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Word abstainers has
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- seatrains
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- abstainer
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noun,
a person who abstains from something regarded as improper or unhealthy, especially the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- ratsbanes
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noun,
rat poison.
- Sebastian
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 288? Roman martyr.
- atresias
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- abstains
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verb (used without object),
to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from):
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- stearins
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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.
- Sabatier
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1854–1941, French chemist: Nobel prize 1912.
- ratsbane
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noun,
rat poison.
- sea-star
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noun,
starfish.
- banister
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noun,
a baluster.
- basanite
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noun,
a basaltic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, olivine, and augite.
- seatrain
-
noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- bassinet
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noun,
a basket with a hood over one end, for use as a baby's cradle.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- tsarinas
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noun,
czarina.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- basinets
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noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- retsinas
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- serbians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- Atabrine
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- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Bassein
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noun,
a city in SW Burma, near the mouth of the Irrawaddy River.
- barites
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- Antares
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noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- terbias
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- basiate
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verb (used with or without object),
to kiss.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- bestirs
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verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- Antibes
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noun,
a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
- santirs
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- instars
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- tarsias
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noun,
intarsia.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- Sabrina
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noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word for the river Severn.
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Barinas
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noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- strains
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- estrins
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noun,
estrone.
- sabines
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noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- banters
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noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- Arabist
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noun,
a person who specializes in or studies the Arabic language or Arab culture.
- basters
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noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- Barents
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noun,
Willem [wil-uh m] /ˈwɪl əm/ (Show IPA), died 1597, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- 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.
- 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.
- basinet
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noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- bistres
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noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- bisters
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noun,
bistre.
- braises
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- abreast
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adverb, adjective,
side by side; beside each other in a line:
- breasts
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- absents
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adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- sinters
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Bastian
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noun,
Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1826–1905, German anthropologist.
- brassie
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noun,
a club with a wooden head, the brass-plated face of which has more slope than a driver but less than a spoon, for hitting long, low drives on the fairway.
- abstain
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verb (used without object),
to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from):
- Serbian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- BSTrans
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- tabers
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noun,
tabor.
- sarsen
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noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- sarans
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noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Sarnia
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noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- binate
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adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- brants
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noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- braise
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- Bastia
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noun,
a seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica.
- birses
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noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- bitser
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noun,
a mongrel dog.
- biters
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noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- assent
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noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- assert
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Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- bister
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noun,
bistre.
- brains
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Sisera
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noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- taenia
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noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- bistre
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noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- sitars
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- banter
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noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- bairns
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- Barnes
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noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- baster
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noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Basset
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noun,
one of a breed of hounds having short legs, long body and ears, and usually a black, tan, and white coat.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Serbia
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noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- basnet
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noun,
basinet.
- stains
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- serins
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- beasts
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noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Benita
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noun,
a female given name.
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Barnet
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- brines
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noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- sterns
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- barite
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- barit.
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- Besant
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noun,
bezant.
- bestir
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verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- brents
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noun,
brant.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- snares
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- breast
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- bastes
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noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- Banias
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noun,
banyan (def 2).
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satins
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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.
- insets
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- sirens
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- resist
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noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- absent
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adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Arabis
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noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- tensas
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noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- Sabean
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noun,
an inhabitant of Saba.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- Sabina
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Aintab
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noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- Sabine
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noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- trans.
-
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- abient
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adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- sabins
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noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- sabirs
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noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- retina
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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.
- Nesbit
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noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- nebris
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noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- tiaras
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noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Tessin
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noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- anises
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- riatas
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noun,
a lariat.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- ansate
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adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- reatas
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noun,
riata.
- instr.
-
- rabies
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noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- inter.
-
- saints
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- abases
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verb (used with object),
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- sabres
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noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- asians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- rabats
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- ratans
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noun,
rattan.
- arsen-
-
- intra-
-
- Tassie
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noun,
tass.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- sabras
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- abates
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- Tarbes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- abatis
-
noun,
an obstacle or barricade of trees with bent or sharpened branches directed toward an enemy.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- seti-
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- brain
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- reni-
-
- BSRet
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- rents
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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.
- nests
-
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.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- 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).
- resin
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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.
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- brits
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noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- nitr-
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- Brian
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noun,
a male given name.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- Brass
-
noun,
any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
- sines
-
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.
- 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.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- Brit.
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- inst.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Satan
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noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- estab
-
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- isbas
-
noun,
izba.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- saris
-
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.
- Saran
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noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- IATSE
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- Sans.
-
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- intr.
-
- sanit
-
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- sates
-
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.
- 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.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seats
-
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.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Nebr.
-
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- nears
-
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- sebi-
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- 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.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Nabis
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- tears
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Arab.
-
- tera-
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- ASEAN
-
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- astr.
-
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- asst.
-
- assn.
-
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- abstr
-
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- treas
-
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Abate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- abase
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- 30-30
-
- aeri-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- 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.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- anat.
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- bases
-
noun,
plural of basis.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- basis
-
noun,
the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.
- stabs
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- snibs
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- bests
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- basta
-
interjection,
enough; stop.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- basts
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Srta.
-
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Bart.
-
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- ster.
-
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tRNA
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- 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.
- tri-
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- TRIB
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- sibs
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Ste.
-
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- 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.
- tab.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- SASE
-
- str.
-
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- SEbS
-
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RNAS
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sers
-
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).
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- SATB
-
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sab.
-
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- ter.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- 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.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- 1080
-
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- ates
-
- ASSR
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Ens.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- ESIS
-
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inae
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- est.
-
- IATA
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- IAEA
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asis
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bar.
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- bin-
-
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bet.
-
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Bess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- BSIE
-
- BSSE
-
- BSSA
-
- BSRT
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- BSNA
-
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- BSIT
-
- BSIR
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- BSES
-
- BSAE
-
- BSAA
-
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Bass
-
noun,
the bass part.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ARIS
-
- iana
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Aire
-
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- NTIA
-
- 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).
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- RIBA
-
- NTSB
-
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- abs-
-
- NRAB
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- abr.
-
- NIRA
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- 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.
- Anas
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ISSN
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ISBN
-
- abn
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- TBA
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ARS
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Tbi
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ast
-
- Aar
-
- SST
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSN
-
- SSR
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- St.
-
- AAE
-
- Sta
-
- ab-
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- 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.
- AIA
-
- 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.
- an.
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Ar.
-
- abt
-
- asb
-
- 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.
- ASR
-
- Br.
-
- BSS
-
- be-
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ATB
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TIA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- 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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SSB
-
- ae.
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- STB
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tra
-
- ase
-
- tr.
-
- TNB
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- AEA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- STI
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- SSA
-
- ISA
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- SAA
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- NAA
-
- IRS
-
- SAE
-
- Ir.
-
- ine
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- ss.
-
- ib.
-
- IAS
-
- SAR
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- RNA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- ETS
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- 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.
- Re.
-
- RBI
-
- REA
-
- NSA
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- 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:
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- NES
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NBS
-
- NbE
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NBA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IBN
-
- ETR
-
- BRT
-
- 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.
- ean
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- BTE
-
- Bt.
-
- BST
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- BSN
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- BSE
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- BSA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- BRE
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BNS
-
- Bn.
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- BIE
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- bi-
-
- Sr.
-
- SRB
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRS
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- EAA
-
- TSS
-
- EbN
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESR
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- sb.
-
- SBA
-
- SBE
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- EBS
-
- eir
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SN
-
- i.
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- T1
-
- 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.
- RN
-
- RI
-
- NB
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NI
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TB
-
- 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.
- TN
-
- Eb
-
- B-
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- t.
-