back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried |
| Baldwins | Baldwin | an American eating apple with red or yellow and red skin |
| baleens | baleen | a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets |
| Balkans | Balkan | the Balkan countries collectively |
| balkans | balkans | the Balkan countries collectively |
| balklines | balkline | line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game |
| balloons | balloon | large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air |
| ballpens | ballpen | a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper |
| bargains | bargain | an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals" |
| barons | baron | a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" |
| barrens | barren | an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert" |
| baryons | baryon | any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1 |
| basins | basin | a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin" |
| bassoons | bassoon | a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family |
| batons | baton | a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir |
| battens | batten | a strip fixed to something to hold it firm |
| beacons | beacon | a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships |
| bearskins | bearskin | tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions |
| beckons | beckon | signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably" |
| bedpans | bedpan | a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination |
| Beduins | Beduin | a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs |
| beelines | beeline | the most direct route; "he made a beeline for the bathroom" |
| begins | begin | Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992) |
| Beguines | Beguine | a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba |
| Behrens | Behrens | German architect known for his simple utilitarian factory buildings (1868-1940) |
| bemoans | bemoan | regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" |
| benzenes | benzene | a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds |
| benzines | benzine | a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds |
| benzoins | benzoin | used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera |
| Berlins | Berlin | a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats |
| betaines | betaine | a sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets |
| bidens | bidens | bur marigolds |
| biggins | biggin | a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin |
| biplanes | biplane | old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other |
| birdbrains | birdbrain | a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought |
| bisons | bison | any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns |
| blackens | blacken | make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" |
| blazons | blazon | the official symbols of a family, state, etc. |
| bloodlines | bloodline | ancestry of a purebred animal |
| bloodstains | bloodstain | a discoloration caused by blood |
| bloodstones | bloodstone | green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood |
| blowguns | blowgun | a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing |
| bluefins | bluefin | largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics |
| bluestones | bluestone | bluish-grey sandstone used for paving and building |
| boatswains | boatswain | a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen |
| bobbins | bobbin | a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound |
| bodkins | bodkin | a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops |
| boffins | boffin | (British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research |
| bogbeans | bogbean | perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface |
| bonbons | bonbon | a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate |
| Borneans | Bornean | a native or inhabitant of Borneo |
| borons | boron | a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder |
| bosons | boson | any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons |
| Bostons | Boston | state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services |
| bosuns | bosun | a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen |
| Bourbons | Bourbon | whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels |
| bourdons | bourdon | a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone |
| bouvines | bouvines | in 1214 the French under Philip Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages |
| bovines | bovine | any of various members of the genus Bos |
| bowfins | bowfin | primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America |
| bowlines | bowline | a loop knot that neither slips nor jams |
| brackens | bracken | large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan |
| Brahmans | Brahman | any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding |
| brahmins | brahmin | any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding |
| brainpans | brainpan | the part of the skull that encloses the brain |
| brazens | brazen | face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out" |
| breadlines | breadline | a queue of people waiting for free food |
| breakdowns | breakdown | the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London" |
| break-ins | break-in | trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent |
| breastbones | breastbone | the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs |
| breastpins | breastpin | a decorative pin worn by women |
| Bretons | Breton | a Celtic language of Brittany |
| bridoons | bridoon | a bit resembling a snaffle bit; used with a separate curb |
| brightens | brighten | make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room" |
| brimstones | brimstone | an old name for sulfur |
| briskens | brisken | become brisk; "business brisked up" |
| Britons | Briton | an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions |
| broadens | broaden | become broader; "The road broadened" |
| brogans | brogan | a thick and heavy shoe |
| bromines | bromine | a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water |
| bronze | bronze | a sculpture made of bronze |
| brownstones | brownstone | a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color |
| brucines | brucine | a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica |
| bryozoans | bryozoan | sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding |
| buckbeans | buckbean | perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface |
| buckskins | buckskin | breeches made of buckskin |
| buffoons | buffoon | a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior |
| bugbanes | bugbane | a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects |
| bullpens | bullpen | a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily |
| bumpkins | bumpkin | a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture |
| bunions | bunion | a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe |
| Bunsens | Bunsen | a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air |
| burdens | burden | weight to be borne or conveyed |
| burins | burin | a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving |
| burthens | burthen | a variant of `burden' |
| burtons | burton | a strong dark English ale |
| buskins | buskin | a boot reaching halfway up to the knee |
| butanes | butane | occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels |
| butenes | butene | any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers |
| buttons | button | a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes |
| bygones | bygone | past events to be put aside; "let bygones be bygones" |
| cabins | cabin | the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried |
| caffeines | caffeine | a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects |
| caffeins | caffein | a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects |
| caftans | caftan | a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant |
| caimans | caiman | a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly |
| Cairenes | Cairene | a native or inhabitant of Cairo |
| caissons | caisson | large watertight chamber used for construction under water |
| Cajuns | Cajun | a Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia (`Cajun' comes from `Acadian') |
| calcines | calcine | heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces |
| caldrons | caldron | a very large pot that is used for boiling |
| calfskins | calfskin | fine leather from the skin of a calf |
