| ANTLIA | • antlia n. (Zoology) The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. • Antlia prop.n. (Astronomy) A faint winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a pump. The common English… • ANTLIA n. (Latin) the sucking proboscis of moths and butterflies. |
| CATLIN | • catlin n. Alternative form of catling (surgical knife). • Catlin prop.n. A surname. • CATLIN n. a surgical knife, also CATLING. |
| ENTAIL | • entail v. (Transitive) To imply, require, or invoke. • entail v. (Transitive) To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or… • entail v. (Transitive, obsolete) To appoint hereditary possessor. |
| INSTAL | • instal v. (Transitive, dated) Alternative spelling of install. • instal v. (Britain, rare) To pay by instalments. • INSTAL v. to place in position for use, also INSTALL. |
| LATINA | • latina n. Alternative letter-case form of Latina. • Latina n. A Latin American woman. (Compare Latino.) • Latina adj. Of Latin American descent and female. |
| LATINO | • latino n. Alternative letter-case form of Latino. • Latino adj. (Chiefly US) Of Latin American descent, Hispanic. • Latino n. (Chiefly US) A person, especially and usually (interpreted as) a male, from Latin America, a Hispanic… |
| LATTIN | • Lattin prop.n. A surname. • LATTIN n. metal in thin plates, also LATTEN. |
| LIBANT | • libant adj. Sipping; touching lightly. • LIBANT adj. (archaic) sipping; touching lightly. |
| LITANY | • litany n. A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses… • litany n. (Figurative) A prolonged or tedious list. • LITANY n. a ceremonial form of prayer. |
| PLAINT | • plaint n. (Poetic or archaic) A lament or woeful cry. • plaint n. A complaint. • plaint n. (Archaic) A sad song. |
| PLIANT | • pliant adj. Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking. • pliant adj. (Figuratively) Easily influenced; tractable. • PLIANT adj. easily bent. |
| RATLIN | • ratlin n. (Nautical) Alternative form of ratline. • RATLIN n. any of the small lines forming the steps of the rigging of ships, also RATLINE, RATLING, RATTLIN, RATTLINE, RATTLING. |
| TALION | • talion n. Retaliation; retribution. • TALION n. (historical) a punishment identical to the crime e.g. death sentence for murder. |
| TENAIL | • tenail n. Alternative form of tenaille. • TENAIL n. an outwork in a main fortification ditch, also TENAILLE. |
| TINCAL | • tincal n. (Chemistry, dated) crude native borax, formerly imported from Tibet, and once the chief source of boric compounds. • TINCAL n. (Malay) a crude native borax, formerly imported from Tibet. |
| TINDAL | • tindal n. (India, dated) A petty officer among lascars; a boatswain’s mate; a cockswain. • tindal n. (India, dated) An attendant on an army. • Tindal prop.n. A surname. |
| TINEAL | • TINEAL adj. relating to tinea, a name applied to various skin diseases, esp. ringworm. |
| TRINAL | • trinal adj. (Now rare) Having three parts; triple. • TRINAL adj. having three parts. |
| UNITAL | • unital adj. (Mathematics) (of an algebra) containing a multiplicative identity element (or unit), i.e. an element… • UNITAL adj. relating to a unit. |