| calkins | calkin | a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping |
| camions | camion | a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage |
| campaigns | campaign | an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) |
| cancans | cancan | a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line |
| canines | canine | any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles |
| cannons | cannon | a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other |
| canons | canon | a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired |
| canteens | canteen | a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers |
| cantons | canton | a small administrative division of a country |
| canyons | canyon | a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall |
| caplins | caplin | very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes |
| capons | capon | castrated male chicken |
| capstans | capstan | a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails |
| capstones | capstone | a stone that forms the top of wall or building |
| captains | captain | a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers |
| carbines | carbine | light automatic rifle |
| carbons | carbon | a copy made with carbon paper |
| cardoons | cardoon | only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes |
| careens | careen | pitching dangerously to one side |
| carmines | carmine | a variable color averaging a vivid red |
| cartons | carton | a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top |
| cartoons | cartoon | a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence |
| caseins | casein | a water-base paint made with a protein precipitated from milk |
| cations | cation | a positively charged ion |
| catkins | catkin | a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence |
| cauldrons | cauldron | a very large pot that is used for boiling |
| cautions | caution | the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger; "a man of caution" |
| cayennes | cayenne | a long and often twisted hot red pepper |
| caymans | cayman | a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly |
| cellphones | cellphone | a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver |
| chagrins | chagrin | strong feelings of embarrassment |
| Chaldeans | Chaldean | an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea |
| chaldrons | chaldron | a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels |
| chalkstones | chalkstone | a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout |
| chalons | chalons | the battle in which Attila the Hun was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 |
| chamfrons | chamfron | medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head |
| champaigns | champaign | a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana |
| chanfrons | chanfron | medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head |
| chaplains | chaplain | a clergyman ministering to some institution |
| chastens | chasten | correct by punishment or discipline |
| cheapens | cheapen | lower the grade of something; reduce its worth |
| Chechens | Chechen | a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Chechen |
| checkreins | checkrein | a rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position |
| cheekbones | cheekbone | the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek |
| chelones | chelone | herbaceous perennials: shellflower |
| chevrons | chevron | an inverted V-shaped charge |
| Cheyennes | Cheyenne | the Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne |
| Chians | Chian | of or relating to Chios |
| chicanes | chicane | the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) |
| chickens | chicken | a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl |
| chieftains | chieftain | the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry" |
| chiffons | chiffon | a sheer fabric of silk or rayon |
| chignons | chignon | a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck |
| chilblains | chilblain | inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture |
| Chileans | Chilean | a native or inhabitant of Chile |
| chitins | chitin | a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi |
| chitlins | chitlin | small intestines of hogs prepared as food |
| chitons | chiton | primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates |
| chlorines | chlorine | a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water) |
| cholines | choline | a B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat |
| chopines | chopine | a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole |
| chopins | chopin | the music of Chopin; "he practiced Chopin day and night" |
| chorines | chorine | a woman who dances in a chorus line |
| chorions | chorion | the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) |
| christens | christen | administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized" |
| Christians | Christian | a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination |
| cistrons | cistron | (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors" |
| citrines | citrine | semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz |
| citrins | citrin | a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation |
| citrons | citron | large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved |
| clampdowns | clampdown | sudden restriction on an activity |
| clarions | clarion | a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone |
| claxons | claxon | a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles |
| claystones | claystone | fine-grained rock consisting of compacted clay particles |
| Clemens | Clemens | United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910) |
| clingstones | clingstone | fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit |
| cloisonnes | cloisonne | enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips |
| coarsens | coarsen | make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals" |
| coastlines | coastline | the outline of a coast |
| cocaines | cocaine | a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive |
| cocains | cocain | a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive |
| Cochins | Cochin | Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs |
| cocoons | cocoon | silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs |
| codeines | codeine | derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain) |
| codons | codon | a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizing a particular amino acid |
| coffins | coffin | box in which a corpse is buried or cremated |
| cohunes | cohune | tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory |
| coitions | coition | the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur |
| colleens | colleen | an Irish girl |
| collins | collins | tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice |
| colons | colon | the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted |
| combines | combine | harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field |
| Commons | Common | the common people |
| communes | commune | a body of people or families living together and sharing everything |
| complains | complain | make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client" |
| complines | compline | last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring |
| Complins | Complin | last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring |
| condones | condone | excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities" |
| confines | confine | a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city" |
| conjoins | conjoin | make contact or come together; "The two roads join here" |
| consigns | consign | give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage" |
| constrains | constrain | restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" |
| contains | contain | hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" |
| convenes | convene | call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium" |
| coonskins | coonskin | a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back |
| cordons | cordon | adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord |
| cornpones | cornpone | cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern) |
| cosigns | cosign | sign and endorse (another person's signature), as for a loan |
| cosines | cosine | ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle |
| cotans | cotan | ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle |
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